We’ve Been Busy! Praise God!
Dear Mt. Bethel,
Have you noticed how busy our church has been over the past two months?
We’ve engaged students at DNOW, hosted a massive turnout for speaker Lysa TerKeurst, held our Men’s Weekend on campus, and welcomed guests to experience the Compassion Journey. This Saturday is opening day for the 94 teams competing in Spring sports through our Recreation Ministry. Mt. Bethel has always been a welcoming church, but by this point, we should be experts in hospitality.
I want us to view each guest who comes on our campus as a gift from God and to treat them accordingly. We must have a heightened awareness of others at all times. As Easter approaches, many people will visit Mt. Bethel for the first time. My prayer is that people who worship with us on Easter Sunday will want to return. We pray that you will actively welcome our guests.
I am so thankful for our excellent Welcome Team, parking lot attendants and ushers, and our wonderful Director of Membership, Jennifer Bruner. These people deliver Mt. Bethel’s special hospitality every Sunday. Right now, we want to increase the ranks, and we need your help to do it. Would you please consider serving on our Welcome Team, so we can add more welcoming places and faces each Sunday?
You can serve as often as you like, and we’ll train and equip you! You may even remember when someone first welcomed you to Mt. Bethel. That personal connection makes all the difference, and the Welcome Team is one of the best places to get involved in serving at Mt. Bethel. Please contact Jennifer Bruner, and she’ll get you plugged in.
Starting very soon, you should notice some of the new welcome signs and greeter stations. We are introducing lots of exciting things behind the scenes to make sure guests receive follow-up messages from me and other members of our staff, but we need you on the front lines to make a first impression for Mt. Bethel and for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I hope you will add your smile to the ranks!
In Christ,
Jody Ray
