7 Ways to Prepare Your Church for Mothers Day
As you plan for this year's celebration of Mother's Day at your church, here are 7 things you can do to prepare your church beforehand.
Memo to Church Greeters: Don’t hug a guest!
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.
38 Resource Links for Your Welcome Ministry
A resource compilation of 38 articles related to church hospitality, church greeters and welcome ministry.
Church Greeter Tips: Show Respect for your Guests
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.
We will not forget THAT church greeter
Church greeters should not accidentally violate A person's sense of personal space.
Encourage your church greeters to set aside their personal preferences (e.g., "I'm a hugger") for a normal greeting that is customary and culturally appropriate to where your church is located
Prayer for Church Greeters – Kindness
A Scripture filled prayer for church greeters as part of their preparation for ministry at church
3 Barriers to Recruiting Church Greeters
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, …
A Church Greeter Recruiting Conversation
One task of any church greeter organizer is to recruit new greeters. I found the following fictional conversation: Church Greeters… 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 …
3 Quick Fixes to Your Church Greeter Ministry
New to leading your church greeter team? Looking for new ideas to improve the existing greeter ministry in your church?
If your church greeters are showing up late, not fulfilling their roles, or seem to be apathetic in their hello,
try these quick tips to jump-start your church greeter training
Are You Prepared to Welcome New Visitors to Church?
At the beginning of every year, people make New Year's resolutions. Some want to start growing spiritually and they will check out churches that might help them grow.
Throughout the year, someone will attend your church for the first time.
Are you prepared for their visit?
Are you ready to receive them and welcome them with the love and message of Jesus Christ?
Christmas Eve Church Hospitality Failure: A True Story
Your Christmas Eve church hospitality can make a big difference in a visitor’s decision to come back. Your Christmas Eve Outreach is a wonderful opportunity to invite first time church visitors! Your members can invite their friends as well as strangers they meet out in public. Visitors come through your doors. Some will be out of …
The Vital Role of Church Greeters
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 2: The Impact of Church Greeters in my new book Church Greeters 101. Update, June 1013: Originally priced at $14.99 and only available for download at, the Evangelismcoach Store, this book is now available: Church Greeters 101 in Paperback Church Greeters 101 for Kindle ************************************* [begin excerpt] I received …
How to Personally Recruit New Church Greeters
Recruiting church greeters isn’t about filling a schedule—it’s about finding people who naturally express warmth and welcome. This excerpt from Church Greeters 101 offers practical coaching on identifying potential volunteers, inviting them into ministry, and helping them grow in confidence as they serve your guests.