OM Helpful Hints

You know GMO places ads online to reach Seekers, and you know Online Missionaries respond to Contacts. But have you ever wondered how the two are connected? Where do Contacts come from and how do they get into the pool for Online Missionaries to respond? Find out the journey someone takes from Seeker to Contact in this month’s OM Helpful Hint!

Our next Online Missionary Helpful Hint is here! In the coming year, GMO is recommitting and focusing deeply on discipleship ministry-wide. In preparation for this, we want to provide you with resources and tools to help you disciple your Contacts. Over the next few months, the OM Helpful Hints will all focus on various aspects of discipleship. So, what exactly is discipleship? Find out in this month’s OM Helpful Hint!

Continuing on with our Helpful Hint series on discipleship, we explore Why Do We Disciple? The short answer is that God tells us to in His Word. Find out what exactly the Bible says about discipleship in this OM Helpful Hint!

When we engage with Contacts, we want to speak the truth in love and invite them to get to know God and His good plans for them. Sometimes, it may seem difficult for our Contacts to understand and accept this truth. How can we help them? How can we build trust with our Contacts and help guide them toward considering the truth of the Gospel? The answer is simpler than you may think….by asking questions! Ephesians 4:2, 15 “Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love…we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ.” Learn more about this question-driven approach in this OM Helpful Hint!

OM Helpful Hints 14: Six Pillars of Spiritual Growth

Content from Look to Jesus, 30-Day Next Steps, and the New Believer's Guide are all designed to help guide conversations with your disciples. Did you know this content is built around the 6 pillars of spiritual growth you track in your disciple’s Spiritual Growth Profile? This helpful hint will show you how the content aligns with the Spiritual Growth Tool. These resources will help you give your Contacts clear direction as they grow in their personal faith journey.

This OM Helpful Hint explores how Christ’s teaching can help bring an understanding of the journey of discipleship. We are called to sow the seed. What type of soil will the seed land in, and how will that play out in the discipleship journey of Contacts? What does that mean for us as Online Missionaries? Find out this this Helpful Hint.

We can’t wait to introduce you to some new faces on the Response and Discipleship Team at GMO! This helpful hint will introduce you to some new team members, and help you get to know the rest of the team. We’re here to support you as you ahare the hope and truth of Christ! It is our honor to serve alongside you.

Just a preview of coming attractions

Learn some best practices to use when responding to Contacts coming to us via social platforms, such as Facebook and WhatsApp.

Learn the channel limitations when responding to your Contacts via email, Facebook, and WhatsApp. Each of these channels have differing limitations on 1) reply time, 2) character limitations, and 3) template use.

Identify certain privacy risks that come with the use of social media, and learn ways to respond to Contacts that help lessen these risks.

PATH gives you a simple way to “close” conversations that have come to a stopping point. It’s easy to do, and necessary, when a conversation has come to its natural end. The conversation can always pick back up if the Contact writes again. But, why would we want to close a conversation with a Contact? When is closing messages appropriate, and how do we go about closing them? Find out in this OM Helpful Hint.

Is your PATH inbox cluttered by Contacts with whom you no longer communicate? Archiving Contacts is an efficient way to keep your inbox tidy and up to date—keeping the Contacts you are currently communicating with easy to find. How does the archiving feature work and how do you archive a Contact?

Did you know PATH offers a way for you to view your Contact’s growth during their spiritual journey? The Timeline, in the Contact profile, allows you to keep notes about your Contact’s spiritual milestones, prayer requests, and other important events along your journey with them. Find out how to utilize this great tool in this OM Helpful Hint!

Did you know you can record your Contact's spiritual growth directly in PATH? The Spiritual Growth Tool provides a framework of 6 areas of spiritual growth. You can record your Contact's progression through each of these areas as you ask questions, discuss, and grow in faith together using any of our discipleship resources, Bible studies, or your own materials.

Do you ever need help in your ministry and aren’t sure where to turn? Maybe you need a resource to help you answer a Contact’s question or advice about your response before sending it. Perhaps you have a GMO-related question or a technical issue. No matter your question, there are many ways to find the help you need.