So, your door-knocking campaign just ended after a week of daily work. You have 40 contacts to follow-up with, and only five people who are capable to handle them. In addition, you have two sermons to prepare, two Bible class lessons, a blog to write, visits to make, and a family with which you must spend time. You are grateful for the abundant harvest God has provided, but, at the same time, it can be difficult, overwhelming, and discouraging to handle the aftermath of a campaign. But, since following-up with a contact is the most important part of a door-knocking campaign, it is crucial to handle the situation correctly. That is why there are several considerations to make concerning follow-up. First, you must have accurate information. Imagine you have twenty door-knockers and half of them recorded people’s contact information. Now imagine that eight of them cannot write legibly. Now it falls upon you to decipher whatever they scribbled down. Before the campaign starts, tell the door-knockers the importance of getting accurate, legible information. After it ends, double-check the information. You may use the internet to double check addresses, phone numbers, and names. However, before deciding to pursue any actual follow-up, make sure you are dealing with a quality contact. If the door-knockers perceived that the person had little …show more content…
It is counter-productive to exert the effort to establish contact and then fail to maintain it. There are several ways you can maintain contact with someone. You might choose to visit them weekly or bi-weekly. It would be wise to have a list of members who will volunteer to visit the person at particular times so the contact is exposed to several members of the congregation rather than just one. You may also seek to schedule Bible studies at the convenience of the contact. These studies may take several hours, so be prepared to spend time with the person and remain patient
It was back in the summer of 2004 when all was calm. The trees filled w/ dry green leaves, the grass barely green as patches of yellowness overcame its dried burned look, dandelions arose in monstrous amounts as the white cotton-like blooms of a dandelion flutter in the midst of an arid breeze, and visions of heat waves could clearly be noticed along a paved street on a clear afternoon. Yep, this truly was mid summer. But I do prefer summer over winter any day of the year. Around the hottest time of the year, a.k.a. middle of July, my church travels on a mission trip over to the Appalachia Mountains to help people in poverty rebuild their homes. I, among 14 other youths and leaders enjoy this yearly mission trip. Only to leave one week after my birthday the ASP (Appalachia Service Project) crew fled the town of Glen Ellyn and headed east towards the mountainous Appalachia Mountains. The mission had not only been to help people in distress but to also give an insight on personal faith, life, love, friendship, and a better understanding on why we are really here and why we have chosen to come here, as certain personality traits that we possess are revealed throughout the trip. I do remember last year's trip very clearly, and we've had just a few major dilemmas, but this year just clearly out does last year in every way, shape and form.
...amb to step out in faith and provide help for single women and mothers who are trying to get back on their feet. Deborah Lamb has made a difference within our community for fourteen years through Stand at the Crossroads Ministries. I have found out that Debora Lamb is very loving and helpfully toward any one that comes across her path in need of any type of help whether it is emotional or physical needs. Deborah Lamb said “In the course of fourteen years in the ministry I have seen successes and people who go back to their old life style”. She tries to be optimistic about the people who leave Stand at the Cross Roads ministry. Deborah is always there for them ever even if they are no longer living at the ministry. In meeting Ms Lamb I have had a wonderful opportunity to see someone reach out to people in need and show them there are kind people in this world.
A person can evangelize many different ways. There are intellectual methods, relational methods, and confrontational methods. There is no right or wrong way to evangelize only the right method for the situation. In this paper, I will be discussing one way of evangelizing for each of the different methods. This paper will include the Romans Road method, the Friendship evangelism method, and the Door-to-Door evangelism method.
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The human relationship perspective shows it is clear that nonbelievers that are together will do things that are immoral and ungodly. This is something that is likely to occur with someone that has a secular worldview. Paul writes about the dangers of turning away from God with the sins that include unnatural sex acts, perversion, depraved minds and in Romans 1:29, “They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are filled with envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice.” Christians following the biblical worldview must develop relationships together that reinforce their faith in God and that Jesus Christ is the redeemer. Romans 5: 1-2, “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into his grace in which we now stand. We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.” I see the importance of developing relationships with people that have the same worldview. Developing relationships and working with others that hold the same ethic, values, and morals within the Christian community is important. Practicing my faith in Jesus with others in the Church is a practice that will enhance my relationship with
The viewer sits on the couch, nestled inside a cozy, warm blanket with a large bowl of buttery and salty popcorn on his lap. His heart starts racing as the movie reaches its climax. Just as his lungs stop breathing and his eyes grow wide with fascination, the channel changes to an old advertisement that he’s seen a thousand times. Ads like that one appeal to the three main techniques that have subliminal messages to viewers. These different techniques have proven to be effective with television watchers. Advertisers use these three techniques to target a certain audience.
The human relationship perspective shows it is clear that nonbelievers that are together will do things that are immoral and ungodly. This is something that is likely to occur with someone that has a secular worldview. Paul writes about the dangers of turning away from God with the sins that are stated in Romans that include unnatural sex acts, perversion, depraved minds and in Romans 1:29, “They have become filled with every kid of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are filled with envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice.” Christians following the biblical worldview must develop relationships together that reinforce their faith in God and that Jesus Christ is the redeemer. Romans 5: 1-2, “Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into his grace in which we now stand. We rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.” I see the importance of developing relationships with people that have the same worldview. Developing relationships and working with others that hold the same ethic, values, and morals within the Christian community is important. Practicing my faith in Jesus with others in the Church is a practice that will enhance my relationship with
persuasion on people you need to be familiar with the structure behind a persuasive message. It is important to identify which route is beingused (central or peripheral) and understand the effect of the communicator,the content of the message, the method of communication, and the reaction by the audience. Counterarguements in making a public commitment strengthen out resistance to persuasion.
be a successful persuader. You should also know what to look out for, so you don't fall
... lots of prayer in order for him to feel and receive Christ into his life. To end the conversation I told him that I do indeed want him to become a Christian with me so that he can have eternal life with me. I stated that I do not want to go on in life without having the great feeling that you are in fellowship with God. I ended it with the fact though that I will not try to expedite the process, he will have to find the will himself to find God. There is only so much I can say and do and the type of person I’m dealing with does not like to be pressured into something he is uncertain of, thus I find it better that the Holy Spirit works within his life to show him that his path is the right one for him. I will continuous pray for him however in order for the Holy Spirit to know that he needs salvation, he needs to have a fellowship with Christ and have eternal life.
Persuasion is an important aspect of communication, certainly a significant business activity. Regardless of whether this comes in the form of a sender influencing a party or the receiver itself is being influenced. Typically, this could come in the form of a salesman or, even a manager communicating with key stakeholders, such as potential investors.
The shepherd and sheep relationship is the best illustration for the relationship between pastor and parishioners. When Jesus asked Simon Peter does he love him three times and said to him “Feed my sheep”, the shepherd and flock relationship has been set. Since Jesus is our good shepherd (Jn. 10:11a), he laid out a good example for us to follow - to lay down his life for the sheep. (Jn. 10:11b) Thus, the wellness of both in and out of the parishioners should always be the concern in the pastors’ hearts. Soul care for the people is essential. Christian friendship is the foundation of Christian soul care. Pastoral ministry including preaching, teaching, and worship forms the broad context of pastoral counseling. Pastoral care is within pastoral ministry but broader than pastoral counseling. God’s love is the source and motivation. Within the pastoral care, there are spiritual direction and pastoral
Someone persuades you over 400 times a day, 2,800 times a week, and 145,600 times a year. You may give in to some attempts and hold back on others. There is, however, an incredible power behind the things that you do give in to. Through history and books like Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Animal Farm by George Orwell we can learn from successful endeavors of persuasion and discover the principles that define the powers that persuasion holds. First, let’s start at the very beginning.
“Evangelism in the Wesleyan tradition puts us on a journey in which we abide in Christ,” thus strengthening our relationship with God the Father. If we feel secure with this belief, why do people shy away from wanting to participate in evangelism? Rainer explains that there are a number of reasons why people are reluctant to evangelize. The number one reason he established was “Christians have no sense of urgency to reach lost people.” The other fourteen reasons that were recognized in his study were all ligament reason that I have heard from people as to why they do not want to evangelize. Many people feel that this task is, and should be, the responsibility of the pastor. Perhaps the most troubling reason that Rainer came up with is that “Christians don’t want to share the truth of the gospel for fear they will offend
Numerous amounts of people would come to receive bags of food and select some clothing if they needed some. Particularly during Christmas time, the children that would come would receive some books, toys, and a stuffed animal. At these service events, I had made three very important observations. My first observation was the gratefulness of those who came. The adults, especially those who had to wait for a long time because of the sheer numbers of people that came, remained patient and orderly. Some of us can’t even be patient when the drive thru at a fast food restaurant becomes a stalemate. These people could worry less about time. They were grateful for simply being able to receive some goods that could help provide for them and their family. As for the children, the toys that they received weren’t necessarily desirable in the perspective of a privileged child. However, these kids knew how much their parents sacrificed for them. They were appreciative for any of the toys they received. For fortunate kids, they can expect that their parents will buy them a gift for Christmas. Yet, others can only hope that their parents can get them one small gift. Thus, they cherish anything they receive, something that all of us should do. The second observation I made was that we made sure to evangelize those who were there. In Matthew 4:3, in response to the