Open House is a two week promotion for Tool Box. It covers Local Starting Points. Half are covered week 1 and half week 2. Just scroll through the Starting Points. Stop and show any video along the way that interest you. But be mindful of the time. There is a lot of information to cover. You can read the information aloud from one device while displayed on a large screen or have people read along (or listen) while you read it aloud from your own device.
Some Churches benefit from a Church wide advertisement for Open House. If that is the case, consider showing one or both of the following videos.
Some Churches benefit from personal invitations directly to Tool Box. If that's the case, Open House is not necessary.
Generally speaking, there can be a signifiant drop off from those who attend Open House to those who proceed to Tool Box. That is not a bad thing. Open House is designed to help people decide if they are ready to become multipliers. Those that proceed are being trained to become multipliers, so a small number is not an issue.
It is important to know that people need considerable time being discipled before they are ready to make disciples. Therefore Tool Box is much more effective in a Church that has already taken the time to establish and culture of disciple making.
End the final session of Open House with a five minute restroom break. Ask those interested in continuing on to Tool Box to rejoin the group in five minutes. This provides a natural exit point for those not interested in Tool Box. Be ready for attrition. It's better to loose people now rather than during Tool Box.
Be sure to look through Tool Box Leader Notes, Local Starting Points and Tool Box so you're familiar with the content and ready to answer questions.
Some Churches benefit from a Church wide advertisement for Open House. If that is the case, consider showing one or both of the following videos.
Some Churches benefit from personal invitations directly to Tool Box. If that's the case, Open House is not necessary.
Generally speaking, there can be a signifiant drop off from those who attend Open House to those who proceed to Tool Box. That is not a bad thing. Open House is designed to help people decide if they are ready to become multipliers. Those that proceed are being trained to become multipliers, so a small number is not an issue.
It is important to know that people need considerable time being discipled before they are ready to make disciples. Therefore Tool Box is much more effective in a Church that has already taken the time to establish and culture of disciple making.
End the final session of Open House with a five minute restroom break. Ask those interested in continuing on to Tool Box to rejoin the group in five minutes. This provides a natural exit point for those not interested in Tool Box. Be ready for attrition. It's better to loose people now rather than during Tool Box.
Be sure to look through Tool Box Leader Notes, Local Starting Points and Tool Box so you're familiar with the content and ready to answer questions.