They went to the neighboring city, started going from house to house, and in a matter of ten weeks have filled the bus. Just this morning they asked for another bus for their city. Two of our choir members got burdened about a certain area in our city. They asked for a bus. The first week they made over two hundred visits and have averaged over one hundred and fifty visits per week for the last five weeks.
Needless to say, they are rapidly filling their bus. Two of our deacons asked for a bus. Within ten weeks they filled two busses and now are bringing in nearly one hundred every Sunday. These are people who were not being reached before these deacons got burdened. Route the busses by areas of town. When we start a bus route, we first get two captains and make several suggestions as to an area.
We feel that an area of two to four square miles, or less if possible, is sufficient area for a good bus route. We ask the captains to pray about three or four different areas, choosing the one they feel impressed to work. Once they choose the area, it is their job to visit the absentees just like a Sunday School class and to go house to house trying to find people to ride the busses.
Have a weekly meeting with the bus pastors. This meeting is simply to stimulate interest, get reports and plans, inspire, work, etc.
Give special recognition to successful bus pastors in the public services. Let the people know what is going on and constantly keep the bus ministry before the people. If possible, secure drivers for the busses apart from the bus captains.
This will put more people to work. For example, we will be operating eleven busses soon. If there are eleven bus drivers, twenty-two bus captains, then there are thirty-three people working on the busses.
This puts more people to work and is a pretty good crew in itself. Contests between busses. One of the finest ways to increase attendance is to have a contest between busses and bus routes. A simple award may he given at the end of the contest to the team members of the winning bus. People are saved every Sunday who ride the busses.
A well-organized, spiritually-planned bus ministry could put new life into many churches. A young Christian perhaps could not win a soul adeptly. However, he does know perhaps more lost people than the pastor knows.
Even as the woman in John 4 went back to the city and told those with whom she had sinned about Jesus and brought them to hear Him, so we encourage our converts to bring people to hear the preacher and the Gospel. You may get the folks in the habit of visiting by getting the people to start visiting absentees. Give them some easy ones at first. They could be people who have been out sick a week or two. Give them some folks to visit in the hospital. Get them in the habit of visiting.
After a while they will be able to take a little harder case and still harder, until finally they can be sent out to win souls themselves. It was many years after I began visiting before I became a proficient soul winner.
A person must get the feel of visitation. This can be done by encouraging people to visit hospitals, absentees, etc. Perhaps someone whom you have won to Christ recently could be brought to the platform and that experience could be relived to the advantage of the people. They could actually sec you win the person.
Use the same conversation that you used in the home, the same Scriptures, etc. Just win the person again, so to speak, so the people can see how it is done.
This is tremendously important. Let the people know every Sunday that you are for old-fashioned soul winning. Encourage the people to say "Amen" to the preacher. It is important that the atmosphere of the service be akin to the New Testament atmosphere.
We encourage our people to say "Amen. We sing Gospel music at every service. The people know that we are preaching to get results and have people saved. Every preacher should have to watch a jewelry auctioneer in action at least once in his life. Several years ago Mrs. Hyles and I were in Hot Springs, Arkansas, for a vacation. We were captivated by the jewelry auctions in the jewelry stores across from Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs.
One night I suggested to the wife that we go sit in the back at one of the auctions and watch the "suckers" buy the merchandise. We had an agreement before going that we would say nothing. We planned to sit on the back row, not participate in the auction at all, say nothing, smile at nothing, and just watch the people bite.
The auctioneer stood and sold a travel iron for two or three dollars. Hyles said, "We should have bought that. That was a steal. Then he sold a beautiful waffle iron for about five dollars.
Hyles looked at me and said, "Honey, I could have used that. Several other things were auctioned. We did not make a single bid or a single move to show our interest. Suddenly the auctioneer cried with a loud voice, "How many folks are here from Texas?
He asked what town we were from. We told him. He said, "Why don't you Texans move down to the front. We moved to the front. Several hours later we left the auction. Hyles had a diamond ring on her finger.
While they are eating, give some simple instructions and make assignments. They can turn in reports Sunday evening. Be sure to provide child care.
Zoned visitation. Here the city is divided into several zones with a host home in each zone. On visitation night members who live in that area go to the host home for assignments and return there for reports.
A staff member, or other designated person, meets with the group, makes assignments, and presides over the report time. Reproductive evangelism. Probably one of the best approaches for witness training and involvement is the reproductive evangelism plan. This program is outlined in detail by D.
Many others have modified and adapted the plan to their particular situations. Literally thousands o effective soul-winners have been enlisted and trained by this approach. The plan consists of 13 weeks of training coupled with actual, directed field experience. At the completion of the training period, the trainee becomes a trainer in the reproductive evangelism program.
For the next term, and thereafter, each trainer seeks to enlist at least one trainee. He sits with him during the minute class session, then takes him out visiting for one-and-a-half hours. The trainee observes the trainer as he witnesses personally to the unsaved prospect, assisting as silent partner and prayer warrior. Reproductive evangelism sessions can be held in the mornings or afternoons for ladies, in the evenings for men, or on Saturdays or even Sundays. Hundreds of churches have come alive and found unparalleled church growth as a result of reproductive evangelism programs.
How sad, then, that so few churches have any organized visitation. A pastor was visiting a fellow pastor at his church on a Thursday evening. As usual only a faithful few were present for the Thursday evening visitation session. Hardly anybody will come. The truth is, only a few out for visitation will do more good than many out for nearly anything else going on. By Larry L. Throw away the bones. January 29, No Comments.
Lewis Organized visitation is a must. Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ. Before I was saved, I visited as a Mormon with no fear. Satan did not want to stop me. After I met Jesus Christ and I began visiting with the true gospel message, I found out that the spirit of fear wanted to stop me. Remember that we must only be willing to do it, and God will bless our efforts.
When you consider going door to door, remember it will require approximately 5 visits to get someone to attend worship when the church is in their natural traffic pattern they pass by the church on a regular basis. It will require about 9 visits for those who live outside that pattern. The most important question is, which field does God want you to work in, and what will the strategies be?
You can learn more on this subject on the D2D page of our website. Then Ananias went to the house and entered it.
Now we want to lay a foundation for knocking on the door and keeping a follow up strategy going. We will assume first, that the prospect you are visiting has previously attended your church.
Other articles in our i library will support other types of visitation. Secondly, we will assume the reader knows little or nothing about visitation. Prayer is the most important part of the visit. Pray together before leaving the church, not in front of the prospects home. If your prospect looks out the window to see people sitting in a car in front of their home, it can make for an uncomfortable situation. Praying inside the home silently as someone on your ministry team shares is always appropriate.
I recall a visit I made a few years back with a new trainee. Although our prospect received Christ that night, I gently explained to my new trainee that this is not the best approach to take in the future. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Be sure not to park your vehicle on the grass or a flower bed, and try not to block in other vehicles. If there is a woman on your team, she should be the most visible person on the team at the door.
This is much less intimidating for most people. Introduce yourself and the team members and state you are from the church immediately.
If no one is home, be certain you leave a door hanger with church information, and a brief note to let them know you stopped by. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Once inside the home, you can look for visible things to build a friendly conversation with.
For example: musical instruments, trophies, pictures, etc. Begin building a relationship with the prospect by talking about the things they like. Remember to retrieve any information that may be used for follow up and ministry. Do not take notes in front of the prospects.
Stay focused on ministry to the individual. Listen for feelings, attitudes, perceptions and values as well as for facts. Pay attention and avoid interrupting. This time should not be rushed although you should not overstay your welcome either. Be Spirit led and use good judgment. Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, …. Do not end your visit with a reason you must leave. The prospect should feel special enough that you have designated this time just for them.
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