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Download or read book Church Greeters 101 written by Christopher Walker and published by Evangelismcoach Press. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Church greeter ministry is a vital part of welcoming visitors to your church. They help shape that first impression which in turn, may very well shape a visitor's journey to Christ. Sadly, greeting ministry gets neglected, overlooked, or relegated to auto-pilot. Church leaders end up begging for unmotivated volunteers who fill a space. Church Greeters 101 leads you forward in starting or relaunching the greeter ministry of your church, covering such topics as: how to recruit church greeters, ideas to train church greeters, andways 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 toimprove your church's welcome experience, identify and recruit new volunteers, cast a renewed vision for hospitality ministry, andtake 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 findHow to recruit new church greetersHow 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 plays27 brainstorming questions for your greeter ministryA special section on ushersHow to notice a 1st time visitorWhat to say to first time church visitorsWhat NOT to say to first time church visitorsHow to spiritually prepare your greeting teamA plan for organizing your greeter department or ministrySample church greeter guidelines and checklist for last minute referenceSample initial greeter training meeting6 qualities of a excellent greeter10 possible topics for greeter training meetingsHow to organize a greeting ministry from scratchHow to schedule greetersHow 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.