This booklet has been written for those who have been asked to consider joining their church’s welcome team. Although it might seem like a small role, it’s a crucial one: providing a genuine and appropriate welcome to everyone who walks through the doors of the church is really important!
Some of those people may never have been to any church before, some may be first time visitors to your church. Quite simply, whoever walks through the door, the role of the welcome team is to make them feel welcome.
This booklet focuses on the core responsibilities, skills and abilities of welcome team members, as well as providing general information on the importance of getting that welcome right. Because it’s such an important part of church life, the section ‘Beyond the welcome team: becoming a welcoming church’ on page 8 would be useful reading for everyone in the church – and it could even form the basis for small group – or even whole church – discussion – on the importance of welcome.
