Q: We strive to do two things well: Sunday experience and in-home small groups. However, regular attendees who have gone through our connection processes sometimes just disappear. Do you have any advice? [Tyler Tran,...
Q: Do your volunteers serve according to a schedule? In other words, do specific people serve on specific teams on specific weeks? [Christy Burke, Director of Connections and Guest Services, Bridgeway Church] A: The...
Q: I believe that creating a healthy guest services culture is important. But is it really possible to build it without senior pastor buy-in? [from a participant in the 2019 One-Day Workshops] A: It...
Q: What advice would you give to a 25 year old starting to develop people in guest services and in church work? [Alex Valverde, Cross Pointe Church, Duluth, Georgia] A: I am always a...
Q: How do you create a guest services ministry that’s not a silo ministry, but rather leads to an all-encompassing church culture? [from the 2019 Blog Survey] A: Every church will eventually deal with “silo ministries,” stand-alone teams whose influence never gets beyond the artificially-crafted borders that have been created over time. In one...
Q: We are in the middle of a shift where we are putting our primary focus on groups, and small groups serving together will be a vital part of that structure. We do okay...
Q: Do you have any suggestions or recommendations on how a phone answering service should be set up? [Amanda Stanton, Director of Guest Services, Calvary Church, Clearwater, FL] A: Even in thinking about this...
Q: I’m trying to get a better handle on team transitions between weekend services. At what point does the longer serving team for the first service leave their positions and the next team replace...
Q: What do you think is an appropriate amount of transition time between services? Does too much or too little time create a negative experience for our guests? [Name withheld] A: If you have...
Q: Our church officially launched earlier this fall. We had an incredible group of Guest Services team members who impressed everyone. Now we’re working to continually improve. How can we continue to recruit volunteers moving...
