Motivating others to Pray, Give, & Go!
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thoughtfulDear Mobilizers,
Many of us who are in this ministry are taking meetings in which we share the vision and give a clear challenge to pray, give, and go. I have taken about 250 meetings this year and have seen the Lord move in those meetings.
Are you taking meetings? Are you seeing much fruit?
Try to keep these Best Practices in mind as you speak:
1. Keep your information and facts correct. Stick to what you know is true.
2. Stick to basic passages where the call to prayer, action, and mission is strong.
3. Take the grace-awakened approach; never preach down to people, but always loving and esteeming them.
4. Be honest about your own doubts, struggles, and failures as well as the victories and answers to prayer.
5. Don’t present overseas mission as an "elite" calling. Honor those who remain home to serve in the marketplace and to sending. Honor those who give and pray. For 50 years I have experienced it is easier to get the go-ers than the senders. (PLEASE READ & ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO READ: _Serving_As_Senders_ by Neal Pirolo).
6. Have a great display of books and other materials. If they have their own book display, try to push their items. (Get permission in advance for what you plan to do.)
7. Use MS PowerPoint and audiovisuals. Test everything before the meeting and keep it short! If you get others to testify, give them a time limit and beg them to stick to it. Stick to your time.
8. Try to get personal time with the pastor and other key people
before or after the meeting.
9. Cover all matters with prayer! If possible, make prayer part of the meeting.
10. Try to be clear and specific. Give invitations for commitment and at least to be willing to get involved more. Isaiah 6:1-8. I get people to pray that prayer, "Here am I, send me," urging them to realize that the Holy Spirit may send them across the street or across the sea.
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Standing with you,
George Verwer <george@verwer.om.org>
Chairman - Missions Mobilisation Network (http://www.missionsmobilisation.org