Step 4: Establish Relevance.

ADD CONNECTION EVENTS

Connection events tackle issues of relevance and bridge the gap between people having spiritual conversations and thinking about Christianity as an interesting philosophy and people understanding that faith in the living God of the Bible brings life-giving salvation. Regular connection events provide opportunities to take spiritual conversations to the next level with people with whom you’re already talking about these questions. If the culture of the church is invitational, then it will be natural for members to bring people they’ve met to events. Regular connection events are also an easy entry point for people living in the area who see publicity about the church or look at the website but are unsure about coming to a service ‘cold’ or don’t think that’s their ‘thing’.

There are several types of connection events:
A. Connection events with a training element
B. Connection events with a social culture
C. Connection events with a conversation topic
D. Connection events with a discussion focus
E. Connection events with a listening element