5 Minute’s To Figure It Out
By: Julie A. Eastin
When you first walk into Revolution Church you are greeted with a warm welcome and a smile. One of those wonderful people who make walking through the door worth it, took some time with ReVo to share a little bit about the 5 Minute Team.
ReVo: Can you explain what the 5 Minute Team is?
Kim: We are the team of people who greet you as you walk in the door. While we are there for everyone walking in the door, we specifically are watching for visitors. It is said that when people visit a new church their first and sometimes lasting impressions are made within the first five minutes of walking in the door! So, we want to be there to make a positive first impression; we greet, provide necessary information about the services, if they have children we take them over and introduce them to a Kidopolis worker, and we just talk to people and get to know them, allowing the joy we have in Christ to shine through us.
ReVo: What kind of impact does the 5 Minute Team make?
Kim: I think this question could probably be answered by the reader of this article. How did the 5 Minute Team greeting that you received when you started coming to Revolution effect you? Hopefully in some way you (the reader) felt like you were being welcomed into a friendly, Christ loving environment where you were accepted and included. I think that the 5 Minute Team has a very important ministry and potentially can make a huge impact! We have the chance to be where the rubber hits the road! We get the blessing of serving and ministering to everyone who walks through the doors of Revolution Church! How cool is that!!!
ReVo: What do you enjoy about the 5 Minute Team?
Kim: The people! You the church!! My most favorite part of the leading this ministry is the relationships I’ve been able to build. I love getting to see every single face as they walk through the door every week. I enjoy knowing that I didn’t miss getting to tell someone hi. I tell my team and anyone looking to join the ministry that one of the pros of being a part of the 5 Minute Team is that at the end of the night you are almost guaranteed not to be able to say, “Oh, I didn’t get to see so and so tonight.” But mostly I enjoy being the smile of Christ and letting his joy live through me to shine onto the lives of others.
ReVo: How would someone interested become involved?
Kim: Talk to me!!:) Seriously it’s that easy. We don’t have a lot of requirements for this ministry, and no matter what you think your skill level is, we have a spot for you! It’s as simple as opening a door and flashing a friendly smile to guiding someone to the bathroom or Kidopolis, or specifically greeting new visitors and find out why they came… in a non pressuring way of course. 🙂
ReVo: Is there anything else you would like to share?
Kim: A. Not so much about the team specifically, but a challenge to Revolution Church in general. One thing I like to challenge people with when they are first looking into being part of the ministry is to consider their fears in relation to people coming to visit the church for the first time. I’ll be the first to admit that before I was a part of this ministry I wouldn’t go up to visitors and talk to them. I was scared to death to talk to someone that I didn’t know. I would like to challenge you to consider your fears in relation to the visitor you are talking to. You are in a safe environment where you know everyone and have lots of friends, you know what to expect from the night. They however don’t know anyone, they have no idea what to expect and I guarantee that they are afraid of coming and talking to us. We must go to them and it’s not just the job of the 5 Minute Team to do so. It’s the responsibility of the church; everyone of us. It’s impossible for the 5 Minute Team to do this on our own, we need all of you helping to make everyone new to Revolution feel welcome. Read 25:34-40; wouldn’t you love to know, that if the opportunity presented itself, you were there willing and available to serve Christ?
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