| This article will help you build your cell group or Bible | | | | Idea #5: |
| study group. I have over 25 years experience in | | | | Have your group volunteer to clean up a school or |
| direct response marketing. And many of this ideas | | | | retirement home. Or you can volunteer at a soup |
| are captured from direct response techniques. | | | | kitchen or retirement home. The point is make sure |
| Idea #1: | | | | you schedule it far enough in advance to send out |
| Print up 500 - 1000 invite cards (business cards), they | | | | press releases, "John Smith's Friday Night Bible Study" |
| should be two sided. The front should say what your | | | | will be volunteering at the Old Folks Retirement village |
| group does (benefits) and the back should have a | | | | on May 6th. |
| map or directions. Only give them to people you feel | | | | Idea #6 |
| comfortable with. After all, you are inviting them into | | | | How about a sign, like a garage sale sign that says |
| your home or church. I think the Holy Spirit leads me | | | | "Friday Night Bible Study, 7pm at John's house". This |
| to the right people, so I follow my heart. | | | | would only be for your neighborhood, but It could be |
| Idea #2: | | | | very effective. |
| Create a flyer for your neighborhood, if you feel OK | | | | Think of it this way, even if you only get one new |
| with knocking on the door, hand it them directly (if | | | | member every 3 months from using any one of |
| not just leave on the door). Make sure it has your | | | | these ideas consistently, that's 4 new members a |
| face on it so they will not just throw it away. Most | | | | year. If you had no members to start, it would only |
| of your neighbors know what you look like. | | | | take you a few years to get 12. That's if no one else |
| Idea #3: | | | | brought any one. What usually happens is your get |
| Word of mouth can be very powerful, in fact its the | | | | one extra member for every two new members. |
| most powerful way to get people. Give them an | | | | The last idea is the most powerful, in fact it works |
| honest 60 second testimony about what being in a | | | | better than all the other ideas put together. The last |
| cell group or Bible study has done for you. | | | | idea is so effective it could provide you with a full |
| Idea #4: | | | | group in a matter of days, hours or even minutes. |
| Hold a fundraiser for your Church, local high school or | | | | And the best part is it hardly takes any time, it is |
| charity. Create a sign that says sponsored by "John | | | | absolutely free and it works every single time, pray |
| Smith's Friday Night Bible Study". | | | | to our Lord, Jesus Christ. |