Life Dinners - 21 dinners in 21 days
by | Posted on June 30th in Mission, Pastors thoughts
What are life dinners?
Simple really. We are praying that groups of people will gather friends and family together for a meal or social event that is explicitly geared towards introducing people to Jesus. We will provide a speaker to doa short 5 minute talk and who can answer questions and you do the rest.
Some ideas:
- cheese, wine and lamb night
- nachos and mexican beer
- coffee and dessert
- backyard bbq with fire pit
- tapas
- winter soup night
- high tea
- cup cakes (those fancy ones)
- mystery beer night
add any other ideas you might have in the comments section
I am praying that meals with our Christian community that invites non-christians to participate becomes part of the culture of our church. Francis Shaeffers says this about evangelism:
Don’t start with a big program. Don’t suddenly think you can add to your church budget and begin. Start personally and start in your home. I dare you. I dare you in the name of Jesus Christ. Do what I am going to suggest. Begin by opening your home for community… you don’t need a big program. You don’t have to convince your session or board. All you have to do is open your home and begin. And there is no place in God’s world where there are no people who will come and share a home as long as it is a real home.
So I dare you? Be part of our vision to have 21 dinners in 21 days. Unashamedly and deliberately create space over a meal to talk about Jesus.
July 12th, 2011 at 9:43 am
This is an awesome idea!
What book is that Schaeffer quote from???
July 12th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Hey Matt…
Good to hear from you mate. I cited it in a book called “Meals with Jesus” by Steve Timmis.
http://www.crossway.org/books/a-meal-with-jesus-tpb/
Good book
Sam
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