Expecting Church Visitors at Christmas? 5 areas to spruce up

Church Visitor Welcome Packet

Are you prepared for to receive new church visitors at Christmas time?I want to give you 5 areas to consider improving your church welcome for your first time visitors when the come this Christmas Season. 1.  Train Greeters Greeters can provide a warm handshake, helpful information and walk a … [Read more...]

DVD or Download: Back to School Season Greeter Training

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In the USA, back to school season is in full swing.Churches are putting the finishing touches on all the new programs that’ll launch this fall:New Sermon Series New Small Groups New Sunday School Classes New Outreach EventsMany are planning for new visitors, and putting the … [Read more...]

Video: What does a church greeter do?

Church Greeter Ministry

Listen in as I'm interviewed onI'm a first time church greeter: What do I do? What is the most important thing for a church greeter? What 4 actions are important for a church greeter to remember? What should I say to a first time church visitor? What can I do after the service? Does … [Read more...]

Church Greeter Ebook Testimonial

Ebook on Church Greeters

This past week, I've had two great coaching appointments that were part of the bonus with the order of my instantly ebook on Greeters (Click on image to get yours).Based on research done with churches that wantOrganize their greeter ministry Start their greeter ministry Or "take it up a … [Read more...]

3 Quick Fixes to Your Church Greeter Minsitry

Church Greeter Ministry

It’s church hospitality week.All this week, I’ll be sharing posts on ways you can improve your church hospitality experience.Be sure to follow us on Facebook or Twitter to get new posts as soon as they come out.I've recently been coaching some churches that have purchased a copy of … [Read more...]

Church Greeters can offer to pray with your guests

Church Greeters handshake

In this video, I shared an experience that I had with a church greeter / usher during a worship time at a conference. The experience with this person impacted me deeply, even though it occurred in 1997.(Feed Readers: you may need to click through to see the video). Church Greeters and Ushers … [Read more...]

Church Greeters have more impact than they think

Greeting Church Visitors

Do your church greeters realize that simply saying a hello on a Sunday morning can have long term consequences?Sometimes to a second generation?The impact of a well-trained church greeter who says hello to your church visitors on a Sunday morning goes a whole lot further than your greeter … [Read more...]

How to Say the Welcome Greeting at a church

Saying a Church Welcome from the Pulpit

Imagine that you are a lay person in your congregation (many of you are).Your pastor calls you on Thursday and says We are preparing the church bulletin.Would you like to be our liturgist and give the welcome speech on Sunday? Your heart races, the mouth goes dry.  You think: Me?  I … [Read more...]

Webinar Dec 10: Training Church Greeters

Tonight I was asked by a guy in our church to be a "Greeter" which means I'd shake people's hands as they come in. (Twitter user)A friend went to a large church in Dallas. She and her friends were the only Asians. The greeter said "Hi, I served in the Vietnam war." (Twitter User) Being a … [Read more...]

5 Barriers to Effective Church Hospitality

In the registration form on a recent webinar on Improving your Church Hospitality, people were asked "What is your biggest challenge in your church hospitality ministry?" Most respondents were people leading or serving in Hospitality ministries, pastors and officers in church leadership, plus a … [Read more...]