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It's official! Mind the Gap really
has been used by God to effect change in attitudes and thinking
in local churches round the UK.
Earlier this year, Agapé's Community
Initiatives team got their ear to the ground to find out what those
who had bought and used Mind the Gap thought of it. 30 phone conversations
later, the team heard that Mind the Gap has envisioned leadership
teams, empowered church members to help shape the vision, grown
confidence in all who took part and increased effectiveness at inviting
not-yet Christians to events.
"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
"We have now got a framework -
a thread of evangelism running through the fabric of church life."
The Revd Peter Tizzard, Christ Church, Ramsgate
"Mind the Gap helped me identify
three or four of the people I come into regular contact with that
I could pray for, and invite to things. It changed the way I saw
my community." Joyce
So it really does 'do what it
says on the tin'… except, it didn't say it clearly on the tin. Is
that because there's nothing like Mind the Gap on the market? It
is not an evangelism training course, nor an evangelistic course.
How can we ensure that more churches hear about this product and
decide to use it?
There have been three developments.
Firstly, there's a new strap-line: 'Mind the Gap - working together
to shape an effective evangelism plan'.
Secondly, The Good Book Company
is so positive about Mind the Gap that they have been designing
and printing the Members' workbooks. Previously, each church had
to print off members' notes from a CD in the pack. Now each Mind
the Gap Full Pack will include 5 copies of the Member's workbook.
The Good Book Company will also be selling Mind the Gap on their
stand at Christian Resources Exhibition this month.
Thirdly, three organisations -
Christianity Explored, CPAS and Innovista - are delighted to partner
with Agapé to advertise the four evangelistic resources: 'Mind the
Gap', 'Christianity Explored', 'Growing Leaders' and 'Glad You Asked'.
This combined leaflet will be going to several thousand Christian
leaders over the next few months encouraging them to consider these
specific products.
You could watch the 5-minute
introductory video yourself, now, on www.agape.org.uk/mindthegap
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