Lostobstacles
by Tyler Zach
What are some obstacles that keep the lost away from our movement?
Having visitors raise their hands or asking them to speak could embarrass them.
No explanation/introduction of the movement leaves students in the dark.
Inside jokes: Hearing these just reminds visitors that they are outsiders.
Challenging members on issues that visitors should not hear, such as not inviting enough visitors or not volunteering enough, isolates visitors.
Unpredictability: If members are not completely secure as to what the ministry topics are or who the speaker will be, they cannot invite accordingly.
Variance in length of the meeting or gathering can pose obstacles to visitors’ schedules or expectations.
Visitors may be unable to find nuggets of value for their life. Even though truth may be taught, it may be too heavy for some students – making the meeting irrelevant to them.
Boring delivery: If visitors are not captivated, they probably won’t return.
Nothing life-changing: If there is no call to growth towards a new level, why go?
Speaking in “Christianese,” or words that have no meaning or different meaning outside of church, leaves visitors thoroughly confused (Eucharist, atonement, sacrificial covenant, anointing, grace, blood of Jesus, etc.).
Too much too fast: Demanding seasoned-believer performance for everyone.
If things uncommon to a visitor (raising hands, tongues, communion, singing with instruments, etc.) take place without proper explanation, you run the risk of alienating.
If a student can answer these six questions positively, then you can be sure that they will want to invite their friends to your gathering:
1) Will my friend feel welcomed?
2) Will my friend fit in?
3) Can I feel confident that I know how the meeting will turn out?
4) Will my friend get something out of it?
5) Will my friend understand it?
6) Will anything that could seem strange to the lost be explained through Scripture?
*content was gleaned and contextualized from Church Marketing 101
What are some obstacles that keep the lost away from our movement?
Having visitors raise their hands or asking them to speak could embarrass them.
No explanation/introduction of the movement leaves students in the dark.
Inside jokes: Hearing these just reminds visitors that they are outsiders. Challenging members on issues that visitors should not hear, such as not inviting enough visitors or not volunteering enough, isolates visitors.
Unpredictability: If members are not completely secure as to what the ministry topics are or who the speaker will be, they cannot invite accordingly.
Variance in length of the meeting or gathering can pose obstacles to visitors’ schedules or expectations.
Visitors may be unable to find nuggets of value for their life. Even though truth may be taught, it may be too heavy for some students – making the meeting irrelevant to them.
Boring delivery: If visitors are not captivated, they probably won’t return.
Nothing life-changing: If there is no call to growth towards a new level, why go?
Speaking in “Christianese,” or words that have no meaning or different meaning outside of church, leaves visitors thoroughly confused (Eucharist, atonement, sacrificial covenant, anointing, grace, blood of Jesus, etc.).
Too much too fast: Demanding seasoned-believer performance for everyone.
If things uncommon to a visitor (raising hands, tongues, communion, singing with instruments, etc.) take place without proper explanation, you run the risk of alienating.
If a student can answer these six questions positively, then you can be sure that they will want to invite their friends to your gathering:
1) Will my friend feel welcomed?
2) Will my friend fit in?
3) Can I feel confident that I know how the meeting will turn out?
4) Will my friend get something out of it?
5) Will my friend understand it?
6) Will anything that could seem strange to the lost be explained through Scripture?
*content was gleaned and contextualized from Church Marketing 101
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