I asked some peers in some of my networking groups: Is there something more Church greeters can say than "Good morning?"What are some of your suggestions? Please comment on site and join the discussion. This was a response to a prior article:What do you say greeting church visitors? Some Greeting Options Here are some responses from my … [Read more...]
Recently, a reader submitted a question via Ask Evangelismcoach. What are some ideas for identifying visitors?We are a 2500 member church and many of us don't know the difference between a visitor and someone who is a member who we just have never met?I have heard of using name tags, colored coffee cups(ugh!), asking visitors to stand … [Read more...]
Our family has experienced a temporary life transition that had us move to another state in the US for a period of four months, away from our church, away from our social networks, and away from our friends.Four months not enough timeto visit many churches to look for a church home. to build long lasting relationships. to really even … [Read more...]
Recently, I was asked the following question via Ask The EvangelismCoach.I've posted this to the community Facebook Page, but wanted to give you all a chance to help pitch in. I hope to do this on a more regular basis. Ask EvangelismCoach Question from Ed: "How do we greet late comers?Do we need to mention that worship service has … [Read more...]
During a recent coaching appointment, a pastor expressed a frustration that members are not inviting guests to church.The church had reached a plateau in attendance and had been stuck there for nearly 2 years.The pastor had tried various tactics to remind people about the importance of making personal invitations, such asregular … [Read more...]
Over at http://www.ChurchHospitalityTraining.com, I've released video Number3.In today's video, I address one of the biggest barriers that churches put up to visitors who do come back for several weeks in a row.I once attended a local fellowship for nearly 6 months and still had no friends. It was a fellowship with about 100 people … [Read more...]
Earlier this year, a church hospitality committee leader called me up to have chat about how to restart their hospitality ministries.Perhaps you have the same challenge they had: People come for the first time, but they don't come back. What can we do to fix that? This church began looking for solutionsby evaluating their hospitality … [Read more...]
The Institute For American Church Growth asked over 10,000 people this question: “What was responsible for your coming to Christ and this church?”Their replies were:I had a special need - 3% I just walked in - 3% I liked the minister - 6% I visited there - 1% I liked the Bible classes - 5% I attended a gospel meeting - … [Read more...]
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 guest to classes or the sanctuary if … [Read more...]
Most churches experience an influx of church visitors at Christmas time.Some are out of town guests. Other church visitors seek out the Christmas traditions of their youth. Others are awakening to their spiritual thirst.Churches have special activities that are geared at increasing the number of personal invitations that members … [Read more...]
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