Church Greeters 101: Putting the Pieces Together for an Effective Greeting Team and Ministry

by Christopher Walker

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 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 to  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

144 pages, Paperback

First published June 2, 2013

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Reviews

[Barry Graziano]

Great help, used to write a church policy for greeters

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent for what it is. Very simple and practical. Look elsewhere for discussions of the theological underpinnings of hospitality. Has great suggestions for training greeters, including sample exercises.

The author is quite tech savvy in a way I haven't seen before. For instance, he illustrates the book with Twitter quotes about church greeters, and many are both funny and insightful.

I think this book will be very helpful for the work we are doing.

[MELANIE FUCHS · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely helpful!

for anyone in a Lead position, of a hospitality ministry, this is a must read! Great, common sense approach to Greeting. lots of insight and ideas for developing a solid greeter team as well as ideas for developing written policy. A quick, easy read when needed!

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a new Greeter Leader, I have found this book, and the additional resources that are referenced to be very valuable. I appreciate that this information recognizes multiple traditions, church sizes, and different cultures. The focus on hospitality fits right in with what my church is currently promoting. Thank you for providing all this information.

[Matthew Henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

helpful

Aside from the constant commercials for his website it was helpful. The chapters seem to be written first as independent works that needed better editing but helpful nonetheless. Good ideas in the appendices.

[Ada]

I just started reading this book and it is so awesome I can't wait to share this with my Greeters for training in Jan. 2014. My Pastor said never stop learning and stay focus on the vision.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical tips at the end of each chapter and great appendix resources at the end

[Aeolain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very Good

As a newly assigned leader of a greeter mi istry I loved it and the appendixes topped it all off perfectly.