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Written By: EvangelismCoach on June 22, 2009 No Comment

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

Written By: EvangelismCoach on June 3, 2009 2 Comments
The Rabbit and the Elephant Review

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on May 21, 2009 One Comment
Build Relational Connections

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on May 4, 2009 No Comment

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on May 3, 2009 No Comment
Mothers Day 2009 Outreach Ideas

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on April 28, 2009 One Comment

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on April 15, 2009 No Comment

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on March 19, 2009 No Comment

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on March 16, 2009 No Comment

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on February 26, 2009 No Comment

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on February 25, 2009 No Comment
2 Attitudes for Small Church Transformation

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on February 16, 2009 No Comment

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 [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on December 5, 2008 No Comment

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.

Written By: EvangelismCoach on November 30, 2008 No Comment

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 [...]

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