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Inviting Guests to Introducing God |
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How do I encourage Christian hosts to invite their friends to Introducing God?
The
key to our friends coming to Introducing God is prayer, a godly life
and an invitation. But there are a few steps along the way that can
help:
- Step One: Raise awareness: People need to know we are Christian and that being part of the family of God is significant in our lives. First question is: Do your friends who don't have a relationship with God, know that you do?
- Step Two: Initial contact: We need to see our friends
move from the one dimensional relationship we share at work (for
example) into the two or three dimensional relationship - people we
play sport with, who come to our homes. Second question: Has the person I am hoping to invite to Introducing God ever been to my home?
- Step Three: Pre-evangelism:
We need to give our friends glimpses of our world-view. The best way to
do this is to open the door for real conversations about important
issues and let them see that it is safe to share discussion without us
'kicking the door down.'
- Step Four: Evangelism:
At some point the discussion will turn to what it is that we actually
think about God. It is at this point that we should be ready to invite
our friends to Introducing God.
There's lots more on pages 63-68 of the Introducing God Course Driver's Manual.
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