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Example of a Good Welcome to a Church Visitor

Last Updated: December 3, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

ChurchGreeterTrainingI visited a church that I hadn’t been to in a while.

It was packed full of people, many of whom I had never seen before during prior visits.

To many people that morning, I was a first time church visitor.

When the service was over, I was speaking to a church member, whom I knew.  He is a personal friend of mine.

Interrupted

While we spoke, a young couple with a small child graciously interrupted our conversation so that they could conduct some matter of business with my friend.

I found myself thinking, “How rude?”

They

  • sheepishly smiled,
  • asked permission to talk with my friend,
  • finished their conversation in about 2-3 minutes.
  • started walking away.

My friend then said

Have either of you met my friend Chris?  He’s visiting with us today.

Relief

My friend had a deep value of making the visitor feel welcome and included.

He took the initiative to introduce me to his friends.

In so doing, he resolved the awkwardness his friends had created by excluding me.

Maybe my friend was simply being polite, but his action is a good one.

Take away

1.  How can you cultivate this awareness of visitors in your hospitality team volunteers?

2.  What keeps you from taking the initiative to greet an unknown person?

You might like to read . . .

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  • Church Visit Case Study: A Christmas Eve Experience
  • A Wonderful First Time Church Visitor Experience
  • How First Presbyterian Branson Welcomes a Church Visitor
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Originally Posted: March 26, 2010 Category: Church Hospitality, Church Visit Story
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  1. Mitty Coleman

    January 31, 2011 at 8:04 pm

    I need help with a visitor’s welcome. I get real nervous when called on to welcome visitor.

  2. EvangelismCoach

    January 31, 2011 at 8:13 pm

    Check out this article:

    https://www.evangelismcoach.org/2010/how-to-say-the-welcome-greeting-at-a-church/

    Might give you some good suggestions to help think ahead of time.

  3. Pastor Hesbon

    September 8, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    I love personal evangelism and your site is really helping me reach more souls for Jesus

  4. EvangelismCoach

    September 23, 2016 at 4:45 am

    I’m grateful that you found this site. There is nothing more important than helping souls find Jesus.

    You might like to start here: https://www.evangelismcoach.org/personal-evangelism-101/

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