Imagine that you are a lay person in your congregation (many of you are).
Your pastor calls you on Thursday and says
We are preparing the church bulletin.
Would you like to be our liturgist and give the welcome speech on Sunday?
Would you like to be person who says “Welcome to our church?”
Your heart races, the mouth goes dry.
You think:
Me? I have to say something in front of all those people?
It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The sun was bright, not a cloud in the sky, and our family makes a Sunday visit to a local church for the second time.
But a church greeter changed my attitude with an attempt at friendliness that went wrong. [Read more…]
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. [Read more…]
I know first hand the uncomfortable awkwardness when church visitors show up 10 minutes early to get a seat and the sanctuary is empty except for a few musicians finishing a review rehearsal, and church members arriving up to 30 minutes late.
Recently, a reader submitted a question via Ask EvangelismCoach, concerning a Sunday School teacher who doesn’t finish their class on time.
The result keeps many church members out of the sanctuary in those important first impression minutes visitors get of a church. [Read more…]
You know that churches make all sorts of hospitality mistakes. You’ve probably experienced a few church hospitality errors first hand.
Over the last few months, I’ve compiled this list of 20 complaints shared on Twitter.
Read them and cringe. [Read more…]
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