Yes! And… put the announcements at the end. “If you liked this “musical,” you’ll love our upcoming program on radical welcome.” (Newcomers aren’t ready for announcements at the front end of the service… but after that great service they want to know how to get connected.
It's hard sometimes, I think because we want to be welcoming and friendly... but I also think there are ways to accomplish that.
At one congregation I preached for, they did an acknowledgement of who was in the service at the start, and a thank you to all the leaders, and tech/ushers/support staff at the end. I thought that was great - like the opening and closing credits of a movie. :)
I laughed hard at this post - I do that exact thing TOO MUCH as I lead hymns. In my deep desire for everyone to feel seen and spoken too, I always say good morning and introduce myself...even though my portions of the service are fairly deep into the worship. I will challenge myself this weekend to resist the urge... :-)
Yes! And… put the announcements at the end. “If you liked this “musical,” you’ll love our upcoming program on radical welcome.” (Newcomers aren’t ready for announcements at the front end of the service… but after that great service they want to know how to get connected.
OH! I love this.
Wow, point taken. Thank you from an aspiring worship associate (one of the good morningers).
It's hard sometimes, I think because we want to be welcoming and friendly... but I also think there are ways to accomplish that.
At one congregation I preached for, they did an acknowledgement of who was in the service at the start, and a thank you to all the leaders, and tech/ushers/support staff at the end. I thought that was great - like the opening and closing credits of a movie. :)
One of my pet peeves for many years as well.
Great advice...thank you.
I laughed hard at this post - I do that exact thing TOO MUCH as I lead hymns. In my deep desire for everyone to feel seen and spoken too, I always say good morning and introduce myself...even though my portions of the service are fairly deep into the worship. I will challenge myself this weekend to resist the urge... :-)
We will talk about this at our retreat in a couple of weeks... among other things, of course!