Transcript PowerPoint Slides - Highway 157 Church of Christ

Urban People Are
Urban People Are
Busy
Urban People Are
Busy
Less Personal
Urban People Are
Busy
Less Personal
Skeptical
Urban People Are
Busy
Less Personal
Skeptical
Cautious
Urban People Are
Busy
Less Personal
Skeptical
Cautious
Fearful of Unknown
Urban People Are
Busy
Less Personal
Skeptical
Cautious
Fearful of Unknown
Build Relationships Slowly
“Developing Souls From Their
First Visit Until Their Maturity”
Out of 100 touches
Out of 100 touches
10 people visit
Out of 100 touches
10 people visit
6 will not be back
Out of 100 touches
10 people visit
6 will not be back
4 will return
Out of 100 touches
10 people visit
6 will not be back
4 will return
1 will be your prospect
Out of 100 touches
10 people visit
6 will not be back
4 will return
1 will be your prospect
You won’t know him till he shows you
Out of 100 touches
10 people visit
6 will not be back
4 will return
1 will be your prospect
You won’t know him till he shows you
You have to treat all 10 the same
Out of 100 touches
10 people visit
6 will not be back
4 will return
1 will be your prospect
You won’t know him till he shows you
You have to treat all 10 the same
But increase effort with return visitors
This “increased effort” is a part of
“the process from the first visit
until maturity and stability!”
Remember who the prospect is!
Skeptical, Uncertain
Remember who the prospect is!
Skeptical, Uncertain
Wants A “peek” & “quick check”
Remember who the prospect is!
Skeptical, Uncertain
Wants A “peek” & “quick check”
Needs Warmth & Love
Biblical Pictures of Welcomes
James 2:2-4
James 2:2-4
2 For if a man wearing a gold ring and
fine clothing comes into your assembly,
and a poor man in shabby clothing also
comes in, 3 and if you pay attention to
the one who wears the fine clothing and
say, "You sit here in a good place," while
you say to the poor man, "You stand over
there," or, "Sit down at my feet," 4 have
you not then made distinctions among
yourselves and become judges with evil
thoughts?
ESV
Avoid the Harmful Messages
Avoid the Harmful Messages
“Too Empty! What Happened Here?”
Avoid the Harmful Messages
“Too Empty! What Happened Here?”
“The Stare”
Avoid the Harmful Messages
“Too Empty! What Happened Here?”
“The Stare”
“We Are Not Here to Worship”
Avoid the Harmful Messages
“Too Empty! What Happened Here?”
“The Stare”
“We Are Not Here to Worship”
“The Good Parking Is for Members”
Remember who the prospect is!
Skeptical, Uncertain
Wants A “peek” & “quick check”
Needs Warmth & Love
Needs A Warm Welcome
Every visitor deserves a loving,
warm welcome and to sit in a
“good place”
A Visitor Needs To Meet People
Who Can Identify With Him
•So respond and attach to
anyone in your peer group,
teenagers, singles, widows,
families with children, etc.
Responses and Aids
to Visitor Flow
•If a family is looking for help
with their children and no
children speak to their kids,
will they think you are an easy
group to fit in with?
Responses and Aids
to Visitor Flow
•Who can talk to a woman visitor
better, men or women?
Responses and Aids
to Visitor Flow
•Who are the better
communicators, men or
women?
Responses and Aids
to Visitor Flow
•Who are most perceptive
about people and their
feelings, men or women?
Responses and Aids
to Visitor Flow
•Should godly ladies work hard
at welcoming all female
visitors?
Prospects must be monitored
weekly
Prospects must be monitored
You must read their interest
accurately
Prospects must be monitored
You must read their interest
accurately
Developing a relationship helps
them to decide if you are genuine
You move from
Warmth to
You move from
Warmth to
Conversation
You move from
Warmth to
Conversation to
Low impact association
You move from
Warmth to
Conversation to
Low impact association
Religious conversation
You move from
Warmth to
Conversation to
Low impact association
Religious conversation
General Biblical study
You move from
Warmth to
Conversation to
Low impact association
Religious conversation
General Biblical study
Study of needed lessons
Every visitor deserves to be
remembered if they return!
That requires great information,
great collection, protection, and
awareness of all return visits in
order to be attentive in serving
them.
Visitors need to watch you
through many services to see if
you are moral and genuine.
You must build a slow, careful,
non-threatening relationship with
every visitor for them to have time
to make a “moral certification” of
you that you are moral, loving,
teach the Bible and are genuine!
Power of Morality
Matt 5:16
16 In the same way, let your light
shine before others, so that they may
see your good works and give glory
to your Father who is in heaven.
ESV
Power of Morality
1 Peter 3:16
16 yet do it with gentleness and
respect, having a good conscience,
so that, when you are slandered,
those who revile your good behavior
in Christ may be put to shame.
ESV
Power of Morality
1 Peter 2:12
12 Keep your conduct among the
Gentiles honorable, so that when
they speak against you as evildoers,
they may see your good deeds and
glorify God on the day of visitation.
ESV
Moral Certification
Careful Unthreatening Pace
It Must Keep Progressing
It Develops Thru Certain Stages
Brief Conversation
Brief Conversation
Relaxed Conversation
Brief Conversation
Relaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious Comments
Brief Conversation
Relaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious Comments
Careful Religious Discussion
Brief Conversation
Relaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious Comments
Careful Religious Discussion
Then It Is Time To Ask
“Would you like to read
a few verses on that?”
Brief Conversation
Relaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious Comments
Careful Religious Discussion
Then It Is Time To Ask
“Would you like to read
a few verses on that?”
“Would you like to talk about any
questions?”
Brief Conversation
Relaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious Comments
Careful Religious Discussion
Then It Is Time To Ask
“Would you like to read
a few verses on that?”
“Would you like to talk about any
questions?”
“Would you like to drop by the house and
talk more about Bible questions?”
Once you get to the study
Once you get to the study
They are briefer and move
quicker generally
Yet there is so much more to
learn that there must be a great
year long “Foundations” study in
Sunday Bible Class!
It requires a committed good
teacher and his wife and a
backup teacher!
Some churches only keep
25% of their converts.
Some churches only keep
25% of their converts.
Some churches keep
85% of their converts.
One difference in the results is in
the congregation’s effort,
attention and interest in new
converts through that first year!
When you “hasten the
day” and bring it close,
are you comforted or
troubled?
Other Important Issues
Other Important Issues
How the required
work gets done!
Other Important Issues
How the required
work gets done!
Volunteers/Supported Workers
Biblically
There was always a mixture of
volunteers and supported workers
in the Old Testament and in the
New Testament!
Ratio of Full Time Workers
1950’s – 1/500
1960’s – 1/400
1970’s – 1/300
1990’s – 1/200
Best Growth
Most Effort
Most Attention To Needs
1 Full Time Worker/100 Members
Why?
Why?
Busier People
Why?
Busier People
Busier Volunteers
Why?
Busier People
Busier Volunteers
People Who Know Less
Why?
Busier People
Busier Volunteers
People Who Know Less
Converts And Prospects Who
Need More Time
Why?
Busier People
Busier Volunteers
People Who Know Less
Converts And Prospects Who
Need More Time
People With More Problems
So today we work to blend the
production of volunteers and full
time workers that look after babes
and growing members to bring
each one to maturity.
Everyone knowing and helping
with the new member and the
weak member increases the ratio
of new converts that we keep!
It is a ratio that we need to be
aware of – 25% or 85%?
Other Important Issues
How much training and valuable
skills can we build into our local
congregation!
We see great effort in the
“Spiritual Heritage” Bible Class
Program.
We saw great effort when house
to house personal work could still
be done – 1950 – 1975!
I think we may soon learn the
skills of building teams that work
well together to do evangelism.
II Peter 3:10-14
…12 looking for and
hastening the coming of the
day of God…