What? Contest for most new guests

When? A certain time period

Where? Anywhere they could find guests!

Why? To reverse the decline in membership

How? Initially, by offering four tickets to a Celtics basketball game, but eventually in a variety of ways

More… Initially, four Celtics game tickets were offered for the person bringing the most guests, which was essentially the kickoff for a wide range of outreach activities: training in invitation, postcards of upcoming events, mailing to new homebuyers, examination of the "guest experience," cleaning up the building & grounds, delivering bread to guests after a visit, and a follow-up activity to keep guests engaged (in this case, a book study group).

Phone 781-643-0553
E-mail pscc1@juno.com
Link: www.pleasantstreetchurch.org
Source: Mass. Conference Spotlight:www.macucc.org/spotlight/4-20-05.htm

Stillspeaking variation: Expand your incentive prizes to include concerts, orchestra tickets, or other premium events. Build in tracking mechanisms for other outreach tools.

From Stillspeaking 102 (Stillspeaking Training Manual revised and reissued Summer 2005. Chapter contains 18 more tried and tested ideas from local churches.