9:48 AM Jason Petermann – Some introductions of people to start the session9:51 AM Jason Petermann – First Impressions – to make someone feel like they belong when they first visit9:52 AM Jason Petermann – Lasting Impressions… how to get someone to come back…9:53 AM Jason Petermann – Mark is explaining how he came to Granger, and how he felt about the place. The DNA just fit9:55 AM Jason Petermann – Questions we often ask about our returning guests:9:55 AM Jason Petermann – How do we get people to join our church?9:56 AM Jason Petermann – What curriculm? 9:57 AM Jason Petermann – What if we first asked… what are people generally looking for?9:57 AM Jason Petermann – why do people come the first time?9:57 AM Jason Petermann – what might want to make people stay9:58 AM Jason Petermann – what are we trying to do?9:59 AM Jason Petermann – a lot of times, we rush things for people… we can make their journey awkward…9:59 AM Jason Petermann – showing a video…10:05 AM Jason Petermann – this is a great video… got do this one10:07 AM Jason Petermann – I wonder if sometimes we don’t escalate our expectations so fast that we make them feel awkward… 10:10 AM Jason Petermann – table talk time…10:11 AM Jason Petermann – questions being asked are: “What do you believe motivates people to come back a second and third time?”10:12 AM Jason Petermann – needs being met, relationships, finding other people that are like them…10:13 AM Jason Petermann – Why do you want guests to come back? what do you hope motivates them?10:13 AM Jason Petermann – needs being met, relationships desired and developed 10:14 AM Jason Petermann – lots of discussion in the room about these questions now10:15 AM Jason Petermann – People Matter10:16 AM Jason Petermann – People like to hide…10:16 AM Jason Petermann – we started that at a young age… peek-a-boo and hide and seek10:17 AM Jason Petermann – it is cute when you are young, but not when you get older10:19 AM Jason Petermann – big challenge is that we say that we will accept someone… when…10:19 AM Jason Petermann – when we do not feel accepted or like we belong, we hide10:20 AM Jason Petermann – our job is to create an enviroment that we accept them right where they are… right now… even after a week, 6 weeks, 6 months10:20 AM Jason Petermann – it does not matter how long it takes someone…10:20 AM Jason Petermann – we put a time-line on people, and that can be unrealistic10:21 AM Jason Petermann – What do you want a person’s life to look like after being around your church for… 2-3 weeks, 2-3 months, 2-3 years?10:21 AM Jason Petermann – when speaking of matuity and life change, the Bible uses “grow” language10:22 AM Jason Petermann – we think we can a little miracle grow on people and they will spring up overnight… the Bible talks nothing of that10:23 AM Jason Petermann – Romans 1:11 – “For I long to visit you so I can bring you some spiritual gift that will help you grow strong in the Lord.”10:25 AM Jason Petermann – ven in life, growth takes time10:25 AM Jason Petermann – a baby is not mature… neither is a 3-4 year old, or a 16yr old… or a 35 year old10:26 AM Jason Petermann – as we look over our own shoulder, we can see our growth process10:26 AM Jason Petermann – if we are in a process, why shouldn’t those in the church be in a process10:26 AM Jason Petermann – Not New10:27 AM Jason Petermann – How long does it take before someone is not new…10:31 AM Jason Petermann – discussions about that now in the room…10:31 AM Jason Petermann – everyone likes that “new” treatment10:31 AM Jason Petermann – we have to continue to communicate value10:32 AM Jason Petermann – What doesn’t change: 1. Intrinsic value10:33 AM Jason Petermann – people are always valuable10:33 AM Jason Petermann – 2. the need for respect does not change10:33 AM Jason Petermann – 3. Only one “you are here” X10:33 AM Jason Petermann – (x – where you are in your journey)10:33 AM Jason Petermann – 4. Life is about journey10:34 AM Jason Petermann – it is important to remember that we are where we are… and that is not a problem. We are in a journey10:34 AM Jason Petermann – video of Mark Beeson talking about the “X”10:39 AM Jason Petermann – wow, great video illustrating a journey…10:39 AM Jason Petermann – 5. God’s grace does not change because we are not new10:43 AM Jason Petermann – we want people to belong, God’s grace makes that possible10:44 AM Jason Petermann – Manychurches make it harder to join them than Jesus did to follow Him… ouch! Very true of many churches though! wow!10:47 AM Jason Petermann – Membership. Assimilation. Belonging.10:47 AM Jason Petermann – Invite people to something bigger than themselves10:47 AM Jason Petermann – we should invite people to the movement of Jesus Christ10:48 AM Jason Petermann – what if we invite people to the movement instead of joining our church10:48 AM Jason Petermann – What if we invite them to relationship, not a list of rules10:48 AM Jason Petermann – what if we invite them to a partnership, not merely a covenant10:50 AM Jason Petermann – partnership communicates everyone carrying their part of the load…10:50 AM Jason Petermann – another video with Mark Beeson…10:51 AM Jason Petermann – Mark Beeson is a master at casting vision… wow!10:52 AM Jason Petermann – what if we invite people to belong to something they want to be a part of10:53 AM Jason Petermann – taking questions from the floor now…10:57 AM Jason Petermann – the words recruit and assimilate put bulls-eyes on peoples backs10:58 AM Jason Petermann – the whole tone that needs to be communicated is “You are on your journey, it is yours.. whatever steps you take are up to you…”10:59 AM Jason Petermann – end of session 1… back for session 2 in about 15 minutes…
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