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A presentation by Ed Stetzer on the importance of personal outreach

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers

Ed Stetzer

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

• 53% of Americans polled said they were open they were open to people coming to their door to invite them to church.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

• 35% said they were open to open to people sharing with them people sharing with them of how to get to heaven.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

40% of the unchurched are open to an invitation to church.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

2/3 of Republicans and only a little more than 1/2 of Democrats said they would likely listen to likely listen to church invitations.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

Well Received Not Well Received

• Poor or working class

• Ideologically conservative

• Protestant

• Liberal

• Well to do or middle class

• Non-Protestant

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

Only 39% of those who attend church rarely, on holidays, or never would be okay with someone coming to their door and inviting them to church.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

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Source: “Going Door-to-Door: A Look at the Numbers,” Ed Stetzer, Center for Missional Research.

Conclusion

Now more than ever, we need to look toward new methods to get

the unchurched into our churches.