Connecting With People

Sunday night, our Sunday School Teachers met for a brief organizational meeting. We are updating our enrollment forms in order to confirm the class rolls in our Bible study groups. After we have updated class rolls, we will make a concerted effort to develop an active prospect list. We have several folks who are regular attenders, but are not connected to a Bible study group. Then, we will intentionally invite folks to study the Bible in a small group.

A real desire to reach people was evident. Of course, we must be open to making changes to our overall approach to "doing" Bible study. Many folks who have never attended "Sunday School" are reluctant to join an open ended group. So, by using the MasterWork Material, we are able to enlist adults for a short term study, which hopefully will connect them to our church.

Relationships! Relationships! Relationships! That's what connects people to a church. So, we have to be more than just friendly. We must demonstrate the love of Christ by being available and present for folks during times of need. People don't just come, because we have a nice building or in a great location. They have to be loved into coming.

So, members of FBC Leakesville, adopt a prospect for our church and start loving on them. Pray for them. Care for them. Take them out to eat. Ask them how they are doing and show them that you really want to know.

I was so pleased to have all (yes, 100%) of our teachers present. Way to go, Teachers!