How to Prepare for First-Time Guests

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We're so glad you're here." This is a phrase we all hope to hear at our churches.

Having first-timers in our student ministries is a really big deal because there are a million and one things a student could be doing instead of trying out our churches for the first time.

It's a new place, there are people they don't know, and they probably don't know you as the leader or pastor.

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We're so glad you're here." This is a phrase we all hope to hear at our churches. Having first-timers in our student ministries is a really big deal because there are a million and one things a student could be doing instead of trying out our churches for the first time. It's a new place, there are people they don't know, and they probably don't know you as the leader or pastor.

How it works

Imagine what it would be like to be 12-18 years old and show up to your church for the first time.
When first-time guests show up on church property, do they know where to go?
Especially when we find out they are there because a friend or someone in the student ministry invited them.
So, here are a few tips to help you before, during, and after first-time guests come to your church.
If you want first-time guests, be ready for them before they actually come through the doors of your church.

What to take from it

Walk in your youth room or church or wherever a first-time guest would come and try to think, see, and hear as they would.

Details worth keeping

We all love having first-time guests in our church. Do we need some type of signage or banner to help direct them? Who will be the first person to make a point of contact with them?

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