Does your welcoming ministry feel stale and stagnant? In today’s episode, Thom and Sam discuss four reasons why churches become less welcoming. Every ministry can get in a rut or routine. Listen in on how you can become a more welcoming church.

* Leaders in your welcoming ministry are not getting constant reminders.

* New members of your welcoming ministry have not been trained.

* Pastors are failing to check for themselves.

* Pastors take it off their priority list.

Other highlights:

A welcoming church has to be consistently persistent. 

You have to be on your “A” game every week. 

When visitors walk into a smaller church they are expecting to be welcomed well.

Consistent vision casting from the leader is important.

Any ministry has the potential to get into a rut and routine.

A guest’s first impression will begin to occur within the first 7 seconds of being onsite at your church.

Resources:

* Becoming a Welcoming Church

* Secret Guest Survey

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