20 Crazy Church Greeter Comments
All of these have come across my twitter feed in the last few months. Which one of these church greeter experiences make you laugh out loud? Which one of these observations of church greeters makes you cringe?
Your Turn: What to say to latecomers to church
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 …
Top 10 Church Greeter Guidelines
Top 10 Church Greeter Guidelines plus a link to greeter training DVD Material. To pull off an effective welcome consistently, use church greeter guidelines that you can communicate quickly with your team. Here are 10 quick tips, followed by 10 more in video.
Does your Greeter Ministry Create Barriers
A big hospitality barrier for many churches is a malfunctioning greeter ministry. Greeters don’t show up on time, do a half-baked job, rarely make eye contact, and seem don’t they don’t really care. I saw this on my twitter feed not too long ago: Church Greeters who scowl when they are told good morning really …
Greeter Training DVD #1
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 Events Many are planning for new visitors, and putting the final fresh touches on their hospitality ministries.
Video: What does a church greeter do?
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3 Quick Fixes to Your Church Greeter Ministry
New to leading your church greeter team? Looking for new ideas to improve the existing greeter ministry in your church?
If your church greeters are showing up late, not fulfilling their roles, or seem to be apathetic in their hello,
try these quick tips to jump-start your church greeter training
Church Greeters can offer to pray with your guests
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.
Church Greeters have more impact than they think
Do your church greeters realize that simply saying a hello on a Sunday morning can have long term consequences? Sometimes to a second generation?
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 few church planters and church consultants. The answers fell into 5 …
Duties of Church Greeter
How many of you have generated a checklist of greeter duties? In greeter training, this list of duties can be very helpful. Feel free to add your own or not include what may not apply to your context. These are geared toward entry greeters or staff of hospitality tables that many churches use. Note: Some …
The View of a First Time Church Visitor
Today’s guest article is written by Les Brown who wrote devotionals at his lost website http://lesbrowndevotionals.com. He develops a composite story of errors made in welcoming first time visitors to church. It may read a little harsh, but I’ve experienced almost every one of these events in his story, just not in one service. . …
Webinar: Training Church Greeters Resources
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 …
The Vital Role of Church Greeters
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2: The Impact of Church Greeters in my new book Church Greeters 101. Update, June 1013: Originally priced at $14.99 and only available for download at, the Evangelismcoach Store, this book is now available: Church Greeters 101 in Paperback Church Greeters 101 for Kindle ************************************* [begin excerpt] I received …
How to Personally Recruit New Church Greeters
Recruiting church greeters isn’t about filling a schedule—it’s about finding people who naturally express warmth and welcome. This excerpt from Church Greeters 101 offers practical coaching on identifying potential volunteers, inviting them into ministry, and helping them grow in confidence as they serve your guests.
Book Review: Serving as a Church Greeter Les Parrott
The church greeter surveys that I’ve been conducting on greeter training material reveal that there is a tremendous lack of easily available information on recruiting and training church greeters as of 2009 when I write this article. I’ve read a series of books on the issue, and agree with that observation. UPDATE: I wrote my …
Free Material for Church Greeter Training
I’ve started a new website off shoot of Evangelismcoach.org about training church greeters to improve their greeting church visitors: www.Church-Greeter-Training.com Visit this site to start a video course of church greeter tips and join in the conversation over there. I’ve also placed 100% Free church greeter training videos for welcoming church visitors. Visit www.Church-Greeter-Training.com For …
How Often Should You Hold Greeter Training Meetings?
Some of you have shared that you’re feeling inspired to hold regular training meetings for your greeters and everyone involved in your church’s hospitality ministry. Note: A completely new Church Greeter Training Series is coming in early 2026, with fresh video lessons, new stories, and the same practical guidance — just in HD. Get updates …
Church Hospitality Webinar Slides Only and Related Resources
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. Perhaps you’re wondering How to improve your first impressions ministry for first time church visitors What to say to a first time visitor. How to train church greeters. Do …
New Video: How to Organize Church Greeter Teams
New training video posted How to Organize Your Church Greeter Teams. Get your free video at
Greeting with Sunday School Program
This one’s another 2009 classic, recorded back when my video camera was big enough to deserve its own parking spot. I share a story about arriving late to a large church, finding the Sunday school doors closed, and discovering something remarkable — greeters inside the classroom! The video may look like it came from an …
The Overzealous Church Greeter Guy
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Church Greeters at the Front Door
A church greeter honored us in an unexpected but simple way.
That greeting caught us by surprise. To this day, I remember the feeling of that moment.
Such a simple gesture, but that greeter left a long impact.
Should we single out First Time Visitors?
One of the features here is “Ask EvangelismCoach.org“, a place where you can submit a question that’s on your mind about evangelism. I collect them for ideas for future articles, and is a great conversation starter. A recent one that came in was: