Agapé - Mind The Gap

Mind the gap

Working together to shape an effective evangelism plan.

Mind the Gap

Watch the five minute video and:

Be Challenged
By thinking together about those you are trying to reach.

“We were putting on events that we thought people would like, that they would be interested in but we found that really they weren’t. In fact we weren’t putting on anything where they were at.” Joyce C

Be Creative
By developing a clear strategy that your whole church is behind.

“We had a gap between knowing that we had to be about getting the gospel out, and having a sensible strategy to do it.” The Revd Peter Tizzard

Be Confident
By enabling your whole team to be involved together.

Mind the Gap’s DVDs contain all you need to run the six workshops that will allow your church to focus on its evangelism plan. Use it within your home group, cell, leadership team, or with your whole congregation.

“It’s so easy to get embroiled in all manner of things in church life that are secondary, but this seems to focus on the priorities.” David Hill

Challenging, Creative and Confidence-building are the key elements to these 6 unique sessions. This tried and tested way of giving shape to your outreach strategy and planning how to implement it, has been developed with field trials involving over 30 churches. Using these varied approaches and working together, you will come up with many new ideas and discover newly enthusiastic people to join in the task.

The Big Picture.
Understanding where we are and shaping our plan together

5 video segments to stimulate the discussion:

The challenge of the gap
Confidence in the message & connecting effectively with people
Critical steps in a journey towards faith
Joined-up planning in our churches and groups
Every Christian’s part in helping to mind the gap.

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But I’m just an ordinary Christian.
Discovering how everyone can have an influence

5 video segments to stimulate the discussion:

God works through ordinary Christians
The journey of learning to speak up
Our opportunity to influence the people around us
Encouraging spiritual curiosity
The priority of an up-to-date experience of God’s love and forgiveness.

Great expectations.
Running attractive, relevant events and courses

4 video segments to stimulate the discussion:

Different sorts of events
Creating the right atmosphere
Starting where they are when explaining God’s message
Event planning – making the Gospel the central issue

Will anyone turn up?
Inviting people in the best way to the right event

4 video segments to stimulate the discussion:

Inviting personally
How well do we have to know people?
Addressing our fears in inviting
Essential ‘How tos’ in inviting
How the Holy Spirit leads the way in inviting

I don’t have all the answers.
Discussing faith without putting them off

5 video segments to stimulate the discussion:

The importance of listening
Recognising different ways of explaining the Gospel
The value of discussion groups for seekers and sceptics
Taking a genuine interest in people
Helping seekers cross the spiritual line in the sand

Who will we leave out?
Reaching beyond the church fringe

4 video segments to stimulate the discussion:

Reaching those with no contact with the church or a Christian
How to work together and involve others in reaching out further
Simple steps to help you reach your whole community
The benefit of repeating wide-sowing initiatives

Visual stimulation and practical group exercises come on the two DVDs enclosed with the pack. Workshops lasting 90 minutes will keep everyone’s attention, be thought-provoking and practical, and will inspire excellence as you develop your plans about how to reach those in your area with the gospel. Everyone needs a member’s workbook to join in and learn. Leaders are catered for with a full guide on the DVD-ROM, ready to print.

5 minute web preview
A preview of the Mind the Gap course available to download in the two formats below. To download the files right click on either of the links below and save to your computer.
• Mind the Gap Web Preview for faster broadband connections (60.8mb Mpeg file)
• Mind the Gap Web Preview for slower internet connections (31.5mb Mpeg file)

Mind the Gap Leaflet
A promotional leaflet for the Mind the Gap course as a PDF.
Click here to view the PDF.