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3 Common Greeter Problems and How to Address Them

In this 4th video, I want to address some of the most common problems I have run into as a trainer of church greeters.

As I have spent time with various churches over the years, these are three common problems that most of you need to address:

When the video is over, I’ll invite you to email me your challenges that greeters present you. I want to create some new videos this year.

As I mentioned in the video, if you have a challenged greeter, feel free to email me your question and I’ll work at turning it into a video.

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Do you think church greeters need training?

If you said no, check out the the first segment of this short video. It may challenge you to think again.

Even if some of the comments in the video are made up, they are not out of the realm of experience either.

Most of these observations have come across my twitter feed in the last few weeks.

In fact, each week allows me a good laugh as people share their hospitality experiences (both the good and the bad).

Are you a first time church greeter?

The second part of this brief training video for church greeters gives you 10 useful tips you can put into place right away.

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If you purchase a copy of Church Greeters 101, I’ll give you a free hour of consulting if you wish to claim it. Simply email me your receipt.

If you were to add another important tip to this list of 10, what would it be? Share in the comments.

A church greeter is one of the simplest yet most important positions in the church.

Your goal is to

Here are 10 Guidelines to keep in mind.

Remember, your goal is simple and direct: Make people feel welcome at your church!