The Power of Personal Invitation
Rev. Dr. Sherry Parker-Lewis
Some churches offer invitations to serve in their newsletter or Sunday morning announcements and hope that someone will say “yes”. Leaders are disappointed when there are no volunteers and exclaim, “No one will help with anything in this church!”
What can be done? The practice of personal invitation. Now, there are some who will object to the simplicity of this suggestion. “I’ve asked everyone, and I can’t get one volunteer!” Perhaps, there are some questions that need to be answered before we offer a personal invitation to do ministry.
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