They are not resisting you. They are waiting.

In Luke 14 a man throws a feast and sends out invitations. The whole town knows. Then verse 17 says he sent his servant to the people he had already invited. Same guests. Second trip. A human being walking to a specific door saying it is ready, come now.

Most churches have a verse 16 and no verse 17. You have been announcing for years and nobody has ever been sent to the person.

In this episode Henry walks through the first gate of the Member Pipeline and makes the case that your church does not have a commitment problem. It has an asking problem.

Three movements:

Nobody Sent The Servant. Luke 14:16-17 and 23. An announcement is delivered to a room. An invitation has a name in it. The sentence that works has three parts, their name, why you thought of them, and a specific next step. And no, a text blast does not count. If it went to a list, it is still an announcement.

The Silence Voted For Them. John 1:46 and 2 Timothy 1:7. Three fears stop the ask. Rejection, awkwardness, and not knowing the words. Every one of them is about the asker. Not one is about the person being asked. And the worst one is the one that sounds spiritual.

Somebody Has To Walk Them In. Acts 9:26-27. Saul tried to join the disciples and they were afraid of him. Then four words changed church history. But Barnabas took him. Belonging is assigned, not felt. Every person who stays at your church has one human being who would notice if they stopped coming.

Tools do the sending. People do the church.

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Season 7 is The Four Pipelines. Guests, Members, Givers, Leaders.