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Quick Quiz on Hospitality

Many of us take it for granted that our churches are warm and friendly. Yet the reality is that our hospitality is often not as deep as we think that it is. While there are many different factors that cause people to try out a congregation, it’s almost always true that they will not return unless they feel warmly welcomed. And true biblical hospitality goes far beyond a handshake; biblical hospitality should run through the entire life of the congregation. This true or false quiz may be a helpful check-up for you and for your congregation.

1. Most people want to be introduced to the whole congregation the first time they attend a worship service.
2. In today’s culture, people will think you are being too pushy if you extend an invitation to brunch or dinner the first time you meet them in a worship service.
3. Name tags annoy some of us, but they are still a very good thing both for visitors and for long-time members.
4. The best follow-up to a visitor to church is a personal letter from the pastor.
5. Most people visit churches today because of radio and television advertisements.
6. In conversations with first-time visitors to worship, church school, or other activities, be careful not to ask questions that put the other person on the spot.
7. Only about one in five churches provide any training to greeters or ushers on how to respond to children.
8. Younger adults are more likely than older adults to have accepting attitudes toward persons of homosexual orientation and toward persons living together who are not married.
9. Most churches are not actually as friendly as they think they are.
10. Most visitors to churches today want to get lost in a large crowd and to be left alone.
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