How to Handle Prospects
Wanting to Stay
in Their Old Church
Up-Dated -
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
The Problem
There is always a problem with those making a profession and wanting
to stay in their previous church. Once they are invited to your
church and they say they already have one, the dye is usually cast.
But if you bring it up before they own up to having a church, then
they are not as apt to feel they must defend this statement in
further conversation.
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Here is what
I like to do
After praying and completing the
Decision Card, I ask,
"Do you have a church you attend occasionally?"
I use the word "occasionally" for several reasons:
* to have them agree that they do not go often, therefore not
commited, without telling them they are subpar, religiously
* to give them something to hang on to (later I will take it away)
* to make the point that they probably do not have a church
When they agree, that they do attend occasionally, I
say this:
"I wonder why it is that in all the
churches your have been in, no one has never
told you how to be saved? (do not
let them speak, they may try to defend, go right into the
following...) I don't know either, but I do know this, that
if you got the changed heart a few minutes ago, you know it is true,
and if true, you will want to know more, so you can tell your family
and friends."
They almost always agree.
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Introduction
Then I say something like this,
"Let me introduce you to someone special."
Then, have your member introduce the prospect to
you, if at all possible. If not, then someone else in the booth.
If they have nursery age children, then introduce
them to someone who works in the nursery. Bus age children, etc.
Let workers know ahead of time these introductions
will be made, so they can have some questions on the tip of the
tongue to ask and get a dialog started.
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Connection
See Slide Show -
Connecting with Prospects
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Picture Album
See File -
Booth
Album
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Prayer Requests
See File -
Prayer Requests
Of course all these things cannot be done at once,
but there may be something that would help.
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G. Steven Andres
Psalms 45:17
Missionary Evangelist
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