19/03/2024
THE IDEAL CHURCH USHER
The church usher is the first person people meet when attending a church for the first time, thus, they can either make or mar the church in terms of retaining membership. What therefore should an ideal usher look like:
1. An ideal usher should be neatly dressed because a shabbily dressed usher sends a wrong message
2. The ideal usher should be full of smiles. First timers would easily be put off when accosted by a frowning usher
3. An ideal usher must be friendly in disposition. People coming to the church for the first time would be at home with a friendly usher
4. The ideal usher should be amiable and nice in relating with people and not difficult
5. An ideal usher should be proactive, that is, be able to foresee a problem and deal with it before it becomes obvious
6. The ideal usher should be smart and agile and not sluggish or dull
7. An Ideal usher should be patient and long-suffering. He or she should have the fortitude to overlook the excesses of others
8. The ideal usher should be respectful. A rude usher does the church much harm than good
9. An ideal usher should be kind and not wicked. For instance, in case of a wardrobe malfunction, the usher should lend a helping hand to the victim
10. The ideal usher should be sacrificial. Most times ushers are meant to continue working even after service
11. An ideal usher must be obedient to constituted authority. When the usher is asked to perform a task at the spur of the moment he or she should be ready to obey
12. The ideal usher should be physically fit and strong. A physically weak person may not be able to cope with the strenuous duties of an usher
13. An ideal usher should be trained and retrained to know and improve on his or her duties as a professional
14. The ideal usher should be available and present at her post at all times during worship service
15. An ideal usher should be ready to serve both young and old. The ushering job is purely service