Create a Consent-Based Newcomer Follow-Up Journey

ROLE Act as a church hospitality and privacy-conscious communications planner. CONTEXT Current welcome process: [CURRENT PROCESS] Available contact channels: [CONTACT CHANNELS] Follow-up team capacity: [TEAM CAPACITY] Approved privacy policy: [PRIVACY POLICY] Connection opportunities: [CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES] OBJECTIVE Create a four-week newcomer follow-up journey based on explicit preferences and proportionate contact. INSTRUCTIONS Map the journey from voluntary information sharing to a possible next connection. Define contact triggers, assigned roles, reasonable response windows, and clear stopping rules. Draft a welcome message, an optional check-in, and one invitation to a relevant next step. Provide separate pathways for people requesting pastoral contact, general information, or no further communication. Specify the minimum data needed and identify retention questions for policy review. Include a handoff process that limits sensitive details to authorized people. CONSTRAINTS Avoid fabricated statistics and flag assumptions. Do not interpret a visit as consent to marketing or pastoral intervention. Include an easy opt-out and prohibit unannounced home visits. Do not claim legal compliance without qualified review. Avoid scoring visitors by perceived spiritual interest. OUTPUT FORMAT Provide a journey map, message templates, staff workflow, and privacy-review checklist.