Jason is the campus pastor at Pathway Church–Sandy, which is a church plant. My role is to lead our “First Impressions” team. This includes staffing our volunteer greeter ministry for our Sunday morning gatherings, but it is so much more. I recruit and train volunteers to be outwardly focused, searching out new faces, getting familiar with asking good questions and committing to following up with visitors.

The days between Sundays involve heartache, pain, disappointment, joy and celebrations. There should be space for all of it on a Sunday morning, and the First Impressions team works to create and welcome that safe space.

I hope to eventually extend the Sunday morning experience throughout the week, which would provide opportunities to connect with new guests. What a privilege to focus on this.