We have a team of people each service who look for people they don't know to greet and meet. People make up their minds in the first 11 minutes if they will come back to a church. The decision is largely based on whether they feel like they made a friend. Our goal is to have everyone feel welcome. We hand out Prayer Request Cards to our "first time guests" along with a brochure about our church and a gift. Our staff prays over these prayer requests. We call the "first time guests" during the week to see if there are any more prayer requests.
This ministry is an extension of the Care Ministry on Sunday mornings. Members of Church Of The Savior invite the ''first time guests" who indicates on their Prayer Request Card that they are looking for a church home out to lunch. This gives an opportunity for them to talk about Church Of The Savior, answering any questions, and make friends.
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