How a church greeter left a wrong first impression on our family as we visited a local church for the second and third time. I felt myself making a mental note to not use that entry door. Yet, we continue to push through this and explore if this is a church we are called to serve in this stage of life.
Several months ago, a church greeter kissed my wife. Other church greeters failed to make eye contact. We startled a church greeter by asking her a simple question “Where is the middle school Sunday school class meeting?” She didn’t know the answer and we created an awkward moment.
A Easter cartoon I shared on my Facebook Page and Pinterest has gone haywire. It’s not my cartoon, but it certainly generated likes, tweets, and repins and reshares. I laughed a little too hard when I saw this cartoon from Tim Davis (leadershipJournal.net/cartoons). If you like it, share it.
It was our third visit to a local church in the last 102 weeks. We love visiting that church when we are in that city. In fact, whenever we go, we try to invite a friend to that church. Even through we have not ever experienced followup from filling out their visitor contact card, we …
Here are some of the top articles on church greeters and church greeter training. Some of these articles poke fun at the silly things greeters say and do. Others provide training tips, church greeting tips and more. Dig around and learn.
During a recent church visitor assimilation webinar (available now for purchase), we discussed some excellent resources on the assimilation process. One participant recommended a short book on hospitality ministry that was helpful to them. See You Next Week is a short text crammed full of ideas that could help your church get started in improving …
I received a good question via email the other day. (Ask your question here). If you have a suggestion to help our reader, please add it to the comments below. How do I approach an usher who smokes and it smells on her? I am not the President of the usher board but would like …
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 …
A Prayer for Church Greeters Jesus, You are the Good Shepherd. You are kind. You welcome those who seek you with a kindness and gentleness that wins souls. You welcomed conversation with the Samaritan woman. You welcomed the lame, the blind, the broken. You were a friend of sinners that the religious people rejected. You …
Are you prepared for to receive new church visitors at Christmas time? I want to give you 5 areas to consider improving your church welcome for your first time visitors when the come this Christmas Season.
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.
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 …
Note: What follows is a sample chapter from the book, “Church Greeters 101.” Here is what one reviewer has already said: I’ve been looking for a resource to help guide me as I work to rebuild our greeter ministry. Church Greeters 101 hits the spot! What I really found helpful was the practical action steps …
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 …
I’ve started a new website off shoot of Evangelismcoach.org about training church greeters to improve their greeting church visitors: www.ChurchGreeterTraining.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.ChurchGreeterTraining.com For …
