InterVarsity

Make Invitations

Make Invitations

Make Invitations

You will make a ton of invitations as a leader. We can help you make them healthy, effective, and—best of all—together, with your team. Use what you learn here to open doors for people to experience God’s love with God’s people on campus.

Description

This course is designed to help leaders create a healthy and effective culture of invitations within their ministry teams. It provides practical strategies and coaching tips to make invitations more compelling and to address common barriers such as invitation fatigue, overload, and rejection. Through reflective activities and assessments, participants can evaluate their current approach and learn how to improve both personal and team invitation practices. Special attention is given to drawing from Jesus' example to foster a welcoming environment for ministry growth. By the end of the course, leaders will be equipped to invite others into community in a way that opens opportunities to experience God's love on campus.

Learning Objectives

  • Learn how to shape the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs necessary for a healthy culture of invitations in your ministry.
  • Understand the components of a healthy culture of invitations.
  • Assess the current state of your ministry's culture of invitation.
  • Learn how to coach compelling invitations.
  • Study practical strategies to address barriers to making invitations.

Course Details

6
chapters
19
lessons
2
content types
45min
Estimated time

Syllabus

Chapter 1: An Invitation Just For You

1Introduction
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2Before we begin . . .
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Chapter 2: Toward a Healthy Culture of Invitations

1Lesson 1: Always Making Invitations
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2Lesson 2: Jesus' Culture of Invitations
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3Lesson 3: A Healthy Culture of Invitations
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Chapter 3: Coaching Compelling Invitations

1Lesson 1: Leveling Up Our Invitations
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2Lesson 2: Preparing Your Invitations
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3Lesson 3: Invitations to Discipleship and Leadership
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Chapter 4: Barriers to Invitations

1Lesson 1: Invitation Overload
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2Lesson 2: Invitation Fatigue
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3Lesson 3: Smokescreens
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4Lesson 4: Practical Roadblocks
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5Lesson 5: I'm Being Ghosted
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6Lesson 6: I Don't Know Enough People
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Chapter 5: Dealing with Rejection

1Lesson 1: Rejected!
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2Lesson 2: Leading a Brave Community
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3Lesson 3: Celebrate the Ask
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Chapter 6: Conclusion

1Closing Remarks
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2Before you go . . .
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