Purpose
The First Impression Teams exist to provide a welcoming atmosphere of Peace to guests, visitors, and members by providing a warm, encouraging place to worship and connect with others. This team consists of a number of individuals each with a specific role at a given service, but also an informal role at the other services as well. From the time a guest enters the church, the goal is that they are greeted at the door and connected with a person who can walk along-side to help them understand the unique aspects of Peace and how we worship. The goal is not to overwhelm a visitor, but to make them feel welcome, loved, and encouraged.
Training will be provided for each role. It is recommended that all people on the team receive training in each different area and that extra people are on a team, in order to help in areas that may be needed. The recommended team size is 10-12, which allows for absences and for people to fill in if a certain area is busy.
Training will be provided for each role. It is recommended that all people on the team receive training in each different area and that extra people are on a team, in order to help in areas that may be needed. The recommended team size is 10-12, which allows for absences and for people to fill in if a certain area is busy.
Team Roles
Team Leaders: Helps recruit members for the team, schedules and communicates roles for each person for the weekend the team is assisting, encourages the team, prays for the team members, and holds the follow up meeting.
Greeters: welcome everyone who enters into the church. When guests enter (especially first time guests), they are introduced and handed off to an Along-Sider.
Alongsiders: walks alongside a guest to help them get registered at the Welcome Table, receives information, sees if they want a coffee/tea/water from the coffee bar, takes them to check-in and the usher, and explains the basics of the service with them. It is important for this person, when not alongside someone already, to be scanning the gathering space to see if there is anyone who is looking like they might be new or simply looking for something.
Host: This person works with guests to get their information entered into People, and to give them an appropriate packet of information about Peace (families, youth, general) and gift cards for each person in the family to get drinks at the coffee bar. The host also takes written prayer requests for the service and gets them to the pastor for the prayers.
Fellowship Coordinator: Works with the team to provide coffee and snacks following service to encourage fellowship in the congregation.
Ushers: Greets each person warmly, encourages people to check-in, distributes bulletins, helps people find seats if the service gets full, collects offerings. The usher is often overlooked when making a first-impression on people.
Greeters: welcome everyone who enters into the church. When guests enter (especially first time guests), they are introduced and handed off to an Along-Sider.
Alongsiders: walks alongside a guest to help them get registered at the Welcome Table, receives information, sees if they want a coffee/tea/water from the coffee bar, takes them to check-in and the usher, and explains the basics of the service with them. It is important for this person, when not alongside someone already, to be scanning the gathering space to see if there is anyone who is looking like they might be new or simply looking for something.
Host: This person works with guests to get their information entered into People, and to give them an appropriate packet of information about Peace (families, youth, general) and gift cards for each person in the family to get drinks at the coffee bar. The host also takes written prayer requests for the service and gets them to the pastor for the prayers.
Fellowship Coordinator: Works with the team to provide coffee and snacks following service to encourage fellowship in the congregation.
Ushers: Greets each person warmly, encourages people to check-in, distributes bulletins, helps people find seats if the service gets full, collects offerings. The usher is often overlooked when making a first-impression on people.
Other Info
Each team would serve one service a month and one 5th Sunday each year.
The team members are to be present at least 30 minutes before service starts. When finished, the team will meet to discuss what worked well, what needs adjustment, guests connected with, guests not connected with, etc.
The team members are to be present at least 30 minutes before service starts. When finished, the team will meet to discuss what worked well, what needs adjustment, guests connected with, guests not connected with, etc.
