At the beginning of each year, many churches form new church hospitality committees or relaunching a tired committee with new people. They want to update or infuse their church hospitality program with new ideas. One common question that I get, particularly from smaller churches that have ignored this issue for some time is: How do …
A common question I receive is What are some duties of the church hospitality team or committee? I’ve put together a list of potential hospitality duties for your committee. Your team might want to consider these as focus areas as you work on your church hospitality program. Larger churches will break these into teams, while …
Here as 2012 ends and we step into 2013, a common question appearing in my search results deals with What does the church hospitality committee do? Define the goal I’ve spoken with several committees over the last few years in my coaching phone calls about their church hospitality program. A common thread in these conversations …
Many churches have special events with the idea of “invite a friend” or to open up their church to the neighborhood. As a church leader, here is a tip to getting a free or nearly free hospitality assessment.
The problem that many of our churches face is that church visitors do not come back for the second or third time. Churches need to get the core values of church hospitality: Visitors are a gift from God. We have the privilege of influencing their journey to faith. We can lead them to Christ. We …
I’ve been noodling more about “developing an evangelism strategy in the local church.” It seems to me there are three main spokes to this wheel. I’d like to know what you would add. The actual ministry expressions or measurable results of these things will vary, but these three seem to be the core of developing …
One of the questions I’m frequently asked in my coaching work with churches is about the work, role, function or purpose of an evangelism committee. Just recently, I met via phone with an evangelism committee that was just getting started. They were wanting to know what a church evangelism committee does. Other churches might be …
Puzzled why your church visitors don’t come back? How do you create a vision for radical church hospitality that is beyond the pastor and church hospitality committee? How can you develop a passion within the congregation for welcoming first time visitors? Maybe your members talk to each other and ignore the first time visitor. Maybe …
I visited a church this weekend. No one said hello. Even though we waited around for nearly 20 minutes after the service was over. No one said hello.
Are you starting a church hospitality ministry, or wondering how to start a hospitality ministry in church? Is your church hospitality program stuck? A few weeks ago, a church setup a Church Hospitality Coaching Session. The pastor organized one of their leadership committees that were taking on some new areas of responsibility, particularly in the …
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I was searching through my files the other day and found this handout. I quote it as is with attribution. 1. Pray Launching evangelism in your congregation is not about techniques or right practices. Evangelism is about God working through you and your congregation to become vibrant witnesses to the Good News of Jesus Christ. …
A reader recently submitted submitted a question via Ask Evangelism Coach section. Recently my church has formed an evangelism outreach group. The group consists of two members and myself. I am leading the evangelism ministry but am new to this and although my drive and desire is strong… I’m not sure where to begin or …
Sometimes the question is asked of me “how to start an evangelism committee?” or “what does an evangelism committee do?” or “where does a evangelism committee start?” “What are the functions of an evangelism committee?” There can be evangelism committees at a judicatory level (such as the Presbytery) or at the local church level. Evangelism …
How does one develop an evangelism team or an effective evangelism group in the local church? In the denominational circles I run in (Presbyterian Church USA), this has been relegated to the Evangelism Committee, or the Witness and Service Committe, or New Member Committee, or the “Make up another name just to have a name …
