Vision

To ensure that both members and visitors receive a tangible expression of the welcome we have received in Christ at our gatherings

Pre-Church:

Arrive at 330pm to:
- Set up the connect table with the letter box for collection and any connect resources [newish sheet, Connect with us QR-code poster, welcome packs, books]
- Put out bibles (or leave at table for people to take as needed)
- Make sure all signs are out (front car park and along path) and that they provide a clear ‘street to seat’ flow [if you were walking in for the first time, would you know where to go?]
Pray with other welcomers:
- For opportunities to connect with new people
- For people to be encouraged and challenged by the message they will hear
- For people to feel welcomed and loved

Be at gate at 3:45
Welcome people warmly & relationally as they arrive: Galatians 3:38 ‘There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.’
Keep an eye out for visitors to:
- Be intentional about introducing them to someone who you think they can connect with [ie people in similar job fields, family dynamic, demographic, potential CG leader]
- Direct them to where the church building is
- Let them know about our kids program (kids start all-in during the first few songs, and then split off – sign in will be at the table as they walk in)
- Glean some helpful information about each visitor (name, local or tourist, who they know) and aim to connect them with someone appropriate during the service

Table Welcomers: (1)

Be at table/door entrance at 3:45
Welcome people warmly & relationally as they arrive: Romans 15:7 'Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God'
Keep an eye out for visitors to:
- Encourage them to scan the ‘Connect with us’ QR code (it will take them to a form so that we can be in touch to follow up with them - https://coastec.wufoo.com/forms/im-new-here/) OR ask them to fill out a ‘connect’ card so that we can be in touch and have their basic info.
- Offer them a ‘New sheet’ [connect flyer in welcome box with helpful info about church and potential next steps for them]

Ask the people you don’t know or recognise: ‘have you been before?’ This is a good opportunity to work out if they're a visitor and to get to know them a bit (and take mental notes so you can write it down later!) Or if they're a regular it's a chance to get to know their name - eg 'sorry, I recognise your face but I'm not sure I know your name. Have we met before?
Direct parents with kids to sign their kids into kids church [have sign in sheet on welcome table]
Try and gauge what people need - some need space and want to ‘search from the shadows’; others want you to hold their hand and give them directions.

First 1 minute after the service is crucial - someone has to engage with them because if no-one speaks to them, they will leave
Next 10 mins - gotta be warm / goal = take them food, get their name, encourage regulars to go and chat to them over arvo tea / or food break