Greeting visitors at church is such an important part of the hospitality ministry of the church. ChurchGreeters are part of the ministry team and form part of the firstimpression that a visitor receives. Here are 10 tips for greeters. The ChurchGreeter Training Manual equips your team to confidently welcome guests and create alastingfirstimpression.Don’t underestimate the impact your greeters have on your church’s ministry. We form firstimpressions of a person, place, or thing typically within two minutes of said meeting. The moment you step into a hotel room, you do a once-over of the bed, bathroom, and blinds to check for cleanliness. Firstimpressions are lasting impressions, and we never get a second chance to makeafirstimpression.A greeter’s firstimpression may just have such an impact that it makes everyone in the whole gathering into greeters, for good or for ill. The churchgreeter is typically the first member of your church that a visitor meets.The same goes for your churchgreeter. If all they do is hold the door and say “good morning,” you’ll not be makingalasting positive firstimpression. Book designer Chip Kidd knows all too well how often we judge things by first appearances. In this hilarious, fast-paced talk, he explains the two techniques... Greeters are the personification, the representative, the exemplar, that is, the church embodied. Their very presence is the first living impression of the church body. Greeters need to realize they are more than themselves. They are the style and spirit of the church in human form.
