Widening the Welcome of Your Congregation
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Tips on improving the welcome of new visitors. Aimed primarily at UU congregations, but can be adapted for other settings.
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Widening the Welcome of Your Congregation
- 1. 4/2/2016 1 uua.org Rev. Renee Ruchotzke Congregational Life Consultant Widening the Welcome of Your Congregation uua.org http://tinyurl.com/hpyeoj9 Slide deck:
- 2. 4/2/2016 2 uua.org Who is in our congregations? Oblivious Interested Belong Committed Staff uua.org
- 3. 4/2/2016 3 uua.org From Oblivious to Interested uua.org Why Do People Come to Church?
- 4. 4/2/2016 4 uua.org Why Do People Come to Church? uua.org Many Paths… © Madereugeneandrew
- 5. 4/2/2016 5 uua.org Welcoming as a Spiritual Practice uua.org Welcoming as a Spiritual Practice
- 6. 4/2/2016 6 uua.org Radical Hospitality uua.org What is your Theology of Welcoming?
- 7. 4/2/2016 7 uua.org Welcoming Space Photo by Philip Brewer uua.org Welcoming Space Photo by Philip Brewer
- 8. 4/2/2016 8 uua.org Welcoming Space Photo by Philip Brewer © eflon on Flickr uua.org Welcoming Space
- 9. 4/2/2016 9 uua.org Welcoming Space © Colin Macmillan uua.org Welcoming Space
- 12. 4/2/2016 12 uua.org Welcoming Space Photo by Philip Brewer uua.org Welcoming Space
- 13. 4/2/2016 13 uua.org “Anonymous Visitor” Programs http://www.cerguua.org/ondemand/course/view.php?id=63 uua.org Channel Miss Manners…….
- 14. 4/2/2016 14 uua.org …Or your own cultural expression of hospitality uua.org Knowing that we may get it wrong…
- 15. 4/2/2016 15 uua.org Six Key Conversations uua.org 1. Welcome and Greeting • Key: Reduce Sense of Isolation
- 16. 4/2/2016 16 uua.org 2. “Restate” your Invitation • Key: Authenticity and Warmth uua.org 3. Connection before Content • Key: What Matters Most
- 17. 4/2/2016 17 uua.org Pre-qualified uua.org Connection • What brought you to church today? • When I first visited….. • Do you have any questions about the church? • One thing I really like about the church is… • How do you feel about living in the community? • I like…… • I’m originally from _______. • Where did you grow up?
- 18. 4/2/2016 18 uua.org 4. Acknowledge Late Arrivals • Key: Warmth and inclusion uua.org 5. Acknowledge Early Departures • Key: Warmth, inclusion and sense of loss
- 19. 4/2/2016 19 uua.org 6. Break Bread Together • Key: Nourishing, healthy, local uua.org From Interested to Belonging
- 20. 4/2/2016 20 uua.org Membership Path uua.org Focus: Spiritual Hospitality
- 21. 4/2/2016 21 uua.org Spiritual Hospitality Photo by Paul Downey https://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/ uua.org Spiritual Hospitality Photo by Seth Vidal https://www.flickr.com/photos/skvidal/
- 25. 4/2/2016 25 Beyond the Potluck: Offering programming that “sticks to your ribs” Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, Congregational Life Staff uua.org