Listen in as I’m interviewed on
- I’m a first time church greeter: What do I do?
- What is the most important thing for a church greeter?
- What 4 actions are important for a church greeter to remember?
- What should I say to a first time church visitor?
- What can I do after the service?
- Does my role as a greeter really matter?
Greeter Resources:
Jean Lee says
Pastor Chris – I have head many reports that some young ones do not have much respect during
worship time – also others hang around in other rooms while the service is going on – perhaps when we get in the new church this will be cleared up. One person said they will not go back because it is not a worship atmosphere.
Linda says
Thank you Pastor Chris for this awesome video. May the Lord bless you for taking your time to come up with such wisdom and revelation. It it my prayer that God would use me in this area and let me be such kind of vessel that would impact a lot of people through greeting. God bless you indeed.
yola says
this is our first shot at moblizing a greeters team, thanks for the information, will let you know how it helped
Dolores Eitel says
Good morning! My husband and I just received the awesome position of headship of our Greeters Ministry. Thank you so much for your resources and we are looking forward to the challenge of keeping our greeters fresh and excited about greeting. One question: we have lanyards with GREETERS noted on it and would like to know if you think this is a good idea? We would like to make name badges with the person’s actual name on it so those who are visual can see the name. Also, we meet in a high school cafeteria and have continental breakfast, bagels and the like with coffee and tea etc. When the service begins, it can be quite noisey with the previous service attendees in the hallway. What do you think of placards similare to what you see on the pro golf tournaments that would say something like “Quiet please, Church service has begun” so we are not offending anyone personally who may need to converse at that time. Thank you for your input. We are a very casual church on the Eastern Shore of Md.which has 3 services and approx 400 people per week.
Johnny says
I can’t get this video to work
EvangelismCoach says
It’s a YouTube embed.
Can you play this church greeter video from YouTube’s site?
Help me know also what browser you are using.
Dorcas Payne says
Thank you for the information on how to prepare for greeting through prayer!
Cyndi says
Thank you Pastor Chris for this video. You brought
up allot of good points I can utilize. I’m learning so
much – like praying for the service, the pastor, and
everyone that comes to the church may experience
God’s presence and praying for the greeter that God
would use us for His glory, too. That’s good. Again,
thank you. Please keep going, I’m learning allot!
EvangelismCoach says
Cyndi:
I’m glad you stopped by and took a moment to comment.
What is the one thing you can do this coming weekend to help your greeters grow in their ministry?
EvangelismCoach says
You might like this idea as another place to start:
http://www.evangelismcoach.org/2013/starting-a-new-role-as-leader-of-your-church-welcome-committee/
Here is a collection of 10 articles for new chairpersons:
http://www.evangelismcoach.org/fix-your-church-hospitality/
EvangelismCoach says
Your welcome Cyndi. I’ve started realizing that the goal of greeter training is to help develop that undefinable characteristic of friendliness – you know it when you see it, you know it’s missing when it’s not there, but an exact definition for church greeter friendliness is near impossible to peg down. These videos and future one planned for this year are going to continue to work on that.
Debra says
Thank you for all the information provided. God bless!
norma says
Thanks for the Information it was very helpful.. u be bless
edie Mullen says
You’re not ‘looking me in the eye’ as you recorded this video. Kind of strange ….
EvangelismCoach says
Yes, that is the style of this particular video, being interviewed by an off-camera source.
Vernon Weiss says
I have recently been appointed to a new ministry in our church called, First Impressions. We have ordered your materials on greeters and I have already been reading and reviewing the materials both on line and what we have downloaded. We have had someone at the door as a greeter but we are taking hospitality to a new level and I have found your information very helpful in beginning to set up a comprehensive program. Thanks
Robert Allen says
Pastor, thanks for the great video! I’m a volunteer “connections coordinator” and appreciate this training. Our greeters just show up and hand out bulletins. This training will be invaluable and help me get the message out.
Felicia simon says
Thank u pastor Chris now I know better.