If you want to make disciples who make disciples at your church, you'd better create a warm atmosphere where people want to connect.
Key Points:
- A warm church atmosphere starts outside your building – even before people come through the doors.
- Greeters and ushers need to go beyond “efficiency” to show that they care about the people who attend.
- Create a culture of warmth where people go beyond their friends and look outward for someone who’s lost or alone.
- Everything on stage – from worship to announcements to the sermon to the post-sermon prayer time – needs to exude warmth and care.
- Mentoring connections happen when your mentors and group leaders look to build relationships that eventually move into intentional relationships that go full circle.
Talk About It
- What is your initial reaction to this topic? What jumped out at you?
- On a scale of 1-10, how “warm” is your church right now? Name three people who make it that way.
- Read John 15:12. How do you live out this verse on Sunday mornings at church? What about during the week?
- “A warm environment leads to more mentoring connections.” Explain this idea.
- What are some practical ways your leadership team can start creating a warmer environment? Make a list.
- Write a personal action step based on this conversation.
