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Guided Greeting Time

The General Idea

Instead of telling people to "greet each other" and then turning them over to a greeting free-for-all, how about providing a little "greeting guidance?" Guided greeting energizers gives people in the congregation specific instructions for the greeting time, gets the conversations going more quickly, and helps people become better acquainted through purposeful conversations. Some will even find things in common they would not have known otherwise.

Instructions for This Activity
Give the congregation 30 seconds to pair up with someone they will greet in this service, preferably someone they don’t know or at least don’t know well. Each person will then have 90 seconds to introduce themselves the following way:

  • State your name
  • State where you live
  • Answer one of the questions below. You can always think of others that would work for your congregation.
  • What was your life like ten years ago? Introduce yourself as if it were today’s date, but ten years ago. Speak in the present tense as things were THEN, not NOW.
  • What are the best and worst jobs you have ever had? Why?
  • How would you describe the ideal spiritual life?
  • What is the most interesting thing you’ve done or place you’ve visited? Why did you pick that one?
At the end of 90 seconds, the leader will call time. The first person will stop and the other person will introduce him or herself in the same way.

Tips for This Activity
Once the activity gets started, stick to the times rather than letting it go too long. It is better to stop the activity on time while energy is high than to let it go too long and let the energy wane. Use guided greeting times only periodically to ensure the idea doesn’t become “stale.”
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