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Out of 100 touches 10 people visit
6 will not be back4 will return
1 will be your prospectYou won’t know him till he shows you
Out of 100 touches 10 people visit
6 will not be back4 will return
1 will be your prospectYou 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 back4 will return
1 will be your prospectYou won’t know him till he shows you
You have to treat all 10 the sameBut 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, UncertainWants A “peek” & “quick check”
Needs Warmth & Love
James 2:2-42 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
“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, UncertainWants A “peek” & “quick check”
Needs Warmth & LoveNeeds A Warm Welcome
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 Aidsto 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 Aidsto Visitor Flow
•Who are most perceptive about people and their feelings, men or women?
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 Conversation to
Low impact associationReligious conversationGeneral Biblical study
You move from
Warmth to Conversation to
Low impact associationReligious conversationGeneral 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.
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 2:1212 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 PaceIt Must Keep Progressing
It Develops Thru Certain Stages
Brief ConversationRelaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious CommentsCareful Religious Discussion
Then It Is Time To Ask“Would you like to read a few verses on that?”
Brief ConversationRelaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious CommentsCareful 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 ConversationRelaxed Conversation
Moral, Mildly Religious CommentsCareful 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?”
Yet there is so much more to learn that there must be a great year long “Foundations” study in
Sunday Bible Class!
One difference in the results is in the congregation’s effort,
attention and interest in new converts through that first year!
Biblically
There was always a mixture of volunteers and supported workers
in the Old Testament and in the New Testament!
Why?
Busier PeopleBusier Volunteers
People Who Know LessConverts And Prospects Who
Need More TimePeople 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!