Nervous about greeting? Take a look at A Unitarian Welcomer’s Tale — A humorous tale of a shy person’s experience as a Welcomer at a Unitarian church – written and performed by Robert McCollum at the 2008 Hanging of the Greens celebration at First Unitarian Church of Dallas.
Below the video you will find information specific to greeting in our church.
Greeting is our most critical our outreach project and is under the direction of the Membership Ministry. Newcomers often decide whether they are comfortable in our church within the first five minutes after they enter the door. Greeter duties are well documented on the GREETERS pages.
All members are encouraged to greet whenever they can. Some folks opt to greet on a regular basis, for example, once a month. Others prefer to greet on an ad hoc basis. The greeter coordinator attempts to maintain a 2-month greeting cycle; i.e., asking you to greet every other month. In addition, the coordinator will try to accommodate your preference for early or late service. Being a greeter is not only a terrific way to meet people, it’s also a great way for people to get to know you.
Greeter Angels
These committee members take it upon themselves to make sure all members and guests are greeted and introducted to others in the congregation. As appropriate, they share limited personal information with other committee members so that when a newcomer returns to the church he or she is welcomed like an old friend. Information such as where the newcomers are from, what their interests are, whether they’re retired or currently employed, whether they have children, where their extended family members are located, and most important, what called them to visit our church.
Greeter Angels allow us to put more consciously welcoming people “on the floor.” The only requirement to be a Greeter Angel is to be welcoming, friendly and helpful.
