Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
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...]
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) Being a greeter is much more than shaking hands as people walk in the door of your church during worship services.So many churches simply recruit warm bodies to … [Read more...]
For churches that have considered and want to implement using nametags, today's post gives you some thoughts about how to make and use nametags in church. 1. Preprint church name tags for your regular attendees One church set up two large registration areas.One has preprinted tags for … [Read more...]
Today, I’m participating in a blog book tour for The Rabbit and the Elephant: Why Small Is the New Big for Today's Church Tony and Felicity Dale.Others have published their entry ahead of me (see below), and a few others will follow behind. The Rabbit and the Elephant A movement of house … [Read more...]
As the author, I get to hear various reasons why people buy How to Welcome Church Visitors.Why are church hospitality committees looking to improve their hospitality ministry in their church by buying my book?Fear that a visitor to their church will come a few times and still not feel … [Read more...]
1. Bathroom sniff test. Yes, I’m serious.Ever been blown over by that uniquely powerful smell?You know what I mean. What’s the first room you clean in your own home whencompany is coming?I rest my case. Is your church bathroom up to “company standards?”Put some nice … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day 2009 may be a time to conduct special weekend event outreaches. I know several pastors that will give a sermon related to motherhood. But it’s also an opportunity for churches to engage their neighborhood.Some links have since broken Mother's Day Outreach Ideas Here are … [Read more...]
We had a great webinar this afternoon. Registrations from 10 different countries, covering 31 different states and churches from a wide variety of denominations and traditions. Church Hospitality Book Recommendations How to Welcome Church Visitors, Chris WalkerA practical how to manual on … [Read more...]
Note: Shameless self-promotion follows.I've collected a few more stories of how people are using and finding my book How To Welcome Church Visitors. We have been giving church hospitality workshops for over 15 years and of the 25 or more books we have used in the past, yours is by far the best … [Read more...]
10 most important minutes Charles Arn has surveyed thousands of people: (Source: 3 Questions for Charles Arn) We also asked the focus groups when they decided that the church was friendly or not.From the answers we got, there's a ten-minute window that is pregnant with opportunities for a … [Read more...]
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