Autoresponder/DripCampaignsForChurches

ThoseofuswhoworkinchurcheshavearesponsibilitytoleveragethetoolsavailabletoustoadvancethemissionofthechurchandthecauseoftheGospel.Onesetoftoolsthataretakingthebusinessworldbystormareautoresponders.Autoresponders,ordrip-campaignsasthey’realsoknown,areemailsthatyousetuponceusinganemaildeliverysoftwaresuchasMailChimp,thentheyautomaticallysendinsequencetonamesaddedtoyourlist.

Inbusiness,thedripsequenceusuallybeginsaftersomeonesignsupforafreeproduct(sometimescalledaleadmagnet),thendrivestheconsumertowardaproductorserviceavailableforpurchaseattheend.

Churchescanleveragethesesametoolstoengagewithpeoplewhoarenew.Autoresponsecampaignsarecheaptosetup(someservicesareevenfree),simpletoimplement,andextremelyeffectiveatgivingpeoplevaluablecontentinordertobuildtrust.

Inthisresource,I’vegivenyouanoverviewofsomeautorespondercampaignsthatareperfectforchurches.Cuethemupinanemailapplication,thenschedulethemtoautomaticallysendoutonceaweek.

AfteryoureadthroughthesummaryoftheemailcampaignsI’velistedbelow,besuretojumptotheendofthisdocumentwhereI’vetakenawayallofyourexcusesandgivenyoucopyandpaste-ablesampleemailsforyoutouse.SimplyreplacethecontentI’veincludedwithyourchurch’spertinentcontentandpresssend.

Acoupleofwordsofwarning…

Ifsomeonehasgivenyoutheiremailaddress,they’vegiveyouapreciouspieceoftheirtrust.Stewarditwell.Makesureifyou’regoingtoaddtotheirinboxnoise,youareprovidingasmuchvalueaspossible.

Makesuretouseanemailsystem,suchasMailChimp,ConstantContact,AWeber,etc.thathelpsyoumanageyourlists,helpsautomatethecontentdelivery,andhelpskeepyoucompliantwiththeCAN-SPAMlaws.

Let’suseallofthetoolsatourdisposaltoleadpeopletoJesus!Ready?Let’sgetstarted…

AutoresponderCampaignOne:FirstTimeGuestsHopefullyyouhaveawayofknowingwhoyourSirsttimeguestsare.Ifnot,closethisdocumentandgoSigurethatout.Onceyou’veSiguredoutawaytocollectsomeoftheirinformation,setupadripcampaigntoletthemmoreaboutyourchurch.

EmailOne-SimpleThanksThankthemforvisitingandletthemknowyou’regoingtosendthemafewemailstohelpthembecomefamiliarwiththechurch.Givethemanopportunitytooptouthere.It’sbettertoletthemgothanannoythem.

EmailTwo-Mission&PhilosophyTellthemaboutyourchurch’smissionandphilosophy.Letthemknowwhyyouexist.Tellthemsomeofthechurch’sstandardoperatingprocedures.Whydoyousingthesongsyousing?Howdoyouministertothecommunity?Whatareyourvalues.Thisemailshouldsetupthenextemail,informationaboutyourministries,verynicely.

EmailThree-InfoAboutYourMinistriesThisemailshouldhighlightyourtop-levelthreeorfourministries(students,singles,adults,etc.).Ifyourchurchhasalotgoingon,resisttheurgetomakethisalongemail.Thinkaboutyourdemographicandgivetheminfoaboutministriesthatwillbestservethem.Pointthemtoyourwebsitetolearnaboutadditionalministries.

EmailFour-MeetTheStaffThisisaprettystraightforwardemail.Introduceyourtop-levelstaffersandexplainhowtheycanserve.Remembertoincludephotosandcontactinfo!

EmailFive-InfoAboutFollowingJesusNowthatyou’veestablishedarelationshipwithyourgueststhroughtheSirstSiveemails,sendonethattellsthemhowtotakethenextstepoffollowingJesus.Again,keepitsimple.Perhapspointthemtoavideoonyourwebsitewiththegospelmessage.Also,makesuretogivethemawaytoletyouknowaboutanydecisionthey’vemade.

Important:thepointofthisemailisn’ttoconvertpeople,butrathertoletthemknowhowtoSindtheinformationwhentheSpiritmovesinthem.

EmailSix-InfoAboutSmallGroupsAssumingyourchurchisasmallgroupschurch,thenextlogicalemailshouldhelpthemgetconnectedtoagroup.IfyoudoSundaySchool,usethisemailtoconnectthemtoaclass.ExplainwhyyourchurchvaluessmallgroupsandwhatbeneSitthereisfortheguest.Ifyouonlyhaveafewgroups,listthemintheemail.Ifyouhaveamultitudeofgroups,pointpeopletothespotonyourwebsitewheretheycangetconnected.

EmailSeven-GeneralFAQ’sAnswerafewquestionsanewcomertoyourchurchmighthave.Forexample:Whydoesthepastorwearbluejeans?WhydoyouplaysongsImighthearontheradiotokickofftheservices?Whydoesmiddleschoolmeetseparatelythanhighschool?Wheredoesmoneyfromtheofferinggo?

HowcanIgetconnectedortakeanextstep?HowcanImeettheleadpastorinperson?Howdoyoupickwhichsongsyousinginworship?HowcanIlearnmoreaboutwhatthechurchbelieves?

AutoresponderCampaignTwo:NewcomerClassAttendersTheideabehindthisseriesofemailsistohelpsomeonewhohasattendedyourclassfornewcomerstaketheirnextstep.Hopefullytheyreceivedalltheinformationtheyneededwhileattendingtheclass,butjustincasetheydidn’twhynotfollowupwithadripcampaign?

EmailOne-ThanksForAttendingThankthemforattendingyournewcomerclass.Remindthemofafewthingsyoucovered(i.e.wewanteveryonetoattendonSundays,getinvolvedinasmallgroup,andservesomewhere).Givethemacontactname,number,andemailaddressiftheyhaveanyfollow-upquestions.

EmailTwo-GettingConnectedInthisemail,you’llwanttogetintoafewmorespeciSicsabouthowtheycangetconnected.GivethemthenamesandcontactinfoofkeyministryleaderstheymightwanttoconnectwithandtellthemspeciSicsabouthowtogetintoasmallgroup.

EmailThree-GettingStartedWithServingInthethirdemailinthiscampaign,wewanttohelppeoplegetinvolvedinserving.Givethemalistofgoodservingopportunitieswheretheycangettheirfeetwet.Tellthemtheprocessofgettingstartedwithserving(tryoutafewareas,pickone,gettraining,etc.).

EmailFour-You’reAttendingASmallGroup.NowWhat?Thisemailassumespeoplehavetestedoutasmallgroup.Here,wecangivethemanideaofhowtogetthemostoutofattendingagroupsuchas:Gettoknowthepeopleinyourgroup.Doanactivitywithfolksinyourgroup,outsideofthestructuredgroupsetting.ComepreparedfortheBiblestudyanddiscussion.Remindthemthattheydon’thavetobeaBiblescholar,butthattheyhavesomethingvaluabletoaddandthatthegroupmeetinggoesbetterwheneveryoneparticipates.

EmailFive-You’reServingonaMinistryTeam.NowWhat?Justlikethepreviousemail,thisgivespeoplenewtoservingsometipsandtricksabouthowtogetthemostoutofserving,suchas:Arriveearlyforyourservingtimeandgettoknowothersontheteam.Serveafewtimesbeforeyoupassjudgementontheservingopportunity.Itmighttakeawhileforyoutogetthehangofit,togelwiththeteam,etc.Jotdownalistofwhatyoulikeaboutserving,whatcouldbebetter,howtheministryleadercanhelpyou,etc.andshareitwiththeleader.

Showupprepared.Whilemostservingopportunitiesdon’trequirealotofoutsidepreparation,whenyoushowupwiththerightmindsetandareaspreparedaspossible,itwillhelpyoutoenjoyservingmore.

AutoresponderCampaignThree:EmailListSubscribersWhensomeonesignsupforyourall-churchemaillist,they’vetakenariskandastepoffaith.They’vealsogivenyoupermissiontosendsomethingofvaluedirectlytotheirinbox.Let’staketheopportunitytogivethemsomegeneraltips&tricksforlivingtheChristianlife.

EmailOne-Top10SermonMessagesCheckoutyouranalyticsandemailsubscribersalistofyourtoptenalltimemessages.

EmailTwo-Top10RecommendedBooksCompilealistoftoptenbooksforChristianlivingforyournewemailsubscribers.Needhelp?Google“topchristianbooksofalltime”forsomeideas.

EmailThree-TopResourcesWhynotgiveyournewsubscribersalistofresourcesthatmightbehelpful.SomeideasincludeDaveRamsey’sFinancialPeaceUniversity,theYouVersionBibleApp,podcasts,WorshipCD’s,etc.

EmailFour-Top10TipsforParentingGod'sWayPartnerupwithyourchildren’sministrystaffandputtogetheralistoftipsforparentingtoemailout.

EmailFive-TipsForGodlyMarriagesSurveyyourstaffforalistofmarriagetips.Sendtheseoutasawayformarriedfolksonyouremaillisttogrow.Pointtowardthenextemailforthoseonyourlistwhoaresingle.

Quicknote:Itmightbewisetoalsoincludeanemailforsinglessincenoteveryoneonyouremaillistismarried.

EmailSix-TipsForSharingChristWithYourFamily,Friends,andCoworkersOneofthethingsChrist-followersstrugglewithmostissharingtheirfaith.Whynotgivethemalistoftipsandtrickstohelpthemgetstarted.

OtherAutorespondersToConsiderThedrip-campaignslistedabovearejustthetipoftheicebergofwhatyoucansend.Yourcreativityisyouronlylimit.Hereareafewadditionalideasyoumightwanttotry:•Folkswhotellusthey'veacceptedChrist• Coupleswhohavetakenpremaritalcounseling• Coupleswhorecentlygotmarriedatyourchurch

• Familieswhorecentlycheckedintochildren’sministry• Students/Familieswhoattendedayouthevent

SampleAutoresponderEmailsYouCanCopy&Paste

FirstTimeGuestsAutoresponderOne,EmailOne:SimpleThanks

DearJohn,

WewantedtosendyouaquickemailtosaythankyouforcheckingoutNewRiverChurchthispastSunday.Weknowyourtimeisvaluableandweconsideritanhonorthatyouchosetospendsomeofifwithus.

Ifyoudidn’tgetachancetostopbyournewcomerloungeonSundayletusknow…wehaveagiftwe’dliketosendyou.Don’tworrythough;nobodyisgoingtocomebyyourhouseandwepromisenottodoanythingcreepy.

Also,we’dlovetohearfromyou!Ifyouhaveanyquestions,wouldliketogiveusfeedbackaboutyourexperience,orjustwanttochat,youcanreachPastorJesse-ourconnectionspastor-at(123)456-7890.

We’dliketosendyouafewfollow-upemailsoverthenextcoupleofdaysjusttogiveyousomeadditionalinformationaboutNewRiverChurch.Ifyou’renotinterestedinthose,youcanclick[thislink]andunsubscribewithnohardfeelings.

Again,wefeelsohonoredyouwereourguest.Letusknowhowwecanserveyouinthefuture.

Sincerely,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderOne,EmailTwo:Mission&Philosophy

HiJohn,

Ifyouhaveamoment,wewantedtoletyouknowalittlemoreaboutNewRiverChurch.

OurmissionistoleadpeopleintoagrowingrelationshipwithJesusChrist.YouareabigdealtoJesus,andwewouldbedoingyouadisserviceifourmissionwasanythingshortofintroducingyoutohim.So,that’swhatwe’reallabout.

Oneofthewayswedothatisthroughrelevantbibleteaching.WebelievetheBiblehasasigniSicantbearingonwhatishappeninginourlife,andourteachingpastorsmakeeveryefforttoapproachtheirteachingtimeswiththatpoint-of-view.Nostuffylectureshere.

Wealsobelievethatauthenticworshipisessentialtoalifefullofjoyandpurpose.You’veprobablyalreadypickedupthatweworshipGodbysingingsongs,butwealsoworshiphimbygivingmoney,servingoneanother,andservinginourcommunity.

Finally,wefeelthatwegrowbestwhenwe’reconnectedtoothersingenuinecommunity.Wehavegrowthgroupsthatmeeteitheratthechurchbuildingorinhomesintheareaeverynightthroughouttheweek.Lifeisbetterwhenweareinittogether!

Thosearesomeofourtopvaluesandhowweapproachourmission.Ifyouhavequestionsorwouldliketodiscussitfurther,we’dlovetohearfromyou.Youcaneitherreplydirectlytothisemail,orcallPastorJesse-ourconnectionspastor-at(123)456-7890.

Sincerely,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderOne,EmailThree:InfoAboutYourMinistries

HiJohn,

DidyouknowNewRiverhasmanyministriestoservefolksindifferentareasoflife?

Children’sMinistryOurchildren’sministryiscalledRiverKidz.Itisforchildrenagesbirththrough5thgrade.RiverKidzmeetsduringtheservicesonSundaysandoffersenvironmentstailoredtohelpkidsindifferentagegroupsgrow.Childrengettosingsongs,hearbibleteaching,andexperiencesmall-groupcommunity.

ForquestionsaboutRiverKidz,contactMorgan-ourchildren’sministriesdirector-at(123)456-7890.

NewRiverStudentsNRSisourministryforstudentsinmiddleschoolandhighschool.MiddleschoolersmeetatUproaronSundaymorningsat11:15am.HighschoolersmeetatFloodonSundaynightsat5:00pm.Onceamonth,theycometogetherforatimeofworshipalltogethercalledTheMix.

NRSprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytoworship,learnaboutGod,andhaveloadsoffuntogether.ContactKevin-ourstudentpastor-at(123)456-7890.

GrowthGroupsGrowthGroupsareNewRiver’ssmallgroupgatheringswhereadultsatvariouslifestagesmeetwithotherlike-mindedfolkstogrowthroughbiblestudyanddoinglife

together.Ourgroupscoordinator-Kim-wouldlovetoansweryourquestionsaboutGrowthGroups.

Wealsohaveservingopportunities,gatheringsformenandwomenspeciSically,retreatsandgetaways,andmanyotherministriestoonumeroustolisthere.

We’reconSidentthereissomethingforyouatNewRiver!Letusknowhowwecangetyouconnected!

Sincerely,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderOne,EmailFour:MeetTheStaff

HeyJohn,

We’vesentyouthreeemailsbynow,butwehaven’teventakenthetimetointroduceourselves.Herearesomeofourkeystaffpeoplewhowouldlovetoconnectwithyousometime:

[insertphoto]ArthurMaceLeadPastor

[insertphoto]JesseBowlesConnectionsPastors

[insertphoto]BryanBradshawExecutivePastor

[insertphoto]KimFrostGroupsCoordinator

[insertphoto]KevinLayneStudentPastor

[insertphoto]KyleWilkinsonWorshipPastor

[insertphoto]

MorganIvanChildren’sMinistryDirector

[insertphoto]ChuckScogginsCreativeDirector

[insertphoto]WayneBolinTechnicalDirector

Thereareotherstoo…andwecouldn’tdoeverythingwedoaroundherewithoutthem.YoucanSindafulllistofstaffonourwebsiteatnewriver.church/staff.

Ifyourunacrossanyofus,pleasesayhi!Wereallydiggettingtoknownewpeople.

Sincerely,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderOne,EmailFive:InfoAboutFollowingJesus

John,

Inapreviousemailwetoldyouwe’reallaboutconnectingpeopletoJesus.It’sourmission.It’sourpassion.Ifyouaren’taChristfollower,butwouldlikemoreinformationaboutwhatarelationshipwithhimlookslike,we’dlovetochatwithyouaboutit.

Don’tworry…we’renotheretopressureyouortrytotalkyouintoanything.Makingalife-changingdecisiontofollowJesusisabigdeal.Wejustwantedtoletyouknowthatwhenyou’reready,we’rehereforyou.

Youcancontactoneofourpastorsbycalling(123)456-7890orsimplyreplytothisemailandwe’llgetbacktoyou.

HeretoServe,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderOne,EmailSix:InfoAboutSmallGroups

HiJohn,

Webelieveoneofthebestwaystogrowinanyareaoflifeisbydoinglifewithotherpeople.Peoplewhocanencourage,stretch,andsupportoneanother.That’swhywerecommendthateveryonegetintoaGrowthGroup.

AGrowthGroupiseighttotenpeoplewhomeettogetheronceaweekinahomeoratourchurchtohangoutandstudytheBibletogether.Often,GrowthGroupsgettogetherforfunoutsideoftheweeklymeetingtimes.Mostpeopleingroupsformlifelongrelationshipsandsupportoneanotherthroughlife’smostsigniSicantmoments.

We’dlovetogetyouconnectedwithsomefolkswhoareinasimilarlifestageasyou.Ifyou’dlikemoreinformationaboutjoiningaGrowthGroup,replytothisemailandwe’llcontactyouwithmoreinformation.

TakeCare,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderOne,EmailSeven:GeneralFAQ’s

John,

Wegetalotofquestionsfrompeoplewhoarenewtoourchurch.Wethoughtwe’dsharetheanswerstosomeofthemhere…

Whydoesthepastorwearjeansinsteadofasuit?WetrytobeachurchwherelifechangeisemphasizedoverformalityandstufSiness.So,justasyouwanttodresscomfortablywhenyou’rewatchingfootballonSaturday,wewantfolkstobeabletodresscomfortablyonSunday.So,thepastorleadsthewaybydressingcasually.It’sallpartofourstrategytohelppeopleconnectwithJesus.Havingsaidthat…ifyou’remorecomfortablewearingasuittochurch,goforit.Youwon’tbealone.WanttowearshortsandSlip-Slops?You’llbeingoodcompanyinthoseaswell.

WhydoyouplaysongsImighthearontheradiotokickofftheservices?Partofourstrategyistohelppeople“leanin”andbeengagedinwhatwe’redoingonSundays.Ifplayingasongyouhearontheradiohelpswiththatstrategy,we’reallforit.

Whydoesmiddleschoolmeetseparatelythanhighschool?Eventhoughthetwoagegroupsareprettyclose,chronologically,therearealotofdifferencesbetweenthelife-stagesofmiddleschoolersandhighschoolers.Weofferseparateenvironmentssoouryouthteachersandleaderscanministertoeachgrouprightwheretheyareat.However,bothgroupsdothesamekindsofthings-singworshipsongs,hangoutinsmallgroups,engagewithgreatleaderswhocareatonaboutthem,heararelevantmessagefromtheyouthpastor,andmore!

Wheredoesmoneyfromtheofferinggo?Honestly,themoneythatpeoplefaithfullygivegoestowardalotofthings.We’rehappytounpackthatforyouifyouwantspeciSics,butknowthis:weknowthatyouworkhardforyourmoneyandweconsideritaprivilegethatpeopletrustusenoughtostewarditforministrypurposes.Weuseittoleadpeopleinworship,leadpeopleintoarelationshipwithJesus,toservetheneedyinourcommunity,andtohelppeoplethroughouttheworld.

WerealizethatmoneycanbeatouchysubjectthatisanobstacleforalotofpeopleingettingintoarelationshipwithJesus.Ifyoueverfeelthatway,we’dencourageyouNOTtogivetothechurch.WebelieveGodcaresmuchmoreaboutyourlifethanhedoesaboutyougivingmoneytothechurch.

HowcanIgetconnectedortakeanextstep?We’dlovetohelpyoutakethenextstepinyourspiritualjourney.OnesuggestionwouldbeforyoutojoinusatNextSteps-ourclassdesignedspeciSicallytohelpyoutakeSigureoutwhereyou’reheaded.ToSindoutwhenanupcomingNextStepswilltakeplace,checkouttheHappeningspageonourwebsite:newriver.church/events

HowcanImeettheleadpastorinperson?Ourleadpastor,Arthur,wouldlovetomeetyou.ThebestwaytocatchhimistostopbytheSirsttimeguesthospitalityroomatthetopofthestairsonaSundaymorningaftereachoftheservices.Or,ifthatdoesn’tworkforyou,simplyrespondtothisemailandwe’llhelpyougetameetingsetupwithhim.

Howdoyoupickwhichsongsyousinginworship?Ourcreativeteam,includingtheworshippastorandtheleadpastor,workstogethertopickoutsongsthatSitthethemeoftheserviceandhaveastronglyricalmessagetheybelievewillhelppeopletoworshipthroughmusic.TheyputalotoftimeandeffortintoSindingtherightsongforeachmomentinaservice.

HowcanIlearnmoreaboutwhatthechurchbelieves?YoucanSindoutmoreaboutourbeliefsbyvisiting[thislink]whichwilltakeyoutothebeliefspageonourwebsite.Ifyouhaveanyadditionalfollow-upquestionsaboutwhatwebelieve,ourmission,orhowweseektobepeopleinagrowingrelationshipwithJesus,pleasereplytothisemailandwe’lltrytoexplainmore.

Thoseareafewofourmostfrequentlyaskedquestions.Doyouhaveaquestionthatisn’tonthislist?Replytothisemailandaskus!WeloveansweringquestionsfrompeoplewhowanttoknowmoreaboutNewRiverChurch.

HereForYou,

TheNewRiverStaff

NewcomerClassAttendersAutoresponderTwo,EmailOne:ThanksForAttending

HiLauren,

WewantedtosendyouaquickemailtosaythankyouforattendingourNewcomerClassthispastSunday.Weknowyourtimeisvaluableandweconsideritanhonorthatyouchosetospendsomeofifwithus.

Asareminder,thethreebigideaswecoveredintheclasswere:(1) WewanteveryonetoattendonSundays.(2) Wehopeeveryonewillgetconnectedwithothersinasmallgroup.(3) Webelievethatbig-timespiritualgrowthhappenswhenpeoplebeginserving

others.

Wehopeyou’llconsidermakingacommitmenttowardthosethreeideas.

We’dlovetohearfromyou!Ifyouhaveanyquestionsabouttheclass,wouldliketogiveusfeedbackaboutyourexperience,orjustwanttochat,youcanreachPastorJesse-ourconnectionspastor-at(123)456-7890(or,justreplytothisemail).

We’dliketosendyouafewfollow-upemailsoverthenextcoupleofdaysjusttogiveyousomeadditionalinformationasafollowuptotheNewcomerClass.Ifyou’renotinterestedinthose,youcanclick[thislink]andunsubscribewithnohardfeelings.

Again,wefeelsohonoredyoujoinedusforthisclass.Letusknowhowwecanserveyouinthefuture.

Sincerely,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderTwo,EmailTwo:GettingConnected

HiLauren,

Wehopeyouarehavingagreatweek!

IfyourecallfromtheNewcomerClassyouattendedon[insertdate],oneofourbighopesforyouisthatyouwouldgetconnectedwithotherpeopleatNewRiver.OneofthebestwaystogetconnectedisbyjoiningaGrowthGroup.

GrowthGroupsareNewRiver’ssmallgroupgatheringswhereadultsatvariouslifestagesmeetwithotherlike-mindedfolkstogrowthroughbiblestudyanddoinglifetogether.Ourgroupscoordinator-Kim-wouldlovetoansweryourquestionsaboutGrowthGroups.

YoucanconnectwithKimbyreplyingtothisemailorbycontactingher:KimFrostkim@newriver.church(123)456-7890

Ifyou’dlikemoreinformationaboutGrowthGroups,includingalistofgroupsthatmeetnearyou,youcanvisitourwebsite:newriver.church/groups.

TakeCare,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderTwo,EmailThree:GettingStartedWithServing

HiLauren,

OneofthethingswehearoftenatNewRiverishowpeoplehavebeenimpactedbyvolunteering.That’sright,whenpeoplebeginservingothers,theyseespiritualgrowthintheirownlife.Withthatinmind,wewantedtogiveyousomeno-obligationwaysyoucanjumpifyouwanttoexperiencethiskindofgrowthyourself.

GreeterGreetershelppeoplefeelwelcomeasthey’rewalkinginthedoorsatNewRiver.Thisjob,thoughsimpleandveryeasytodo,isoneofthemostimportantvolunteeropportunitieswehave.Peoplewilloftenmakeajudgementabouttheirentireexperienceforthewholedaybasedonhowtheyweregreetedatthedoor.

HostTeam/UsherAnothereasywaytogetyourfeetwetwithvolunteeringatNewRiverisbybeinganusher.UshershelppeopleSindaseatandhelppasstheofferingbucketsduringtheservice.Notechnicalskillsarerequiredandwe’lltrainyouonhowtodothisjob.Ourhostteamisanintegralpartofmakingserviceshappen.

ParkingLotParkingLotattendantshelppeopleSindaparkingspacewhentheyarriveatthechurch,helppeopleSindthequickestwaytoexit,andshuttlepeopleonthegolfcartiftheyparkedawayfromtheentrance.Whodoesn’tlovetodrivethegolfcart,right?

Thesearejustafewwaystoserve.WereallyencourageyoutoSindaplacethatmatchesyourskillsandpassionandbeginpouringintothelivesofothers.

Ifyou’dlikemoreno-pressureinformationabouttheseservingopportunities,orotherareasavailabletoserve,simplyreplytothisemailandwe’llhelpyouSindtherightSit.

Whenyouarereadyjumpin,here’stheprocesstogetstarted:(1) TryoutafewvolunteerareastoSindoneyoulike.(2) Committoservingtimesintheareayouliketomakesureit’stherightSit.(3) Getsomeadditionaltrainingtotakeyourvolunteertimetothenextlevel.(4) Giveusfeedbackabouthowwecanhelpmakeyourservingexperiencebetter.

DidImentionthatwehaveano-pressure,no-obligation,policy.Ifyoutryservingsomewhereandfeellikeit’snotagreatSit,wepromisewewillletyouoffthehookwithnohardfeelings.Wewanttoseeyouthrive!

BestWishes,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderTwo,EmailFour:You’reAttendingASmallGroup.NowWhat?

HiLauren,

HaveyoustartedattendingaGrowthGroupyet?(Ifnot,Silethisemailawayforlater.)Wewantedtogiveyouafewtipsonhowtogetthemostoutofattendingasmallgroup…

(1) Committoattendingregularly. We’vefoundthatpeoplewhoarenewtoasmallgroupcanoftenfeeloverwhelmedwithlearningthenames,personalities,etc.ofallthepeople.Thetemptationistojumpshipwithoutgivingitagoodchance.Weencourageyoutostickwithitandhanginforatleastafull“semester.”We’reconSidentyou’llgrowtolovethepeopleyou’re“doinglife”with.

(2)Doanactivitywithfolksinyourgroup. Findatimeoutsideofthestructuredgroupsettinganddosomethingfunwiththepeopleinyourgroup.Maybeit’sacook-out,bowling,oraneveningout.Gettingoutofthegroupsettingwithgiveyouachancetogettoknowthepersonalitiesofeveryoneinyournewgroup

(3)ComepreparedfortheBiblestudyanddiscussion.Youdon’thavetobeaBiblescholartobeneSitfromthegroupmeetings,butitdoeshelptohavedoneyour“homework”andarriveprepared.Taketimetodoalittlebitofextraresearchonthegrouptopic.Themoreeffortyouputin,themoreyou-andeveryoneelse-willbeneSit.

Nowthatyou’vestartedattendingaGrowthGroup,youareavaluablememberandyouhavesomethingimportanttoadd.Thegroupmeetingwillbebetterbecauseyouarepreparedandyouarepresent.WeareexcitedtoseehowGodusesthegrouptohelpleadyouintoagrowingrelationshipwithhim.

BestWishes,

TheNewRiverStaff

AutoresponderTwo,EmailFive:You’reServingonaMinistryTeam.NowWhat?

HiLauren,

Haveyoustartedservingonavolunteerteamyet?(Ifnot,Silethisemailawayforlater.)ServingonavolunteerteamisoneofthebestwaystogetconnectedatNewRiverChurchandagreatwaytogrowinyourrelationshipwithJesus.

Wewantedtotakeamomentandsendyouafewtipsonhowtogetthemostoutofserving:

1.Arriveearlyforyourservingtimeandgettoknowothersontheteam.Agreatwaytomakenewfriendsisbygettingtoknowothersservingalongsideyou.

2.Serveafewtimesbeforeyoudecideifyouliketheservingopportunity.Itmighttakealittlewhileforyoutogetthehangofit.Itwillprobablytakeyouafewconsecutivetimesservingtoconnectwithotherswiththeteam.Ifyoudon’tlovetheplaceyou’reservingafteratimeortwo,we’llbehappytoSindyouanotherplacetoserve,butwe’reconSidentthatifyougiveservingachance,you’llSindyourplacehere!

3.Jotdownalistofwhatyoulikeaboutserving,whatcouldbebetter,howtheministryleadercanhelpyou,etc.Shareitwithyourpointpersonandhelpusserveyoubetterasyouserveonavolunteerteam.OurgoalistomakeservingarewardingandfulSillingtimeforyou.Yourfeedbackhelpsusmakethatpossible.

4.Showupprepared.Whilemostservingopportunitiesdon’trequirealotofoutsidepreparation,whenyoushowupwiththerightmindsetandareaspreparedaspossible,itwillhelpyoutofeelmoreconSidentandtoenjoyservingmore.

Wearethrilledthatyou’vestartedvolunteeringatNewRiver.Ifthereisanythingwecandotohelpitgomoresmoothlyforyoupleasedon’thesitatetoletusknow.

BestWishes,

TheNewRiverStaff

EmailListSubscribersAutoresponderThree,EmailOne:Top10SermonMessages

HiAustin,

ThankyouforsigningupforourupdatesfromNewRiver.Wewillsendyouperiodicemailswithnewsabouteventsandthingsthatarehappeningaroundhere.Occasionallywe’llevensendyouinsiderinfothatourpastorwantsyoutoknow.

Overthenextfewweekswe’dlovetokick-startyouremailsubscriptionbysendingyousomeresourcesyoumightbeinterestedin.Forexample,herearethetoptensermonmessagesthathavebeenviewedonourwebsite:

1.Hitched-FriendsWithBeneSitshttps://vimeo.com/139173829

2.TheNakedTruthWeekOnehttps://vimeo.com/20763967

3.TheManSeries-WeakMadeStronghttps://vimeo.com/169446883

4.Morphhttps://vimeo.com/108731745

5.Overwhelmedhttps://vimeo.com/119133426

6.Margin-WhenTimeisLimitedhttps://vimeo.com/153689399

7.It’sSoWorthIthttps://vimeo.com/121042449

8.LiveDifferent-Caughthttps://vimeo.com/178810621

9.LifeHacks-SinglePurposehttps://vimeo.com/122329044

10.CirclesAreBetterThanRowshttps://vimeo.com/135824923

WeencourageyoutocheckoutoneormoreofthevideosabovetohelpyougrowinyourrelationshipwithJesus.

WearethrilledthatyousignedupforupdatesfromNewRiver.Wetakeyourtrustingivingusyouremailaddressseriouslyandpromisetoprotectit,nottoSPAMyou,andnottooverloadyouwithunnecessaryinfo.

Ifthere’sanythingwecandotoserveyou,pleasedon’thesitatetoletusknow(youcanjustreplytothisemail).

AllOurBest,

TheNewRiverStaff

EmailTwo-Top10RecommendedBooks

HiAustin,

Wehopeyou’rehavinganawesomeday!

AspromisedwewantedtosendyouafewresourcesthatmighthelpyouasyougrowinyourrelationshipwithJesus.Herearealistofourtoptenfavoritebooksthatyoumightbeinterestedin…

1.MereChristianitybyCSLewis

2.KnowingGodbyJ.I.Packer

3.ThePurposeDrivenLifebyRickWarren

4.TheFiveLoveLanguagesbyGaryChapman

5.MoreThanACarpenterbyJoshMcDowell

6.TheTreasurePrinciplebyRandyAlcorn

7.TheCaseforChristbyLeeStrobel

8.TheLifeYou'veAlwaysWantedbyJohnOrtberg

9.DesiringGodbyJohnPiper

10.PuttingAmazingBackIntoGracebyMichaelHorton

TheseareallbooksthatpeopleatNewRiverhavefoundhelpfulintheirspiritualjourney.Wehopeyou’llSindthemhelpfulaswell.

HappyReading!

TheNewRiverStaff

EmailThree-TopResources

HeyAustin,

Wehopeyou’reenjoyingyoursubscriptiontoNewRiver’semailupdates.

Todaywe’vegotanotherlistofresourcestohelpyougrow.Thislistismoreofahodgepodgeofsomeofourfavoritetools.

1. DaveRamsey’sFinancialPeaceUniversity FinancialPeaceUniversitywillhelpyoulearnhowtogetoutofdebtandliveSinanciallylikeyouneverhavebefore.

2. TheYouVersionBibleApp TheYouVersionBibleAppisaneasywaytoreadthebibleonyourphoneordevice.Italsoincludeshandybiblereadingplansandotherresourcestohelpyouspendtimeinscripture.

3. BibleGateway Ifyouwanttostudythebibleonyourdesktopcomputer,werecommendBibleGateway.com.Itincludeseasysearchtools,cross-referencingtools,andmoretohelpyoustudyGod’sword.

4. TheAndyStanleyLeadershipPodcast Thispodcastisaimedatchurchandbusinessleaders,butweSindthatitisreallyhelpfulforeveryone(afterall,we’reallleadingsomeone-evenifitisonlyourfamilyorourselves).

5. TheMichaelHyattPodcastSimilartothepodcastabove,MichaelHyatt’spodcastisaimedatbusinesspeopleorentrepreneurs,buthislifehacksarereallygreattohelpyouliveafullerlifeandmakespaceforwhat’simportant.

6. Passion2016-Salvation'sTideIsRisingWorshipCDSometimesyoujustneedsomegood,inspirationalworshipmusictolistento.AnythingfromPassionisgreat,butwe’rereallydiggingtheSalvation’sTideIsRisingCDrightnow.

7. OurWebsite-newriver.churchWe’realittlepartial,butwethinkonewebsiteyoushouldvisitoftentohelpyougrowinyourrelationshipwithJesusisours!

Hopefullytheseresourceshelpyouinsomeway.Ifyouhavearesourceyou’vefoundhelpfulinyourjourney,we’dlovetohearmoreaboutitsowecanshareitwithothers(justreplytothisemail).

Haveagreatday!

TheNewRiverStaff

EmailFour-Top10TipsforParentingGod'sWay

Austin,

Areyouaparent?Ifnot,feelfreetodiscardthisemailorforwardittosomeoneyouknow.

TodaywewantedtosendyouanemailwithsometipsforparentingGod’sway…

1. LooktotheBibleforinspiration.TheBiblehaslotsofgoodinformationaboutparenting.Fromteachingchildrenaboutforgivenessandlove,tohelpingyouknowaboutdiscipline,youcangetlotsofgoodinstructionfromscripture.

2. Settheexample.NothingwillhelpyourchildrenunderstandhowtoliveaGodlylifemorethanagoodexamplefromparents.Doesthismeanyouhavetobeperfect?No.Itmeansthatyoushouldconfesswhenyoumessupandaskforforgiveness,attendchurchregularly,andshowlotsgrace.Yourchildrenwillcatchonandfollowyourexample.

3. Strongmarriageaddsstability. Studiesshowoverwhelminglythatchildrenwhoareinatwo-parentfamily

wheretheparentsfocusontheirmarriageSirsthavemorestabilityandareabletoSlourish.Ifyouareasingleparent,prayforstrengthandwisdomtoshowrespectandavoidnegativeputdownsoftheparentthatisnolongerinthehome

4.Teachthedifferencebetweenneedsandwants,aswellasdelayedgratiSication.It’sokaytowanttoblessyourchildrenwithgiftsandnicethings,butsometimesthebestlessonwecanteachthemisthattheyneedtowait.Helpthemsaveuptobuythatspecialelectronic.Showthemhowtomanagemoneywell.

5.Don’tbeafraidofGodlydiscipline. Itseemscounterintuitive,butchildrenknowyoulovethemwhenyouproperly

disciplinethem.Makesureyouneverdisciplineoutoffrustrationoranger.Disciplineshouldbeaimedatgrowthandnotpunishment.Explaintoyourchildrenthatyoulovethemandyou’refollowingGod’sexamplewhenyouteachthemthewaytheyshouldgo.

Parentingcanbetrulychallenging.DoingitGod’swayisanevenbiggerchallenge,butit’soneofourgreatestcallings.Wewantyoutoknowwearecommitted,asachurch,tohelpingyoubethebestparentyoucanbe.Ifthereisanywaywecanhelpyou,anyquestionswecananswer,oranyresourceswecangetyou,ourChildren’sMinistrystaffwouldlovetoconnect(simplyreplytothisemailandsomeonewillbeintouch.

WithYou,

TheNewRiverStaff

EmailFive-TipsForGodlyMarriages

HiAustin,

HereistheSifthemailinourseriesofresourcestogetyoustarted.TodaywewantedtosendoversometipsonhowtohaveaGodlymarriage.

Whetheryouarecurrentlymarriedorlookingtogetmarriedsomeday,thebibletellsusthatmarriageisanimportantpartofthepeoplewhomakeupthechurch.

HereareafewtipsfromourstaffabouthowtodemonstratetheloveofGodinmarriage…

HaveARegularDateNightAtipthatcameupoverandoverwhenwesurveyedourstaffistheimportanceofhavingaregulardatenight.Coupleswhospendtimealonetogether–talkingaboutlife,dreamingaboutthefuture,andjustlisteningtooneanother–seemtohavehappiermarriagesandaremoresatisSied.

LearnYourSpouse’sLoveLanguageWehighlyrecommendGaryChapman’sbook,TheFiveLoveLanguages.Learninghowyourspousegivesandreceivesloveisvitaltoknowinghowto…well…showthemyourlove.

TryToOut-ServeYourSpouseOnelittlehacktoaddsomefuntoyourmarriageistotrytoout-serveyourspouse.Whenyou’refocusedonservingyourspouseinagenuineway,youremovemanyoftheproblemsmarriagesgenerallyexperience–suchasselSishness,lackofpatience,lackofkindness,etc.

RememberMarriageExistsToMakeYouHolyPerhapsthemostimportantlessontolearnaboutmarriageisthatitdoesn’texisttomakeyouhappy,butrathertomakeyouholy.Inmarriage,youhavetolearngrace,forgiveness,trust,andtheothervirtuesthatdrawyouclosertoChrist.Itisin

embracingtheinadequaciesinyourspouseandrealizingthatcompletionisonlyfoundinJesusthatcausesyoutotrulybehappyinmarriage.Godcreatedmarriagetodrawusclosetohimself.Weneedtorememberitexiststomakeusholy.

Whetheryouaremarriedorarelookingtogetmarriedsomeday,wehopethesetipsfromourstaffhelpyou.Ifwecaneverbearesourceforyouandyourmarriage,pleasedon’thesitatetoletusknow(youcanreplytothisemail).

BestWishes,

TheNewRiverStaff

EmailSix-TipsForSharingChristWithYourFamily,Friends,andCoworkers

HeyAustin,

Thisisthelastemailinoursetofresourcesandtipsforfolkswho’vesignedupforouremaillist.Fromhereon,it’llonlybenewsandupdates.

Oneofthemostimportantthing’swe’reinstructedtodoasfollowersofJesusistotellothersaboutourfaith.However,werealizethatcallingisintimidatingandchallengingformostpeople.BelowareafewtipsofhowyoucansharetheloveofChristwithyourfamily,friends,andcoworkers:

RandomActsofKindness

InvestandInviteTrulycareaboutpeople.

BeAuthenticDon’tbeafraidtoshareyourfaults.It’sokayifyoudon’thavealltheanswers.Youdon’thavetobeabiblescholar.

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