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…] about Memo to Church Greeter: Don’t hug a guest!
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…] about Church Greeter Tips: Show Respect for your Guests
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 haven’t let that stop us from visiting.
But this visit produced a moment of social awkwardness with an overly enthusiastic greeter. [Read more…] about We will not forget THAT church greeter
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 displayed the greatest love of all, that you laid down your life for your friends [Read more…] about A Prayer for Church Greeters #1
I would love for you to have success in church greeter recruiting and for you to have more volunteers for church greeters ministry than spaces you could fill.
However, I’m not sure there are churches where people fight to be volunteer church greeters.
If you find yourself struggling to recruit volunteers for your greeting ministry, here are 3 barriers you might face, followed by 4 ways to overcome those barriers. [Read more…] about 3 Barriers to Recruiting Church Greeters
One task of any church greeter organizer is to recruit new greeters.
I found the following fictional conversation:
Pastor: “Hey, we need someone for the ‘front lines’ of Sunday church services. Would you be willing to greet people at the door?”
You: “Umm. Sure! I like people and I’m willing to stand there and say hello. But what’s the purpose?”
Pastor: “To make people feel comfortable and welcome. In particular, first time visitors or guests to the church.”
You: “You need someone to do that?”
Pastor: “Yes, we need someone who is willing to reach out and say hello, welcome people, and help them feel comfortable. Maybe even help them if they have questions or need to know where to go.”
You: “Why do you need someone to welcome people at church? Aren’t they welcome?”
Pastor: “Of course. That’s why we need someone to show it.”
You: “Aaah. So, without a ‘church greeter’ visitors wouldn’t be able to tell that they are welcome or comfortable and I’m going to help with that. Got it. Wait… why does our church seem so uncomfortable, and unwelcoming that we have to ask someone to do that?”
Pastor: “It’s not unwelcoming, we have free coffee and donuts. It’s perfectly welcoming and it’s not uncomfortable, we have stadium seating. The chairs are brand new. It’s just that people in our congregation aren’t comfortable talking to people they don’t know. That’s why we need someone to greet them.”
You: “So I’m just doing this because our congregation, which views Sunday as an opportunity for community, doesn’t want to talk to strangers?”
Pastor: “Yes.”
You: “Perfect!”
THINK ABOUT IT.
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