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The Race to Reach Out This exciting new seminar is based on the award-winning book, The Race to Reach Out by Douglas Anderson and Michael Coyner. The Race to Reach Out has won OUTREACH Magazine's 2004 Best Outreach Resource in the area of Church Connection as "an effective resource for church follow-up, connection and assimilation of guests or unbelievers toward biblical community within a local church." This seminar will help pastors and lay teams understand the unique and important ministry of hospitality and assimilation of newcomers to help them experience a life-transforming encounter with Jesus Christ. As Lyle Schaller shared, "Systems produce what they are designed to produce." So learn how to design an assimilation system that produces disciples, and not inactive members. The insights from this seminar help participants to develop an effective process of assimilation and discipling by focusing on helping newcomers to belong to the church and to Christ -- not primarily on membership as the goal. Using the analogy of a relay race to describe this exciting ministry, the goal is assimilation -- and membership is the "victory lap"! The seminar guides participants in developing a consistent and effective assimilation process of newcomers that starts with attracting newcomers; moves to hospitality when they arrive; identifying them as newcomers for follow up; responding to them quickly; making a listening visit to hear their needs, interests, talents, and gifts; inviting them to a place to participate and belong, based on the listening; and then inviting to membership after they are assimilated and discipled. Participants will learn practical skills, strategies, and models to be equipped for this essential ministry of connecting people to the church and to Christ in the race to reach out! Bring a team of several persons because this ministry takes a dedicated, motivated team to do it well. Leader Dr. Doug Anderson is the executive director of the Bishop Rueben Job Center for Leadership Development at Dakota Wesleyan University. He was a district superintendent and pastor of several growing churches of different sizes in the United Methodist Church. He has led a variety of practical church seminars and consultations for over 20 years. He has coauthored the book The Race to Reach Out (Abingdon Press). He is teaching again at the United Methodist School of Congregational Development this summer in Dallas. He is a member of the Academy for Spiritual Formation of the Upper Room. He is an active translator of organizational principles for Christian ministry. Dates and Places This seminar will be held on the following dates and locations. Click on a location for further information.
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