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Upcoming Webinars

Wednesday, March 15, at 1:00 pm CST.

In this webinar, we will focus on how to create a welcoming environment at your upcoming event. We’ll discuss specific things you can do to prepare ahead of time and ways to connect with your guests during and after each meeting. Plus, we’ll provide dedicated time for Q&A with Byron Corbett and Larry Witzel.

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Wednesday, April 5, at 1:00 pm CST.

The AttendanceTracker module is the software you’ll be using at your upcoming event. This webinar will cover all the additional attendance tracking features available to your team in the InterestTracker software. See first-hand how everything works in a live software demonstration.

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Training Videos

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An Introduction for Host Churches

Join us for an introduction to The Promise Prophecies, the new full-message series created by Byron Corbett that you’ll be hosting this spring. We’ll cover how the series works, what resources are available to you as a host, and provide dedicated time for Q&A with Byron Corbett and Larry Witzel.

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Guaranteed Monthly Bible Study Leads – A Texas Conference training event for pilot host churches.

Public evangelistic meetings continue to be used by Seventh-day Adventist churches across North America to proclaim the Everlasting Gospel. And data show this method continues to yield results. How can this be? Why is this method still effective? In this webinar, SermonView founder and president Larry Witzel dives into the psychology of Adventist evangelism. He’ll explain how cognitive dissonance is a powerful motivator leading people to change their beliefs and behavior. And he’ll demonstrate some of the specific characteristics of public evangelistic meetings that God uses to help guests embrace Bible Truth.…

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FAQs

Event

Since this is a coordinated evangelistic effort, Byron will not be able to present live at each location. He is however, recording the series at another local church in Texas, which will become the video presentation portion of your series at your church. The Promise Prophecies is unique in that it offers video presentation by a professional Adventist evangelist, while also helping to cultivate relationships and discussion with guided discussions by the moderator each night.

All churches are hosting The Promise Prophecies starting April 21. You can shift your schedule as needed if you are unable to host double sessions on Saturdays or need different nights off during the week. Keep your schedule consistent, and if you do host a session on Sabbath, make sure it is not mixed with your regular church service. (If you have a guest who is still working on being comfortable in a church, they may not be ready for a full worship service to kick off session 2.)

Yes, and we encourage you to engage with your community as much as your church can throughout the year. As part of this innovative cycle, we are focusing our efforts on piloting The Promise Prophecies this spring, so we can learn and make any adjustments needed for a full launch this fall. As part of this pilot cohort, you are also getting a full 12 months of Bible study leads through LeadGenerator, so you can connect with those who are curious in your community all year long. These Bible study leads make great event leads too, so be sure to send them a personal invite to anything else your church is hosting this year!

The real question should be, how do you increase the likelihood of responses in general. The fact is, no matter where the pre-registration came from (mailer, social media, drove by the banner outside your church, etc.) you can increase the likelihood of someone coming to opening night of your event if you reach out to them shortly after they pre-register. Reaching out and making a personal connection does two things:

1. It reminds anyone who registered online that this is an in-person event coming up soon.
2. It makes people feel seen, whether they filled out a card or an online form. And when we are seen, we are more likely to engage.

We recommend a phone call or text since they’ve already received an automated email confirmation about their pre-registration.

When you first reach out you could say something like:

“Hi! I am from the team hosting The Promise Prophecies. I just saw you registered to attend the event and I am so glad you are planning to join us! I wanted to reach out and introduce myself in case you have any questions or prayer requests throughout this seminar.”

Then on opening night send them a text saying:

“Hi, [their first name], it’s [your name] again from The Promise Prophecies. The series starts tonight, and I am so glad that you’re coming! Please let me know if there is anything you need. See you there!”

Many of your guests may have just experienced their first introduction to Bible prophecy through this event, so perhaps now is the time to introduce them to their loving Creator, or to take a closer look at who Jesus is as our Savior.

We have some recommendations that are a natural next step for your guests to continue meeting with you at your church for an event or in a small group setting after experiencing The Promise Prophecies in the Event Coordinator’s Guide.

Lead Generator

Your campaign guarantees a set number per month, however it's possible that you can receive more. We try to stay close to that number because, although we would love to reach everyone in our communities, not all churches have the same volunteer or staff availability. To avoid people requesting studies not getting responded to because of limited volunteers, we try to keep it at or close to the guaranteed amount.

No one likes to feel rejected, and this can definitely feel disappointing. Although we don’t know what prompted them to request a Bible study, and then not respond to you, we do know the responded to the ad. They expressed an interest in learning more about God or the Bible.

It is important to remember that unless someone directly asks you to stop contacting them, they are not a lost opportunity. Byron Corbett suggests you make 7 attempts to connect with your unresponsive lead. After that, continue to show them that you and the Bible are a source of Good News and encouragement. You never know when you will be ready to take that next step, so it’s important to just be ready.

The online ads your leads see won't prescribe a specific Bible study, but rather, promote a theme. (You may end up offering a variety of Bible studies throughout the year.) Check the offer details within each lead's profile in InterestTracker to see the theme of the ad that they responded to.

Considering the theme of each ad someone responds to allows you to choose the Bible study that best represents your church and also directly speaks to their interest, which will encourage continued connection.

Byron recommends waiting until they ask, or it comes up naturally. The key is to not treat it like it’s important to mention right away, but also don’t act like you are hiding it either. Some people might have preconceived ideas about certain denominations, so we generally recommend waiting until you’ve had the chance to have a positive relationship start before introducing them to denomination specifics.