Churches that don't have a clear, simple and logical path for visitors to follow send out some conflicting messages! Members think they're a welcoming church, but the church guests experience something different.
The loving bonds of friendship that tie the church members together end up becoming barriers to those who'd like to elbow their way into the congregation! Read more. . . .
Make it easy for them, pastor.
Dave Ferguson shares five ways to bless your neighbors. This is a helpful structure to live out in order to live into conversational contexts for personal evangelism.
A resource compilation of 38 articles related to church hospitality, church greeters and welcome ministry.
In a powerful video, a church goer describes the hospitality experience that made it a no-brainer for her to return.
How can the extra-small church give a good welcome?
It can be done. We were welcomed into a small church of under 40 people and stayed in spite of their obvious shortcomings - why?
What does spiritual thirst look like in a conversation? How might you recognize it? Here is an example of spiritual thirst from one of my trips to Panama.
I happen to catch a listen on the radio this week of how author and apologist Lee Strobel became a Christian. Part of his journey to faith was accepting an invitation to church. At church, he heard Christianity explained to him with such clarity that it started his thorough investigation into the Christian faith. I found myself thinking: . . .
Has this happened to you?
You invite a friend to church because you are excited about a new sermon series.
They are polite, but continue to dismiss your invitation with "Some day."
The timing of your church invitation just doesn't resonate with them.
How can you change that?
What would it take for your church to get involved in ministry to seniors?
Mary lives in an apartment all by herself. A film crew decided to follow her day and what she shared about 3 and a half minutes in crushed it. It made me think ALL morning. .
No one has ever reported praying for me to come to know Christ. Check out these various prayer themes to help you pray for your friends who don't know Jesus.
William Wilberforce, the British abolitionist, had some habits of personal evangelism that we can mimic today. I've been reading his biography by Eric Metaxas and found this description in Chapter 15.
Our family has been the church shopper. We moved to a new city, had no friends in that city, and looked for a church where our family could give our time, talents, and treasure. We wanted a place where we could invest our lives for this new chapter of life. Here are 8 lessons I learned from making several visits over the past year before we found a church home.
How has Jesus changed your life? What difference has following Jesus made? This "so what" story is faith story number 4 in our series in Four Stories every Christian must know.
Your journey to faith in Jesus Christ was not a microwave one minute experience. You were prepared by the Holy Spirit ahead of time. Telling your story of your journey to faith is one of the most important stories you can tell. Read on for ideas and a free download.
The What's New Story is one of the four Stories every Christian should know in personal evangelism
One of my favorite Bill Hybels quotes, "Having a front row seat when a person's heart gets transformed is what life in all its fullness looks like to me."
Mothers Day can create awkwardness at church? How would you honor all mothers without that awkwardness?
On April 21st, a new update from Google will bury your church website from MOBILE search listings if your website isn’t ready for their new requirements.
It was Easter Sunday. We attended a traditional church in a mainline tradition. It was the traditional service, one of 3 main services on a Sunday morning. Full robes were worn by the hand bell team and the full choir. The pastor wore a suit and tie. We sang the awesome hymns of Easter accompanied …
One challenge to shortening a personal testimony is to get at this core question: What difference has Jesus made in your life? As I watched this video below,
As the hospitality ministry leader, it is important that you give constructive feedback or helpful tips to your church greeters on a regular basis.
This includes feedback on actions that have the potential to invade a guest's personal space.
Church planting is not easy work. Ben Arment shares some lessons he has learned out of his church planting experiences in his book, Church in the Making: What Makes or Breaks a New Church Before it Starts In the introduction, Arment writes for church planters who struggle. How did church planting become such a spiritual …
We were prepared to be the first time church visitor in our new home town of Port St. Lucie Florida. The church planting team we are a part of has taken a holiday break, so our family was free on a Sunday morning to be that first time visitor and experience once again the challenge of …
Could the same principles that create a five star hotel be applied to the church and its hospitality? That is the basic structure of the fictional conversation between a pastor and staff and the general manager of a five star hotel, as mapped out in the book The Five Star Church: Serving God and His …
