Importance of inviting people

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Importance of inviting people

• Matt. 221-14 parable of the dinner guests

• Rev. 2214-17 Spirit and bride invite

• 1 Cor. 1422-24 apostolic example

• 25 of people not attending a church would visit

• 79 of people attend church because family or
  friend invited

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Importance of inviting people
Building relationships important

• always been important

• process

• 1st impressed by your good life

• then accept invitation to visit

• then visits a few more times

• then studies the Bible

• then obeys the gospel, baptized

• 95 of adult converts began the process by
  being impressed by the life of a godly person

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Importance of inviting people
Building relationships important
General stats invitations, visitors, conversions

• 10 invited unbelievers visit once

• 1 of invited unbelievers visit more than once

• it takes 2-10 visits before ready to talk (study)

• fair that visit more than once are converted

• if 25 conversion rate of the 1

• one baptism for every 400 good invitations

• 100 members, invite 4 per year each, grow 1

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Importance of inviting people
Building relationships important
General stats invitations, visitors, conversions
2-3 growth(not move-ins or children of
members)every member, one good invitation per
monthevery member, follow-up with visitors best
we can
invite to church, Bible study
door knockers
religious conversations
email
people you know
work, school
recommend a church