Ministry Wives Podcast

Creating a Culture of Welcome in Your Church (an interview with Jen Oshman)


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Walking into a church for the first time can be a very scary experience for newcomers. Sometimes it feels just as scary for us to approach and invite them into our circle. Pastor’s wife, author, and podcaster Jen Oshman shares her practical tips for creating a culture of welcome within the church. Jen tells us how welcome helped draw her to Christ, reminds us who Jesus says our primary family truly is, and encourages us to embrace the awkward in welcome culture. 

SHOW NOTES
  • Treat those who are alone or new in your church with urgency. Stop what you’re doing and intentionally draw them in.
    • Ask God during the week, “Who do you want me to have eyes to see this Sunday?”
      • Set a tone of welcome among the leaders in your church, and make the hard choice to choose welcoming newcomers over spending time with friends on Sundays. 
      • QUOTES

        “Welcome is so much more than a greeting. I need to genuinely go toward people and welcome them not just to Sunday morning, but maybe to my home after church, maybe to another small group leader’s home, maybe to a women’s Bible study. How can I take that extra step to go beyond Sunday morning and welcome them at least initially somehow into my life and into my circle?”

        -Jen Oshman

        “I think we have lost a vision for our primary family being the family of God, our primary eternal siblings, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles. It’s not actually our biological family or our nuclear family, but HIS primary family. Our primary family is those who walk with Jesus, those who follow him.”

        -Jen Oshman

        “It’s just going to be awkward, and that’s okay.”

        -Jen Oshman

        LINKS FROM THE SHOW

        Welcome: Loving Your Church by Making Space for Everyone

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