447 From 5 to 37: how one church reworked their evangelism course invitation

The Point Community Church in Port Macquarie, NSW was growing at 10% a year, but barely anyone was actually becoming a Christian. When they benchmarked themselves against other churches, the gap was stark: other churches were seeing 5–7x more non-Christians come through their evangelistic courses.So they asked hard questions about what was actually happening, and made a series of deliberate changes, especially around how they invited people into their evangelism course.Registrations jumped from 5 to 37. Around seven people came to faith, with ten more still exploring.Derek Hanna talks with Steve Covetz (Lead Pastor) and Kate Stace (Director of Ministry Operations) about facing brutal facts, mobilising a whole church to invite, and what actually moved the needle.Toolbox:Discover Magnet used by Kate and SteveMission ebook by Dave JensenEvangelism in the Local Church by Dave Jensen and Paul BrennanPrevious Reach Australia Conference ResourcesMission Consults by Reach AustraliaCredits: This episode was brought to you by Safe Ministry CheckThe One Thing is brought to you by ⁠⁠Reach Australia⁠⁠To pray for Reach Australia, join our ⁠⁠WhatsApp Group⁠⁠For ideas or questions please email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Support Reach Australia's online library