The Small Group Dinner

Are you already a partner who believes in this ministry? Please consider inviting some of your Christian friends over for a fun dinner with us so we can share our vision for ministry.   Helping us expand our team of ministry supporters is important.  This intimate environment can be quite successful.

Click here to see an older video that still explains more about this.

 

THESE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE DINNER

1)  Invite two to four couples or an equivalent number of singles to attend. It’s best if they are close Christian friends.

2)  It is generally best to have the dinner during the week so as not to conflict with weekend events. With some people a Sunday brunch after church could work.

3)  A mid-week night might be best for your friend’s schedule. The dinner would begin around 6:30-7:00 and should end by 9:30.

4)  Phone them to invite them just as you normally would for a dinner. The following may be helpful as you think through what you will say to your friends when you invite them.

“I wanted to invite you and a few other of our mutual friends to dinner to meet Scott and Bonnie Roe, some friends of ours who are on staff with Cru.  Scott Directs the Madison Area Cru ministry and we have been so encouraged by their ministry. We wanted to give them an opportunity to meet you and share what they are doing. As you may know, Cru staff raise their own support which can be a real faith stretcher. They will share their need, but there is no pressure to give or make a decision that night.”

“Would ____(Day)__________ at ____(Time)_________ work out for you?”

5)  We could help prepare the dinner to save you preparation time.

6)  We would like to adjourn right after the main course to your family or living room to give our presentation. After the presentation we would go back to the dining room for coffee and dessert.

7)  We’d probably would include a little video presentation if there is a TV with internet access or which could be connected to a laptop.

8)  It’s better if children are not at the dinner as it would probably be distracting.  If this is an issue, let’s talk about how to make it work.  If need be, perhaps we could arrange childcare somewhere else. If bringing the children to the hosts’ home is the only option, let’s do our best to have the childcare arrangement in a room where the children will not be heard to distract the parents.

9)  Before the presentation, it would be good for you, as the host, to reintroduce us. This introduction can also help as an endorsement. Here’s a sample:

Please feel free to contact us to discuss this further.