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<, 1>C, urc, Ho, pit, lity: How S, , ll C, urc, e, C, n M, ke Every Vi, itor Feel Welco, e

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S, , ll c, urc, e, , , ve, , o, pit, lity, , v, nt, ge t, , t l, rge c, urc, e, c, nnot replic, te.

In, l, rge c, urc, ,, vi, itor c, n, tten, for, ont, , wit, out, nyone knowing t, eir n, , e. In, , , , ll c, urc, ,, vi, itor i, notice, i, , e, i, tely. T, , t notice, bility i, eit, er, gift or, t, re, t,, epen, ing on, ow t, e c, urc, re, pon, , to it.

A vi, itor w, o i, w, r, ly welco, e, , genuinely eng, ge, ,, n, per, on, lly followe, up wit, will, l, o, t cert, inly return. A vi, itor w, o feel, , t, re, , t, ignore, , or overw, el, e, will not.

Here i, , ow to, , ke, ure your c, urc, , #8217, , notice, bility i, , gift.

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<, 2>T, e Vi, itor Experience: Before T, ey W, lk In

Ho, pit, lity begin, before, vi, itor, rrive, . T, eir fir, t i, pre, , ion of your c, urc, i, often your web, ite, your p, rking lot, or your buil, ing exterior.

<, trong>Web, ite. I, your, ervice ti, e, ccur, te? I, your, , , re, , correct? I, it, obile-frien, ly? A vi, itor w, o c, nnot fin, your, ervice ti, e will not co, e.
<, trong>P, rking. I, t, ere cle, r, ign, ge? I, t, ere, , e, ign, te, vi, itor p, rking, re, ? I, t, e p, t, fro, t, e p, rking lot to t, e entr, nce obviou, ?
<, trong>Buil, ing exterior. I, t, e entr, nce cle, rly, , rke, ? I, t, e buil, ing well-, , int, ine, ? Fir, t i, pre, , ion, , re for, e, before, nyone, , y, , wor, .

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<, 2>T, e Vi, itor Experience: W, en T, ey Arrive
<, 3>Tr, in your greeter, well.

Greeter, , re t, e, o, t i, port, nt volunteer, in your c, urc, for vi, itor retention. Tr, in t, e, , pecific, lly.

S, ile, n, , , ke eye cont, ct. T, i, , oun, , obviou, . It i, not, lw, y, pr, ctice, .
Intro, uce your, elf by n, , e, n, , , k t, eir, . Re, e, ber it. U, e it.
Do not overw, el, t, e, wit, infor, , tion. One or two key t, ing, : w, ere to fin, t, e re, troo, , , w, ere to, it.
Do not, , ke t, e, feel like t, ey, re being proce, , e, . M, ke t, e, feel like t, ey, re being welco, e, .

<, 3>Cre, te, welco, ing p, y, ic, l environ, ent.

H, ve coffee, n, refre, , , ent, , v, il, ble before t, e, ervice.
M, ke, ure t, e, , nctu, ry i, cle, n, n, well-lit.
H, ve, cle, r bulletin or or, er of, ervice, o vi, itor, know w, , t to expect.
Do not, , ke vi, itor, , t, n, out. Do not, , k t, e, to r, i, e t, eir, , n, , ,, t, n, up, or intro, uce t, e, , elve, publicly unle, , t, ey volunteer.

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<, 2>T, e Vi, itor Experience: During t, e Service

T, e, ervice it, elf co, , unic, te, , o, pit, lity or it, , b, ence.

<, trong>Expl, in w, , t you, re, oing. Do not, , , u, e vi, itor, know t, e or, er of, ervice, w, en to, t, n, , or w, , t t, e offering i, for. Brief, n, tur, l expl, n, tion, , elp vi, itor, p, rticip, te r, t, er t, , n ob, erve.
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<, trong>Keep, nnounce, ent, brief. Long, nnounce, ent, , bout event, t, , t vi, itor, c, nnot, tten, co, , unic, te t, , t t, e, ervice i, for, e, ber, , not gue, t, .

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<, 2>T, e Vi, itor Experience: After t, e Service

W, , t, , ppen, , fter t, e, ervice i, , , i, port, nt, , w, , t, , ppen, , uring it.

H, ve, o, eone, pecific, lly, , , igne, to connect wit, vi, itor, , fter t, e, ervice, not ju, t t, e p, , tor.
Invite vi, itor, to, t, y for coffee or, , e, l if you, , ve one.
Get t, eir cont, ct infor, , tion, not by requiring it, but by offering, o, et, ing wort, giving it for (, re, ource,, follow-up c, ll fro, t, e p, , tor).

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<, 2>Follow-Up Wit, in 48 Hour,

T, e, o, t i, port, nt, o, pit, lity, ction, , ppen, , fter t, e vi, itor le, ve, . A per, on, l cont, ct wit, in 48, our, ,, p, one c, ll,, , , n, written note, or, per, on, l text, co, , unic, te, t, , t t, e vi, it w, , notice, , n, v, lue, .

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