Valerie Johnson on March 21st, 2009

This week I’ve been busy practicing what I preach.  I’ve been taking care of the details of hosting guests for our pastor’s anniversary.  Planning events and bringing in guests is the what I enjoy most about my job.  I enjoy planning out the details and then making sure everything comes together without a hitch.  My [...]

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Valerie Johnson on February 22nd, 2009

Over the past 12 years, I have traveled with my pastor as his ministry assistant and I have hosted guests as the guest services manager at our church.  These two roles have allowed me to look at ministry guests from two different perspectives:  being a guest and receiving guests.  In previous posts I have written [...]

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Valerie Johnson on February 20th, 2009

Your Ministry Helper has posted several articles about hosting ministry guests.  While you know that your staff and volunteers should be friendly to your guests, you can go the extra mile with a little lagniappe – a little something extra!  When that something extra is unexpected, it’s even better. Hotels and restaurants are in the [...]

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