The gospel should be offensive, not your church members or a lackadaisical hospitality ministry.
Your hospitality ministry in the church is one of the most important factors in the experience of first time visitors that will influence their personal decision to come back to your church.
Getting Visitor Contact information is the first step towards your visitor followup, yet many churches fail at it. Listen to this expert on the subject describe different ways and what is the best way.
“I wish more church visitors would come back and get involved.” This is common lament I hear from church leaders. They might be leading small churches. They might be managing large churches. These leaders have put forth valiant efforts to improve their hospitality, increase their marketing, and even provide some programming that would attract new …
Take a quick audit of your church signage by following your signs to a particular destination. Can you locate the restrooms, sanctuary, front door, children's ministry, prayer rooms, class rooms, elevators pretty easily?
I was recently asked to organize our almost nonexistent hospitality team at church. I was honored to be asked but honestly not sure where to start. I mean you just say hello to people right?!? Who knew there was so much more to what a greeting team actually does! Thank you so much for this …
You know that church greeters can be a great asset to your hospitality ministry. But one thing I encounter frequently from my readers is: Is there a Greeter Training that I can purchase? They are now available in a single boxed set here (USA Only). Or available for digital download (world wide).
EvangelismCoach.org announces the release of Church Greeters 101 in both paperback and kindle formats. Author Chris Walker has wanted to help churches: improve their hospitality ministries improve their welcome of guests and members make sure their hospitality ministry is NOT the reason visitors come back see growth because their awesome welcome ministries help visitors decide …
Beginning June 3, 2013, Church Greeters 101 is available exclusively for the Kindle Format via Amazon. [update June 7, 2013: Also now available in paperback, see links below.] The church greeter ministry is a vital part of welcoming visitors to your church. Sadly, this ministry gets neglected, overlooked, or relegated to auto-pilot, ending up with …
You can turn this list of bible verses on welcoming the stranger into a simple email to your greeter volunteers as a reminder of how they are called to extend an awesome welcome to your visitors and regular attenders. You might even consider separating them out one at a time for your reminder emails.
You know that church greeters can be a great asset to your hospitality ministry. But one thing I encounter frequently from my readers is: Is there a Greeter Training DVD I can show? A Church Greeter Training DVD is now available Yes. Purchase this set of DVDs. Use them for greeter training. Or if you are the …
Philip got a word from the Lord to “Go and stand next to that chariot.” Can we get such words for today that lead us into an evangelism encounter? In the attached podcast, my friend Mike Neelley talks about his experiences as a regular part of his evangelistic life as he waits on God’s guidance …
In the video, I answer a reader question about how to find the best evangelism training course for your local church. Listen in:
Where can I start in my growth in personal evangelism? What if I’m too scared to talk with strangers? Or better yet, where can I start? In this 60 minute recording on personal evangelism you will learn: How church invitations are part of evangelism How to discover and share your own journey to faith What …
Learn these four principles with great effectiveness in helping people discover Jesus. Based on the story from Acts 8, you can learn to recognize these evangelism moments.
Sometimes, we simply grow blind to the obvious. Junk gathers in rooms. Church Bulletins from prior weeks are left laying around. Lost and found items keep gathering in a corner. Bulletin boards get out of date. Toilet handles need jiggling. Window sills accumulate dust. In churches, we simply get used to the way things are. …
I received this testimonial from a pastor who attended the workshop where I recorded “Break the Unseen Barriers.” I enjoyed getting to know Joe during this brief event. As a pastor in my very first month at a new church, I was almost too busy to attend. I wasn’t even sure what we were doing …
You’ve worked so hard to attract church visitors. . . . . You passionately desire to reach these newcomers for Christ. You know that Jesus can make a difference in their life. Perhaps you’ve spent money on advertising like a direct mail campaign or business cards members give away. You’ve designed sermon series to hopefully …
In this complimentary Evangelismcoach webinar, I’ll share with you 3 major areas of evangelism training for your congregation to help you develop your evangelism strategy for 2012. Among other things you’ll lean: 3 areas of focus for congregational evangelism to start your planning 6 different evangelism styles to match the right program for your congregation …
Listen in as one Evangelism team leader describes how my 4 month evangelism team coaching process led to the evangelistic growth of their church. It’s about 25 minutes long. Key takeaways: We wanted to do this. We baptized two new people as a result Pastor’s excited because he’s seeing results More people want to share …
Listen in as one church tells the story of getting their Christmas events out to a few thousand people during a town Christmas event. I interview Kevin Cunningham, outreach pastor of a church in Nashua New Hampshire, a town of about 80,000.
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.
Download this free Personal Testimony Questionnaire to gain an understanding of your own journey to faith. Your experience of personal evangelism will be much richer if you can master your own story.
Puzzled why your church visitors don’t come back? Maybe your members talk to each other and ignore the first time visitor. Maybe your volunteers are not serving the needs of visitors. Maybe your first time visitors don’t feel welcomed. In this audio sample from the Create a Culture of Hospitality MP3 download, I share other …
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard small churches say “we are just too small” to do much of anything. In today’s podcast, I talk with a pastor whose little country church is bringing the good news of Jesus AND serving the community AND leading people to faith in Christ. I interview Pastor …
