CONTACTING vs. CONNECTING

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At GRANITE we want to REACH AND KEEP PEOPLE.  WHY?  So that we can help people CONNECT WITH GOD and LIVE THE LIFE JESUS DESIRES for them.  Every week at GRANITE we have a lot of wonderful guests who share their information with our church GIVING US...

  1. An opportunity to THANK THEM for being our guests
  2. A chance to INFORM THEM of what GRANITE is all about
  3. The privilege to talk through THE GOSPEL
  4. An opening to RE-INVITE THEM back
  5. Ultimately allowing us to CONNECT BACK with our guests
Also remember each week at GRANITE we inform our gusts that if they will tell us a little it about themselves someone from OUR TEAM with CONNECT with them during the week.  This happens BEFORE our guests filler CONNECTION CARDS, so lets KEEP OUR WORD and FOLLOW THROUGH with our promise.  

HOWEVER if we are not careful we will settle for CONTACTING a guest as opposed to CONNECTING with them.  What's the difference between the two?  
  • Settling to leave a VOICEMAIL instead of CALLING BACK to talk
  • Dropping an EMAIL and if no response not trying again
  • Sending a POSTCARD and not following up with a PHONE, TEXT, or EMAIL CONVERSATION
Notice the word CONVERSATION.  CONTACTING guests is only about DROPPING INFORMATION.  CONNECTING with guests is about CREATING CONVERSATION.  

Lets understand that when someone TRUSTS THE CHURCH to share with us ways to CONNECT WITH THEM then we need to CONNECT WITH THEM.

Lets never forget that JESUS is working in their lives, that they may need prayer, a community to belong too, a BIBLE verse to encourage them, a place for their child or teenager to connect, and so much more that THE CHURCH has to offer.

So GRANITE lets never settle for CONTACTING guests, lets make sure we CONNECT with them!  There's a story to be written and we get to be a part of it!

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