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| Hoosier United Methodist News |
September 2001 |
What would you be willing to do
to bring new people into your church?
Brian Largent
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I think it requires living the faith yourself every day. So that others see you and feel it is attractive to them. And I think a personal invitation from you to come to church is important to them. For you to invite them shows that they are wanted. |
Paul T. Roberts
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I think, to contact my neighbors through their hobbies. One, a wood craftsman, I could persuade to work with the local Habitat for Humanity, another, a musician, would enjoy our special sanctuary concerts. This would introduce them to church members and our goals in a friendly, informal way. |
Flora Childers
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To love them gloriously. Loving and caring, we can evangelize. Our church has family night dinners every other month, and invite all neighbors. We distribute bulletins, run newspaper ads, and have started a contemporary Sunday evening service. We've also done "door hangers" and had good response. It brought in a lot of people . |
David Wilson
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Well, I'd be willing to go "door to door"
if that were necessary. But I think through conversation or casual meeting
are ways to approach this problem, and through different activities. Our
church is in the center of the city and is easy access for people.
We've actually done a little door to door calling, but it's hard to get members to do that, they're a little reluctant. |
John Lawson
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Our church is struggling right now with this question. We're having steering, planning and training meetings with the three other Linton United Methodist Churches. We want to become more welcoming congregations. The steering committees are exploring what groups we are not reaching -- social, economic. We're looking for ways to turn our attention outward. |