Friday, October 02, 2009

Pray Our Invites Hit The Spot


One of the chief attributes that sets our Grand Opening Sunday apart from our typical weekly worship gathering is the significant push we're making to invite the community to participate with us. We've developed a multi-layered marketing strategy and are working hard to invite guests through personal invitations, Facebook Ads, newspaper ads, a billboard (see above), and three mailings (38,000 pieces each).

The three mailings are being sent out each of the the weeks leading up to October 11. That means one has already gone out, one should be in boxes today or tomorrow, and the last one will be sent out in the middle of next week. These are made possible by the generous support of our sponsor church, Northwest Chapel, that covered the postage, much of the printing expense, and assembled a team of about 20 volunteers that worked for four days to AFFIX MAILING LABELS ON 114,000 PIECES OF MAIL BY HAND.

Would you pray with us that this promotion hits the mark? To me, it's not about how many people show up to ClearView on October 11. What I'm asking God for is to, by His power and control over each detail in the universe, guide these promotional pieces before the eyes of spiritually searching people. I believe there are people in northeastern Franklin County that are asking spiritual questions. People that are sensing God's movement in their hearts. Maybe they're even looking for a church. Maybe they need some encouragement. Perhaps they know their life is missing something...and they're open to hearing about Jesus' intended purpose for their lives. Would you pray with me that God works through our marketing to help us love people to a clear view of Jesus and His mission?

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