As seen at a blog that’s a must read: Small Membership Churches: Member Welcome and Incorporation

This looks like a good pick for the Welcoming team, as that’s one area we’ve been working to improve.

Beyond the First Visit: The Complete Guide to Connecting Guests to Your Church

This book will be especially helpful to any congregation seeking to develop an INTENTIONAL plan for welcome and incorporation. It is filled with interesting facts (ex: A person makes eleven decisions with in the first seven seconds of arrival), step-by-step instructions (ex: a four step plan for follow-up, page 121) and suggestions (loose the word visitor and replace it with guest, drawing a metaphor between how we plan for a guest at our home vs. how we receive a visitor).