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Feb 25, 2013 · If you want to be a friendly church, I suggest you follow these three principles: Approach new people promptly. Offer help and information. Introduce them by name to others. 4. Give guests the best welcome. As I was visiting a church once, to my dismay the pastor asked all visitors to stand.
Feb 9, 2017 · Here are six markers of especially welcoming churches. 1. They place the right people in hospitality. When I drive up to a church, I love to see three things right away. First, I like to see a ...
Regardless, pray that God helps you find a church home. Don't go anywhere more than 15-20 minutes away or you won't feel connected because hanging out with members will be a chore. Step 2) Attend on a Sunday and pray that God shows you if it's the place for you. You may want to try out 2-3 churches and pick from there.
Aug 26, 2024 · Because when we do, we can help change someone’s life. Being welcoming and friendly is about far more than putting (or keeping) butts in church seats. Just as an unfriendly Small Church can cause great damage, a truly friendly Small Church can be an important first step toward mending people’s hearts, awakening their spirits and preparing ...
- Karl Vaters
- They are intentional about being friendly. Warmth and friendliness are clear values of these churches. They are articulated regularly. All organizations, including churches, naturally drift toward an inward focus unless they are otherwise intentional.
- The leaders model warmth, humility, and friendliness. The friendliness is not contrived or phony. These leaders have prayerfully become genuinely friendly men and women.
- The leaders are clear that genuine friendliness is more than a brief stand and greet time in a worship service. The efficacy of a stand and greet time has been debated extensively in a previously published article.
- GFCs utilize a secret guest at least twice a year. One small church of which I am aware budgets $100 a year for a secret guest. They pay the guest with a $50 gift card to come to the church and provide feedback on their experience.
Apr 27, 2016 · Being a friendly church isn’t just about being friendly to your friends; it really comes down to how friendly you are to the people at church that you don’t know. It’s about seeing each Sunday as someone’s day to decide whether they will join our church on the journey to know Jesus better. Whether you reach out in friendship or not will ...
Dec 2, 2018 · For the majority of churches, it is assumed that a person’s family will provide the carrying while the church provides the surface level, or sometimes even moderate level, caring. Carrying is thought of as a familial function. But in the New Testament, carrying is a congregational function. It can and should be the reality of our ...
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