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11, No.
4 FEBRUARY 26, 2010BATON ROUGE, LA
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Holy Hospitality
Health Kits / 4
Haiti / 3
Creating VBS / 7
Creating a hospitable environment
says more about...
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VOL.
11, No.
4 FEBRUARY 26, 2010BATON ROUGE, LA
NON-PROFIT
U.
S.
POSTAGE
PAID
BATONROUGE,LA
PERMIT#575
527NorthBlvd.
BatonRouge,LA
70802-5700
Holy Hospitality
Health Kits / 4
Haiti / 3
Creating VBS / 7
Creating a hospitable environment
says more about you as a church than
music and preaching, said Rev.
David
Walters, pastor of a new United
Methodist Church in Georgia known as
The Vine.
Rev.
Walters spoke to United
Methodists at the recent Congress on
Evangelism held in New Orleans, saying,
“Within seven minutes of driving on your
church’s campus, visitors have made a
decision on whether or not they will
come back.
”
Leading a workshop entitled
“Hospitality that Leads to a Return Visit,”
Rev.
Walters stressed that churches must
treat people like “guests,” not “visitors.
”
“People must be made to feel that you’ve
planned and prepared for them.
You’ve
invited them, you’ve prayed for them.
Change the signs in your church parking
lot to read ‘First Time Guest’ instead of
‘Visitor.
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