How to welcome people to your homegroup
Invariably, our first words of welcome as we greet people at our front door are ‘Mind the step!’
This is followed by ‘Don’t be embarrassed: everyone trips and falls inside’. We have an unforgiving doorstep that will catch you out and send you sprawling into the hallway. What a great way to say, ‘Welcome to our home!’ Exaggerated? Maybe; but please don’t miss the point. The welcome begins at the front door.
Perhaps it takes as little as a warm embrace and a smile that says, ‘We’re glad you came tonight’. So how do we make people feel at home?