Welcome Aboard - Booklet - PDF

Guests to your church want to make relational connections, and they are hopeful they might find a place where they can belong—a place where they are cared for and made to feel special. But when they attend groups, they often don't experience high levels of friendliness and inclusiveness.

At the beginning of a cruise, passengers are greeted on the sailing vessel with a hearty Welcome Aboard!. And during the voyage, they experience the very best in dining, music, entertainment, and service.

What if the many guests who come to your church experienced excellence like that? What if your groups and the people in them took ownership for creating a welcoming culture, one in which biblical hospitality inspires guests to return, ultimately uniting with your church?

The three chapters in Welcome Aboard! address how to show biblical hospitality in kids' groups, student groups, and adult groups. Each chapter is written by an expert who has extensive ministry experience, providing practical ways to provide superior hospitality in all your church's groups.

Features:
● Three main chapters: Kids Ministry, Student Ministry, and Adult Ministry
● Interactive questions to help you access your current level of hospitality

Benefits:
● Develop ways to make newcomers feel welcome and comfortable in your groups.
● Understand the biblical reasons to show hospitality.
● Learn why many groups don't show biblical hospitality to strangers.
● See how groups inadvertently make guests feel unwelcome.
● Discover ways to connect and care for families.
● Review biblical examples of hospitality.
● Shift from obligatory door-greeting to becoming a welcoming ministry.
● Redefine hospitality so it's not just about retaining but welcoming.
● Make practical changes to cultivate hospitality.