By Dan on Thursday, October 23, 2008
Parking lovingly is easy to do, and it is a ministry of hospitality to others. This article also explains how to determine how many parking spaces you need at your church.
Posted in Hospitality | Tagged Church Development, consulting, Evangelism, features, Hospitality, ideas, kindness, Membership, Ministry, parking, service, visitors, volunteer
By Dan on Monday, October 13, 2008
For me, fall means updating phonebook listings. I looked our church up in the phone book today. It’s the first time I’ve done that. I know better. I should have looked it up my first week here! Thankfully, our number was listed correctly, but I have missed the deadline to edit it (October 10).
I remember at a [...]
Posted in Church Development, Hospitality | Tagged advertising, Evangelism, Hospitality
By Dan on Sunday, October 5, 2008
It is important to involve newcomers in the life of your church quickly. When people come to church, it is important that they feel at home. People want to feel like they are part of the family. There is a simple way to get people involved that I think is often overlooked.
Ask newcomers to serve [...]
Posted in Hospitality | Tagged Church Development, church member, consulting, Evangelism, greeter, Hospitality, ideas, Membership, Ministry, relationships, service, volunteer
By Dan on Friday, August 24, 2007
This article is the first in a series that will be my effort to respond to two people who visited my site searching for answers to why they were “tired” and “weary” of the church.
One of my best friends is David. He is a missionary, sharing God’s love with the street kids of Lima, Peru. I try [...]
Posted in Church Life, Hospitality
Welcome to Church and tea! My name is Dan. I’ve been married to Cindy for 9 years. We have two boys, 7 and 3 years old. I am a Florida native and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Religious Studies from the University of Florida and a Master of Divinity degree from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. This site is called churchandtea simply because I am a United Methodist Pastor and I love sweet tea. I often find myself trying to solve the world’s problems over a glass of sweet tea. Feel free to pour yourself a glass and join in the discussion!
