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?
Many church members, pastors and greeters have forgotten what it’s like to be a church visitor.
When our family moved in 2014, I got to experience afresh being that first time visitor.
I experienced first hand what it is like to be that visitor and used that empathy to develop a quick list to help you improve your welcome.
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Bud Brown, of Turnaround Pastor, has helped pastors improve their process for guest assimilation. He brings us a core concept here that you can apply.
In my hospitality coaching, guest assimilation is one area of focus that often brings some great insight into why your guests are not getting involved in your church.
Guest assimilation is like helping someone out for a stroll in a strange neighborhood.
Imagine it is you walking through the neighborhood after sunset. On the homeward leg a young woman approaches and asks,
“Can you tell me how to find East Wilshire Terrace? I’ve walked the neighborhood, but I can’t tell which streets go through and which don’t.”
What do you do? [Read more…]
Here is a quick reference list on some of the most popular articles on Welcome Ministry on my website.
You’ll find greeter tips, welcome vision, and some stories that you can send to your hospitality ministry volunteers.
Many of you send a weekly reminder email to your volunteers.
Consider including one of these links as a devotional thought.
This week, I had a hospitality coaching call.
The client was in charge of starting a hospitality and welcome ministry in a startup storefront church.
Under 20 people attend on a Sunday at the moment.
How can an extra small church give a good welcome?
It’s a challenge when the extra small church still has some awkwardness to the Sunday morning gathering.
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