{"id":32158,"date":"2022-09-10T15:58:43","date_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/5-ways-to-make-your-easter-invite-more-effective\/"},"modified":"2022-09-10T15:58:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T20:58:43","slug":"5-ways-to-make-your-easter-invite-more-effective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/5-ways-to-make-your-easter-invite-more-effective\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Make Your Easter Invite More Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Aaron Earls<\/em><\/p>\n

On Easter Sunday, Jesus rose from the dead and many Americans rise from their beds.<\/p>\n

A 2012 Lifeway Research survey found 93% of pastors say Easter Sunday is one of their church\u2019s highest attendance days.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s in part because a 2013 Lifeway Research study found 41% of American adults say they plan to attend church on Easter, including 15% of non-Christians.<\/p>\n

People are planning to show up to church for Easter, or at least haven\u2019t ruled that out. Here are five ways to make your Easter invites more effective.<\/p>\n

1. Actually invite people.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nothing is less effective than not inviting people at all. What might surprise many churchgoers is that people are open to faith conversations and church invitations.<\/p>\n

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Lifeway Research found around half (47%) of unchurched Americans say they would discuss freely if someone wants to talk about their religious beliefs.<\/p>\n

Few say they would discuss with some discomfort (12%) or change the subject as soon as possible. (11%).<\/p>\n

The vast majority of the unchurched (73%) don\u2019t believe their Christian friends talk about their faith too much.<\/p>\n

2. Invite people you know.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The 2016 study of the unchurched found 55% of unchurched Americans say a personal invitation from a family member would be effective in getting them to visit a church.<\/p>\n

Similar numbers (51%) say the same about an invitation from a friend or neighbor.<\/p>\n

The study also found 79% say they don\u2019t mind their friends talking about their faith, if they really value it.<\/p>\n

Encourage members of your church to think about people in their lives that they know or see on a regular basis and start inviting those individuals first.<\/p>\n

3. Don\u2019t assume they\u2019re thinking about eternity.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

If you are starting that conversation about faith, pointing them to heaven or hell may be something to which they\u2019ve never given much thought.<\/p>\n

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More than 4 in 10 unchurched Americans (43%) say they never wonder if they would go to heaven when they die.<\/p>\n

Around 3 in 10 say they think about it at least monthly\u201410% daily, 8% weekly, and 11% monthly.<\/p>\n

4. Talk about their purpose in life.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

While they may not think about eternity, the unchurched seem to have contemplated purpose.<\/p>\n

Seven in 10 agree that there is an ultimate purpose and plan for every person\u2019s life, and 57% agree that finding deeper purpose is a major priority in their life.<\/p>\n

Help them see how church (and ultimately an encounter with Christ) can direct them toward the purpose they are seeking.<\/p>\n

5. Back up works with actions.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many unchurched say they would be more interested in listening to what Christians have to say if they saw the faith lived out.<\/p>\n

Around a third say they would be more likely to listen if they saw Christians treating others better because of their faith (32%) or caring for people\u2019s needs because of their faith (31%).<\/p>\n

A quarter say Christians being happier because of their faith (26%) or standing up against injustice because of their faith (24%) would convince them to listen.<\/p>\n

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Aaron Earls<\/h2>\n

@WardrobeDoor<\/p>\n

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Aaron is a writer for LifewayResearch.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n