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Purpose

The objective of the G.R.O.W. (God Rewards Our Work) teams is to involve 100% of our membership in an inreach and outreach program.

1. Our first priority is first time visitors of our church or Sunday school.
2. Our second priority is past visitors/prospects of our church or Sunday school.
3. Our third priority is members of our church who have missed three consecutive Sundays – MIA’s.
4. Our fourth priority is members of our church we have not seen in months – POW’s.

Procedures

• First time visitors will be delivered a warm pie on the Monday following their Sunday visit. This visit is nothing more than that. Deliver the pie, say "Thanks for visiting with us hope you enjoy the pie," and leave. If the people are not home, leave the pie with a neighbor to deliver for us, or simply give the pie to the neighbor and inform your team leader of the visit.

• Second time visitors will receive a personal visit on the Monday night following their second visit. They will be given a "Visitor Welcome Packet." Second time visitors are obviously somewhat interested in our church so this visit should be an informative visit about our church. Team members making these visits should know what is going on in our church and how to answer possible questions about our church.
• Second time visitors will receive a personal phone call during the latter part of the week. By this time, they will have had a chance to look at the "Visitor Welcome Packet," and may have some questions. Team members who make phone calls should be informed about events at the church and be prepared to answer questions about our church and its ministries. Team members who make phone calls will ask the visitor if they would like for a minister to visit them the next Monday. A report sheet will be filled out on each call and returned to your team leader.

MIA’s – Missing In Action

• These people are active people in our church who have for some reason missed three consecutive Sundays. These people need to know they are missed and should receive a phone call or card letting them know it.
• A list of MIA’s will be provide every Monday and team members will be provided sample letters and questions to ask for phone calls. Team members may make the calls from the church or from their home.

POW’s – Prisoners Of World

• These people have been taken prisoner by the world and for some reason have not attended Sunday school in months. Whatever the reason, these people need to be contacted and loved.
• A list of POW’s will be provide every quarter and team members will be provided sample letters and questions to ask for phone calls. Team members may make the calls from the church or from their home.

A Normal GROW Night

• Every Monday will be a specific G, R, O, or W night. Members of the G-Team will attend one Monday, R-Team the next Monday, the O-Team the next, and the W-Team the next. It will then begin again with the G-Team. Fifth Mondays are testimony night and are free for anyone to attend.

People

In order for our GROW teams to be effective we need people –YOU!

GROW Leaders

• We need four GROW leaders, a G-leader, R-leader, O-leader, W-leader
• GROW Leaders will help organize and communicate to their Team Leaders on their specific GROW night.
• GROW Leaders will help recruit Team Leaders and Team Members to be present on their GROW night
• GROW Leaders are Team Members too.

Team Leaders

• A Team Leader will represent a Sunday school department or class GROW team. (Each class or department will have four teams, a G-Team, R-Team, O-Team, and W-Team)
• Team Leaders will help communicate to their Team Members for their specific GROW nights as well as encourage and recruit more Team Members from their Sunday school class or department.
• Team Leaders are Team Members too.

Team Members

• Team Members are asked to COMMITT to one Monday a month for one year. If a few do it all, the few get burned out; if ALL will do a little, we ALL are blessed.

• Team Members can serve in many ways:

• We are asking for twelve nights a year. God can’t bless our work if we don’t do the work and God will not reward our work if we have no workers. If you cannot attend on your Monday, we ask that you contact the Education Minister and make your visits later in the week. Your visit is important!
• Please prayerfully consider your commitment and role in the GROW ministry.
• Please take your COMMITMENT seriously.