Simple Things are Important Things
It's amazing how much of assimilation comes back to very basic principles! The simple things are the important things! It's how to win friends and influence people.
Give people ownership.
Ownership is the best path to membership! The Journey involves non-believers in ministry. Nelson said, "I'll let an unbeliever take the offering. I just won't let them count the offering."
Write personal notes!
Find creative ways to say the same thing over and over again.
"People say no to what is unclear."
Help people identify next steps!
Give people the opportunity to sign-up!
If you prepare for guests God will send you guests!
"Buy the umbrella before it rains!"
Make the path straight!
Give people ownership.
Ownership is the best path to membership! The Journey involves non-believers in ministry. Nelson said, "I'll let an unbeliever take the offering. I just won't let them count the offering."
Write personal notes!
Find creative ways to say the same thing over and over again.
"People say no to what is unclear."
Help people identify next steps!
Give people the opportunity to sign-up!
If you prepare for guests God will send you guests!
"Buy the umbrella before it rains!"
Make the path straight!
5 Comments:
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Per the bloging conversation on the Q and A, a good book:
Naked Conversations by Robert Scooble
He hits a lot of the issues discussed at the conference.
In Acts chapter 6 the apostles needed workers to "serve tables", they didn't seek unbelievers to do the work, in fact its just the opposite, they had high standards men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom. Just a thought.
Anonymous,
Tricky territory and difference churches land in different people. But I'm always inspired to hear stories about people who get involved in ministry or even go on a missions trip and come to Christ as a result.
Requires a ton of discernment. Obviously don't want a non-believer teaching Scripture :) But maybe greeting is ok. Or production.
My two cents,
Mark
I've been thinking a lot about this recently too. Our college group is using the Fusion cell model on campus and this is exactly what it is built around... "every member to ministry". We are encouraged to have pre-Christians do things like the welcome and games. Dave Short told me about one cell where a witch had been attending. They gave her the welcome and it blew her away that they would trust her and that they accepted and valued her. She ended up getting saved through it. I think this is a very tricky subject indeed. That scripture about serving the tables always sticks out to me. I think what is noteable about that is not the fact that those people had to be saved to do the job, I think they were chosen to model the humble spirit of Christ to all the people who were complaining. And They were doing more than just serving anyway, they were actually leading a ministry.
By the way Pastor Mark your message this week convicted and challenged me so much. Thank You.
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