Posted Tue, 09/29/2009 - 16:06 by Anonymous
Listening Session Tips:
It is probably easier to do a listening session with a stranger than with someone you know hard to move away from just having a conversation when you are meeting with someone you know and dig deeper into what motivates a person
45 minutes is a good time for a session. Longer tends to promote chit chat
The session is not to get people to commit or join or change etc, but rather to find out what motivates them, and to build and relationship
Listening Sessions are “intentional meetings” not chit chat
You want to get to personal questions, including the WHY’s and the HOW’s.-how are you involved in the church and in the community. What are the pressures in your family, What are the issues facing your family
We are looking for themes at Bethlehem and in the community. At the completion of the campaign we will categorize the themes that come out of the listening sessions.
The purpose of individuals meetings – i.e. to provide private grounding for potential public action was discussed. For instance – one concern that parents were struggling with their teenagers in an isolated manner with little outlet for connecting to others with similar problems was discussed.
