Welcoming New People

One of the questions we ask in our Gathering Guide is: Who could we invite into our family? We hope and pray that new people will join our MicroChurch families. Let’s do a great job of welcoming them. How?

1. Welcome Them

  • More than likely, the new person will join one of your gatherings. Make sure to welcome them. Have everyone introduce themselves.

  • You could introduce your MicroChurch ministry using The Way bookmark.

  • You could give them a Gathering Guide bookmark to show them how your gatherings go.

2. Visit Them

  • Beyond just welcoming them to your gathering, visit with them personally.

  • You could visit with them outside of the MicroChurch gathering, with or without the person who invited them.

  • If they are of the opposite sex, make sure you visit as a man/woman team or meet in a public place.

3. Ask Them

  • Get to know them by asking questions, such as:

    • Tell me about your relationship with Jesus.

    • Tell me about your relationship with the Father.

    • Tell me about your relationship with the Holy Spirit.

    • What has your experience of church been like?

    • Why are you considering joining this MicroChurch?

    • What do you hope to receive?

    • What do you hope to contribute?

    • What questions do you have for us?

  • The Spirit may lead you to other questions.

 

NOTE

Beyond participation in MicroChurch gatherings, we want everyone involved in Discovery Discipleship Groups using Follow The Way Discipleship Journey. This goes for unbelievers, new believers and mature Christians. We want to build a solid foundation of faith and maturity in our movement.

And beyond participation in Discovery Discipleship Groups, we encourage people to be involved in leadership training using Lead The Way.

We are committed to this maturity sequence:

Faithful Disciples First
Faithful Disciplers Second
Faithful Leaders Third

 

4. Next for Them

  • Depending on their answers to the questions above, discern next steps for them, such as:

    • Discipleship — Coming to Christ, maturing in Christ, and discipling others toward Christ

    • Assurance — Growing secure in the Father’s love

    • Empowerment — Baptism/filling of the Holy Spirit

    • Healing — Forgiveness and healing from church hurt

    • Equipping — Discovering and using their spiritual gifts

  • Keep in mind, Follow The Way does a good job of addressing these topics.

5. Connect Them

  • The Gathering Guide also asks: How can we stay connected this week?

  • Intentionally connect these new people with others in your MicroChurch family.

Lead The Way

  1. Lead

  2. MicroChurch

  3. Worship

  4. Discovery

  5. Community

  6. Mission (Part 1)

  7. Mission (Part 2)

Extra Sessions

  1. Praying Paul’s Prayers (Lead)

  2. Replicate (Lead)

  3. Disciple-Making Movements (MicroChurch)

  4. Financial Giving (MicroChurch)

  5. Meal and The Meal (Worship)

  6. Baptism (Worship)

  7. Hermeneutics (Discovery)

  8. Mature Community (Community)

  9. Welcoming New People (Community)

  10. Spiritual Gifts, Prophecy and Tongues (Community)

  11. Doing the Stuff - 1 (Mission-Part 1)

  12. Doing the Stuff - 2 (Mission-Part 1)

  13. Doing the Stuff - 3 (Mission-Part 1)

  14. A Guide for Guides (Mission-Part 2)