Fulfilling The FGBMFI Vision Through The Market Place Outreaches2014 National Training

NT 1410

A Market Place outreach is simply taking a normal FGBMFI outreach to the Market Place.

It is a strategic outreach that is adapted to suit a specific environment.

What Is A Market Place Outreach?

What Is A Market Place?

The market place is a place of social and economic activities.

It is anywhere outside the walls of a Church

The Need For A Market Place Ministry?

The harvest is plenteous and the laborers are few and we need high yield fishing techniques—Mt 9:37

It leads to Growth in membership

It creates Opportunities for New Chapters

It’s a smart move: “Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don’t miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity.’Col 4:5 (Mssg)

Strategic: Allows your chapter seize every available opportunity to reach the lost 2Tim 4:2 Col 4:5 (Mssg)

Simplicity – Simple to use

Business like - Not Churchy

Adaptability: Can be your regular chapter outreach or a part of a project for your chapter, area, zone, district, region or convention.

The MPO Advantage

Effective: Very effective in attracting first-timers and in salvation

Cost Effective – cheaper than a traditional outreachSaves manpower-

A couple can organize an MPO

Suitable & effective in training on the Fishing Chapter Model

The MPO Advantage

A successful MPO begins with a VISION

So, share the FGBMFI vision of dead men coming back to life – with minimum effort & maximum result

Share Testimonies of successful MPOs

Share the MPO Advantage

Energize the men: Tell them to be part of an exciting project

Getting Started

Identify a Project Driver – an FGBMFI man with passion for evangelism

PRAY & Raise Volunteers; divide them into groups, each group with a head.

Identify possible MPO locations & negotiate cost of meals

Extend invitations in a professional manner

1-3 days before the meeting, embark on a VOICE WALK around the location

Preparing For MPO

Anywhere with good human traffic & where food and drinks can be served

Parks and Gardens

Joints – pepper soup, isewu etc

Restaurants/Fast Food / Eateries

Hotels

Strategic Points (GSM Village, Mechanic Village, Football Fields, Gym…)

Possible MPO Locations

Be businesslike in your presentations and discussionsBe very informal. Don’t be too rigid

Approach owner of a potential location with a business, not a religious, mind frame. Tell them ‘We will like to have lunch with about 20-30 Businessmen between 12.30 pm and 1.30pm in your restaurant. Do you have the capacity to take us?’

Securing MPO Locations

You can also say, “We have a convention of business men and we are having 300 mini lunch meetings for over 20 people . We have come to inspect your restaurant if it would meet our requirements.”Do not say “Our Fellowship will want to have a program in your restaurant.”

Securing MPO Locations

If you give an impression of a formal meeting, the owners might insist you pay for the venue

Get a feel of the menu list and pricing before you commence negotiation.Negotiate on cost of meal per headSpeak with the attitude that we are bringing good business to the facility

Securing MPO Locations

Combine formal (Invitation cards) and informal (Word of Mouth). Cards must be attractive & words persuasive

Use words like: “We have a Businessmen’s Convention and we will be having lunch with other businessmen at MAMA CASS Restaurant for 45 minutes to 60 minutes. Will you want to join us?”

Use data base of names to be submitted by Chapter members (This needs monitoring)

Voice Walk around the venue few days to the meeting

Follow up invitation with text messages. Bulk text reminders programmed at several times before the meeting has always proved effective.

Invitation Strategies

Sample Invitation Card

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Sample Invitation Card

• Anchored on the Fishing Chapter Model• Duration – 60 minutes maximum• Testimony based – Sharp delivery• Business-like – No singing and depending on the

venue, “His Banner Over us is Love” may not be necessary.

• Don’t use churchy language like, “Praise the Lord”. It would not win souls..

Voice MagazinesMembership formsNTYRCOur Chapter Welcomes

youPrayer Card

Check List (All Materials)

Attendance RegisterVision formatMembership FormatProgram Format

Essentials Of An MPO

• MCeeing – Business-like flow • Testimony – Shot and inspiring• Meals must be well coordinated and served on time.• Handle challenges relating to meals creatively

Sloppy service from restaurantLate comers.

• Deal with an empty house without panic (Impromptu Invitations)

Invite creatively and professionallyPromote the meeting as a gathering of businessmen.

Statistics & Reporting – Ensure that all First Timers are captured (Our chapter welcomes you, Attendance list Decision Cards)

Integrated Follow-up: Be ready with the follow-up Invitation Card for next meeting.

Success Factors Of An MPO

• Opening Prayer(Meals)--------------------------- 1 min

• Welcome/Short Interactions-------------------- 2mins

• Meals--------------------------------------------------- 10mins

• Welcome First Timers------------------------------- 1 min

• Vision/Voice------------------------------------------- 5mins

• Testimony 11 with Ministry----------------------- 20mins

• Membership-------------------------------------------- 5mins

• Announcements----------------------------------------2mins

• Closing Prayer------------------------------------------2mins

• TIME : 48-50MINUTES 

Standard MPO Programme

The FGBMFI is a global movement of laymen and we are part of a very important organization founded over 56 years ago by a wealthy Armenian American diary farmer named Demos Shakarian

There are thousands of chapters in about 160 nations of the world. In Nigeria we have -------Chapter(s) as at today meeting in-------Hotel and restaurants

Our members are businessmen, Civil Servants, Professionals from every profession.Our ladies are also members and play very important roles

FGBMFI is a wonderful place to experience new friends and our main purpose is to tell others about a better and new kind of life we are experiencing through Christ Jesus

Welcome to the gathering of the happiest people on earth.

Standard FGBMFI Vision

• Birthdays---Individual or Chapter celebrating birthdays for every member whose birth fell due in a particular month and each celebrant inviting a certain number of unsaved friends.

• Inviting Friends to a Bowling Competition • Inviting Friends to WATCH Movies in a good Facility—

Silver bird, Ikeja Mall etc• Having a Planned aerobic exercise /health talks.• Marriage anniversary• Children wedding ceremonies

•

‘Don’t miss a trick’: MPO Ideas

• Annual Convention or Conference of Professional bodies

• Hosting of members who may have been promoted or appointed to key position

• Hosting a member who may have received a professional honour—SAN, Fellowship, Hon Degree, Traditional title etc

• Valentine Day events• Hosting friends who may have visited your city to an

informal Dinner.

‘Don’t miss a trick’: MPO Ideas

• Trade Fairs, Exhibitions• TV viewing centre—Take over the entire hall for a

special Football match and start before the match .• You can use the Half time for ministry and follow uo

using NTYRC)• FGBMFI District, City, Zonal, Area special events,

anniversary • And many more…

‘Don’t miss a trick’: MPO Ideas

• It is not using ‘Food ‘to entice people who may not have the capacity to be part of the Vision.

• It is not going to a restaurant and offer ‘Free Food’ to anybody around. This could be part of it but the essential guest list must have been invited prior to the meeting using invitation techniques earlier mentioned.

• It is not an every body invite list. We must still target people that will fit into the Vision of your Chapter.

What MPO Is Not

What MPO Can Do For You!

Exponential Growth in membership

Expanded influence of the Fellowship in your City

Opportunity to birth new chapters & strengthen the weak ones

Opportunity to be an effective Witness

Don’t sit on the fence.Be a volunteer

Practice & prepare to give a testimony

Pray & Give towards the MPO outreaches

Be available for any other assignment in your District, Zone, Area, Chapter

Participate in Voice walk and Invitation

Come On…

We have been promised His Power & Support

“All power is given unto me…Go ye therefore…lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Mt 28:19,20