The Importance of
Your Personal Invitation
Jesus had an individual and a crowd-based approach to
evangelism. So did the apostles. So did the early church. So did the Reformers.
So did individuals such as Charles Wesley, D. L. Moody and Billy Graham.
If the
church has a “front door,” and it clearly does, why shouldn’t it be opened wide
and then strategically developed for optimal impact for any and all nones (those people who identify themselves as
having no religious affiliation) who may venture inside? I already here
you: “But isn’t that your point? They aren’t going to venture inside? So why
bother?” … They will venture inside, just not on their own. There is one thing
that 82% of all unchurched people can’t seem to resist. It cuts through their
defenses and penetrates their barriers. According to surveys at Life Way Research,
82% of them seem to have a single weakness: if a friend, or someone they know,
invited them to church. Reread that: 82% of all unchurched people would come to
church this weekend if they were invited by a friend. And if you could get them there, imagine what
you could achieve. They could be exposed to the collective energies, gifts,
resources, and influence of your church at its best. (“The Rise of the Nones” by James Emery
White P. 152-153)
Bring someone with you this weekend!
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