Arrows of Truth # 3 - Why not just invite the dropout to church?
A great question! Do that! After several different people and attempts you may see that this doesn’t typically work. Why not?
The strongholds in their mind will offer up thoughts like:
>Already been there – done that.
>Just a bunch of hypocrites – why bother?
>The church hurt me before – they won’t get another chance.
>All I need is Jesus.
>Nature is my church.
>I have other priorities.
And so on...
Generally speaking, you are not going to get most dropouts back into church by asking them. It’s the stronghold – the false belief system they have bought into - that is preventing them. This is one of the central elements of the Hunters strategy – to learn how to deal with strongholds as you begin to engage with the dropout.
Tip #3
Consider 2 or 3 people in your sphere of influence who are dropout believers. Go ahead and invite them to church. If they say ‘no thanks’ – ask why. You may receive a response that is eye opening. Begin to pray and ask God to reveal to you the real “why” behind the dropout. Then you can begin to pray for the root issue to be dealt with spiritually.
For more depth on this read Hunters of the Harvest book chapter 1. To order the ministry book go to website www.huntersoftheharvest.org and click Order.
