HERE SOME FAST TIPS FOR HOME MISSIONARIES…..
1. WORK TO GET ALL AGES IN YOUR CHURCH.
2. GET ALL CLASSES OF PEOPLE. (LOW, MIDDLE AND UPPER INCOME, ETC.)
3. GET ALL RACES OF PEOPLE, (JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN, ALL,.,,)
4. BUILD A PERMANENT PRAYER MEETING,
5. DON’T JUST BUILD ON NUMBERS.
6. CREATE A SPIRIT OF REVERENCE BUT ALSO HAVE A FRIENDLY CHURCH.
7. USHERS ARE VERY IMPORTANT. USE YOUR BEST PEOPLE.
8. BUILD ON MISSIONS, GIVE FROM THE BEGINNING TO MISSIONS.
9. HAVE A CHURCH WITH GOALS. HAVE THEM SO THEY CAN BE REACHED,
10. CREATE IN YOUR HOME MISSIONS CHURCH..,THIS IS THE GREATEST…
11. YOUR CHURCH WILL NEVER BE ANY MORE HOLY THAN YOU AND HOW YOU START IT.
12. THE CHURCH BUDGET. KEEP IT SIMPLE AND EASY TO REACH. HAVE FAITH, COMMUNION.
13. SERVICE. (MAKE IT GREAT) MAKE EVERYTHING YOU DO GREAT,
14. MEMBERSHIP. BE CAREFUL, ONCE IN…
15. START OFF BY HAVING THEM ADDRESS YOU AS BRO., PASTOR, NOT MIKE, JIM, ETC.
16. WRITE A LETTER OF WELCOME TO EVERY VISITOR. THIS WORKS GREAT WITH CHILDREN.
17. SOME PEOPLE WILL BRING ACCUSATIONS AGAINST YOUR WIFE, CHILDREN, YOUR MINISTRY, ETC. LEARN TO SMILE,
18. KEEP A PERSONAL DIARY. (PICTURES, STORIES, NEWSPAPER CLIPPING, ETC,)
19. HAVE A RESEARCH, REFERENCE FILE.
20. SET UP YOUR CHURCH RIGHT AWAY,
21. DON’T OVER FELLOWSHIP YOUR FIRST SAINTS.
22. DON’T COUNSEL WOMEN ALONE.
23. LEARN TO KEEP TRUST
24. LEARN TO USE GOOD PUBLIC RELATIONS. IF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ATTRACTED TO YOUR CHURCH, THEY MUST KNOW IT EXISTS, NEWSPAPER. MEET THE EDITOR, BULLETIN BOARDS. NEWSLETTER, RADIO.
25. DON’T FORGET FOLLOW UP,
26. YOUR CHURCH SIGN. GET A PROFESSIONAL PERSON TO MAKE IT, PLEASE.
27. THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH IS WHAT PEOPLE SEE,
28. GET SOME PRINTED CARDS, LETTERHEAD.
29. YELLOW PAGES. A MUST
30. EVANGELISM. YOU MUST HAVE SOME PLAN OF ACTION TO REACH YOUR CITY,
31. CONTACT KEY MEN, MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, LOCAL BANKS, UNDERTAKER, BUILDING INSPECTORS, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
32. KEEP GOOD RECORDS, VISITORS, ETC, (MONEY, REMEMBER THE IRS IS WATCHING)
33. HAVE A TELEPHONE INSTALLED RIGHT AWAY.
34. TRY VISITING A SET NUMBER OF HOMES EACH WEEK, HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION.
35. PREACH THE WORD. PREACH THE WORD. PREACH THE WORD,
36. BE A CHRISTIAN WITH OTHER MINISTERS. (CAREFUL WITH THEIR SAINTS.) –
37. WHEN YOU GIVE A JOB TO A NEW CONVERT, EXPLAIN IT TO THEM.
38. LEARN TO PRAISE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT.
39. IF THEY WILL BE TRAINED, GUESS WHO WILL DO IT.
40. PREACH REVIVAL ALL THE TIME, PREACH FAITH.
41. FIND KEY MEN IN YOUR DISTRICT, (BUILDINGS, SUNDAY SCHOOL, PRISON MINISTRY, HOME BIBLE STUDIES, PRAYER, MINISTER’S ACCOUNT, ETC.)
42. BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN YOU BUY LAND. HAVE SOMEONE HELP YOU IF YOU NEED IT.
43. TRY AND FIND A JOB FOR EVERYONE.
44. PEOPLE ARE PROBLEMS, NO PEOPLE NO PROBLEMS,
45. PREACH SOUL WINNING ALL THE TIME. PLAN, TRAIN, MOTIVATE, CONROL,
46. SUNDAY SCHOOL. TURN TO PAGES ON SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THANK YOU, MAY GOD BLESS YOU.
(The above material came from Kenith Baglin)
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