I felt so out of place. I was polite and attended their church service at their invitation.But apart from the sermon, the order of service and communal prayers and responses were all completely different from anything I had experienced.My family and I attended a church service yesterday, in a Christian faith tradition completely different … [Read more...]
Beginning June 3, 2013, Church Greeters 101 is available exclusively for the Kindle Format via Amazon.[update June 7, 2013: Also now available in paperback, see links below.]The church greeter ministry is a vital part of welcoming visitors to your church.Sadly, this ministry gets neglected, overlooked, or relegated to auto-pilot, ending … [Read more...]
Do you need Bible verses to consider for your hospitality committee devotions?Perhaps you need a list of welcoming bible verses for your greeter ministry?You can turn this list into a simple email to your greeter volunteers as a reminder of how they are called to extend an awesome welcome to your visitors and regular attenders.You … [Read more...]
A first time church visitor has made the steps to finally visit your church.Then comes that potentially awkward moment that some call "the passing of the peace," that handshake ritual that may have some traditional symbolism that only Christians know.To the church visitor, it can be a weird moment, a time of shaking hands with as many … [Read more...]
What can be the most awkward room in the entire church?It has to be the bathroom.You'll never know what you'll encounter.I'm not sure about this picture from a church men's room. I wonder if the two other stalls are marked with Hope and Love.Do your church bathrooms make your mother proud? What’s the first room you clean in … [Read more...]
One task of any church greeter organizer is to recruit new greeters.I found the following fictional conversation: Church Greeters… Pastor: "Hey, we need someone for the ‘front lines’ of Sunday church services. Would you be willing to greet people at the door?"You: "Umm. Sure! I like people and I’m willing to stand there and say … [Read more...]
You know that church greeters can be a great asset to your hospitality ministry.But one thing I encounter frequently from my readers is: Is there a Greeter Training DVD I can show? At this moment, I have made two DVDs for greeter training.Greeter Training Webinar #1, Recorded in 2011 Greeter Training Webinar #2, Recorded in … [Read more...]
What makes for a great leader of a church hospitality team?Or, what makes a great leader of the church greeter team?From my readers, I regularly hear:How do I get greeters motivated? How do I get more volunteers to care about the vision?If you are a leader of church hospitality committee, or the leader of the church greeter team, … [Read more...]
Not too long ago, a major Christian conference came to our city.Guests were coming from all over the region to attend this multi-day event.Members of our church offered their homes to host out of town guests, as an act of Christian love, that of hospitality.Christian Hospitality is a larger topic than Church Hospitality, so I want to … [Read more...]
I once visited my friend's church in a Chicago suburb.They had all the right church hospitality systems:Professional greeters at the door, Friendly conversation. Staffed information table.These factors helped me feel warmly welcomed as a first time visitor.Sadly, that warm feeling didn't last beyond the lobby.They were … [Read more...]
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