What are the ten most important minutes in a church service?

Check out what the research shows and why your church greeters cannot go off duty.

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Bonus Video

Rev. Susan and I talk about her experience of visiting a church with her family of 6.  See how this failed to play out.

Possible Small Talk Phrases

I’ve written a bunch of articles related to this at EvangelismCoach.org

• Your Turn: What to say to returning church members
• For Greeters: What to say to A Church Visitor
• Your Turn: Help a Shy Church Greeter

Comment:

What are some of the phrases you like to use to help get a conversation started with your first time visitor?

For more greeter training, consider getting your copy of Church Greeter Training DVD set.  They are recorded webinars I have given.

Now Available for Download

You know that church greeters can be a great asset to your hospitality ministry.

But one thing I encounter frequently from my readers is:

Is there a Greeter Training that I can purchase?

They are now available in a single boxed set here (USA Only).

Or available for digital download (world wide).  Keep reading.

Training #1 helps church greeters:

• The vision of Greeting Ministry
• 5 Verbs Every Greeter Must Know
• Conversational Small Talk for Nervous Greeters
• Saying Goodbye with Style
• 2 keys to an effective welcome
• 2 Recruiting Tips
• Q&A on post service receptions, new Christians, and more.

Training #2 helps your greeters:

• How not to appear on a list of crazy things greeters do to embarrass visitors.
• More conversational small talk for nervous greeters
• Ways to recognize visitors in a large or small church     <—biggest question
• How to be a good church greeter
• The role of greeter in the church welcome
• 5 Ways to Grow as a Greeter

Several people have found these training videos very helpful:

• Show as part of your own training meeting
• Inspire additional creativity on your part for a training.
• One took the 5 Verbs from the Training #1 and made a bookmark.

How to acquire the Greeter Collection:

Click on the Order Now button.  You’ll go straight to the EvangelismCoach.org store where you can add the item to your shopping cart.

Notes

• These are webinar recordings from live online presentations in a virtual classroom.
• They are powerpoint slides with me narrating and talking.
• You will have a 90 day no questions asked return policy.
• You can download the videos to a memory stick and play on other computers, since they are MP4 files.
• If something doesn’t work, simply email and I will fix it.

Listen in as I’m interviewed about the in-service greeting, sometimes called the passing of the peace.

• What is it?
• What is the weirdest one you’ve ever experienced?
• What is the best greeting moment I’ve experienced?
• What should we not do?
• What should we do?
• What are some things to say?
• How can we use this moment to help visitors?

Don’t let a symbol of being a peacemaker become a fear-maker in the heart of your visitor.

Your Turn

What could you suggest as a great tip for those who practice this moment in the service?

How can it become a great hospitality moment?

Share your comments below.  Don’t be afraid to be the first.

To get Church Greeters 101 for the Amazon Kindle and it’s related free apps for your smart phone, tablet ,or computers, visit here.

For another video about this moment, view an interview with Rev. Susan and I.