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For churches that have considered and want to implement using nametags, today’s post gives you [...]

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.
What is this book about
A movement of house churches is reaching the tipping [...]

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 welcome.
Fear that a church visitor will [...]

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 when company is coming? I rest my case. Is your church bathroom up to “company standards?”
Put some nice de-odorizers in there.
2. Greeters.
Remember your first day [...]

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.
Mother’s Day Outreach Ideas
Here are some Mother’s Day Outreach ideas from around the web

Mothers Day oil-change Outreach – free [...]

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.
The replay video will only be up for a short time here and then off loaded to for space issues.
Church Hospitality Book Recommendations
How to Welcome Church Visitors, Chris Walker
A [...]

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 contribution to the [...]

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 church to make a good impression. And it wasn’t [...]

This was submitted by one of our readers and permission granted to be distributed by EvangelismCoach.org.  The writer wishes to remain anonymous.  Some slight editing for on-line reading have been made.
The writer gave this as part of their Hospitality training to their welcoming ministries team in a mid-size congregation, so some may be worded for [...]

In yesterday’s article 2 Attitudes for Small Church Transformation, Ron Crandall’s study pointed out how evangelism in the small church is rooted in relationships.  “Small church approaches to evangelism need to be person centered.”  Larger churches may have lots of programs to help attract them and integrate people quickly.
Smaller churches however, may not have the [...]

Of all the various observations that Crandall makes in Turnaround and Beyond: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church about vision casting, effective leadership and managing conflict, there were a few items that really stuck out for me in terms of what successful turnaround and transformational churches have.
1.  A concern for outsiders.
Small churches are [...]

I offer one hour of free evangelism coaching ($45 value) to those who purchase a copy of How to Welcome Church Visitors.  A recent buyer who chairs an evangelism committee and runs the church greeter program claimed his hour and had this to say:
Chris Walker’s coaching ability is wonderful.  He’s a clear thinker with a [...]

Some Church Greeters can be a little too eager.  Enjoy this Real Men of Genius Parody.

Buy your copy of “How to Welcome Church Visitors” to learn more useful ways to create a better first impression.

How often have you heard?

Greeting church visitors is every one’s responsibility.

However, you know this  doesn’t always get done.
Thus, many churches  have organized greeting teams to serve a few weeks in a row.
In my experience, some times people who are recruited as greeters may not be sure exactly what to say or how to give [...]