Possible Approach

Hi Everyone:

I told you all about the book "Leading Beyond the Walls" which provides way to reach the community around the church. There is another book "The Master's Plan for Making Disciples" by Win Arn and Charles Arn. The books presents 2 ways of reaching beyond church walls to make disciples.

Leading Beyond the Walls: The author studied the community, set up the church staff to reflect and support the makeup of the community, used marketing, follow up visits and calls to make disciples. Communication is essential to disciples making process. Communication to the uchurched so they know about church activities (not the building but the church body - the members). The book also addresses the steps taken to assimilate new members into the church community.

The Master's Plan for making Disciples: Uses a method similar to John 4:27-42 where members reach out to their extended families (relative, neighbors, co-workers, etc...) to make disciples. The book also addresses the steps necessary to assimilate new members into the church community.

Suggestion: maybe we could investigate both methods, provide biblical and the 21st century environment support for both methods and maybe come up with a combined approach.

Any comments?

Lillian