PROJECT REACHING OUT and PLANTING
SEEDS
Using
something I did as a realtor years ago, I have come up with an idea for
reaching out to the approx. 18,000 people in Lebanon that do not attend a
church. I had about a 5% (5 out of 100 people) positive response rate when I
was contacting people, but I am not
putting any limits on what God can do!
THE PLAN:
I am starting with my neighborhood, as I have only lived here a year and
know few of my neighbors. Many of you
said all of your neighbors go to a church, so my suggestion is pick a few
blocks in town and target them. I would suggest making your target 100 people
and get to know them before adding to your list. You may make it a goal to contact 5 per week
or whatever is comfortable for you.
To find out
names you can use http://www.whitepages.com and use the reverse address to find people for free. You enter an address and will get names of
who lives there. It may not be current,
but gives you a starting point. I am willing to help you if you need help. I
think the church has some maps as well. If several people are interested we
should coordinate so we do not duplicate or overlap.
I found that
contact about 3 times a year was not annoying to people. However, some will
tell you right away to not contact them and you need to honor that. So my plan
is using the Seed Door Knob Hanger (example next to this flyer) and put
on a house door if they are not home, if they are I can introduce myself and
hand it to them. For Easter I have a
card I will take to them and again at Christmas time. You can be creative and
make these yours or I would be glad to share my items with you.
I also walk
this area at least once a day, praying over each house and I also will add each
name to my prayer list and pray for them each morning. If you are interested in joining me in this
ministry please contact me.
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