How Our Baptisms Increased Once We Boarded Up Our Baptistry

4). We can better utilize technology to reach the next generation. We boarded up our old baptistry and replaced it with a gigantic screen that is the centerpoint for our visual worship strategy. Much like stained glass windows hundreds of years ago, utilizing technology better helps us capture the attention of those that come through our doors. The screen is a big step in helping people worship with all five senses.

5). We ask those we baptize to make video testimonies before we baptize them. I don’t think anyone likes to get in front of a camera and tell their story, but we do it anyways. Why? Because when someone shares their story through video, it allows the church to get to know the person being baptized. For most baptism candidates it’s the greatest opportunity to preach in front of a crowd that they will ever have. And since we’ve been doing it for years now, almost every new baptismal candidate starts by saying, “I got the courage to get baptized when I saw so-and-so’s video.” Every video story we show someone else the courage to come forward, propelling the forward cycle of baptisms.

So yes, we boarded up the baptistry in our church, and we’ve been baptizing people ever since.