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Should You Cancel Christmas Eve Services?

The pressure is on for pastors to pull out all the stops this Christmas, but what if taking a step back was the right move? Though the stats show Christmas service attendance is rising, are extra services on Christmas Eve and Day worth sacrificing family time and volunteer sanity? Let’s reconsider. While we aim to reach new people, retention is key. If Christmas visitors aren’t sticking around, giving your team a break could be the perfect gift. This season, consider whether going all out is best for your church’s health and your community impact. The right choice may be carving out space for you and your congregation to relax and refuel.

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Don Chapman

Don Chapman‘s passion is for the Church, music and technology, and he blends all three into resource websites devoted to contemporary worship: Hymncharts.com and Worshipflow.com. He’s the editor of the weekly Worshipideas.com newsletter that’s read by over 30,000 worship leaders across the world.

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