When a church drifts from its main vision of reaching the lost and making disciples, it quickly becomes irrelevant and inwardly focused.
Here are some things I'm thinking about helping PCC stay white hot on reaching the lost.
- ramping up our follow up on those that accept Christ on Sunday morning - we have a decent system in place, but it could be so much better.
- telling more stories about those that recently accepted Christ
- promoting water baptism
- continued emphasis on praying for the lost in our prayer meetings
- encouraging PCCers to ask the Holy Spirit to help them boldly share their faith and invite their friends to church
In this chapter, the authors discuss the importance of assimilation process and discipleship. We've got great first-time guest follow up, but could always do better in discipleship. Our main discipleship tool has always been Sunday morning and small groups. While we've had some great small group experiences, it's been difficult to really build this system. This chapter has challenged me to rethink our small group system and make some improvements this fall.
