Friendship Sunday -- What is it?

• To what am I inviting my friends?

• Mount Olive's Goal:                 Guests

• Your Goal:                

• Building Bridges
  1. Trust -- Family and Friends
  2. Hope -- Crisis, Uncertainty, Change
  3. Faith -- Previous church involvements

The How? - The Andrew Principle

• Be                                               - God is at work

  "Come," he (Jesus) replied, "and you will see" . . . Jesus looked at him and said, "You are Simon son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which, when translated, is Peter).
  John 1:39, 42

• When you've met Jesus -- you've got to tell someone else

  The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, "We have found the Messiah" (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus.
  John 1:41-42

• "The Ask:"                      and                     

  "Come and see," said Philip.
  John 1:46

Look Who Was Invited!

• Andrew and Peter:                                    

• Philip and Nathanael:                               

"Making the Ask!"

• Indirect = Email + Impact card + Verbal invite + Contract + Reminder
• Direct = Conversation + Invitation + Contract + Impact Card + Reminder

Critical Stuff! -- The Next Steps

•                                               them to others

• Visit the                                                                    together

•                                with Childcare, Sunday School

• Bible Class

• Coffee Bar

•                                                               

•                                           invitation

A Friendship Sunday Celebration Attitude