Church greeter ministry is a vital part of welcoming visitors to your church. Â They help shape that first impression which in turn, may very well shape a visitor's journey to Christ. Â
Sadly, greeting ministry gets neglected, overlooked, or relegated to auto-pilot. Â Church leaders end up begging for unmotivated volunteers who fill a space.Â
Church Greeters 101 leads you forward in starting or relaunching the greeter ministry of your church, covering such topics as:Â
how to recruit church greeters,
ideas to train church greeters, and
ways to cast the vision for ongoing hospitality ministry.
Maybe:
You've been asked to recruit greeters for your church greeting ministry.
You've been asked to organize your church greeters, but aren't quite sure where to start.
You've been asked to train your current greeters but can't find any adequate training material available.
Maybe you are not sure of any of the requirements to be a church greeter and are asking. . .
Where do I begin?
Perhaps your greeter ministry has fizzled out during an interim minister.
Maybe your church greeting ministry has been neglected because your church has been through a process of healing.
Or maybe your church has never had a greeter ministry and you feel the need to start something fresh.
If you have the responsibility to lead the your church's greeter ministry, Church Greeters 101 can help you start organizing this ministry toÂ
improve your church's welcome experience,
identify and recruit new volunteers,
cast a renewed vision for hospitality ministry, and
take your welcome experience to new levels.
Church Greeters 101 will help you get started in putting an effective church greeting ministry in place.
Your church can't make an impact if your visitors don't come back. Church Greeters 101 will help you make sure your greeters are NOT the reason visitors stay away from your church.
Inside Church Greeters 101 you'll find
How to recruit new church greeters
How to keep your church greeters from dropping out of ministry.
Meeting ideas for church greeter training.
4 steps to recruit new church greeters and keep them on board.
11 Sample exercises and role plays
27 brainstorming questions for your greeter ministry
A special section on ushers
How to notice a 1st time visitor
What to say to first time church visitors
What NOT to say to first time church visitors
How to spiritually prepare your greeting team
A plan for organizing your greeter department or ministry
Sample church greeter guidelines and checklist for last minute reference
Sample initial greeter training meeting
6 qualities of a excellent greeter
10 possible topics for greeter training meetings
How to organize a greeting ministry from scratch
How to schedule greeters
How to figure out how many greeters you need.
6 different types of greeters.
Ideas to develop your own church handouts and checklists.
Help your greeters develop a commitment to this ministry.