What do I do after someone gives their life to Christ?
If you share the gospel with someone and pray with them to accept Jesus as their savior, or if someone tells you that they prayed the prayer already, then here are some "next steps".
First, be sure they get a "New Believers" package. We will have them under the front pews for the Altar Ministry Teams and available at Guest Services for everyone. That package has a special Connect Card. That card has the prayer that we use at Grace to lead pre-Christains to Christ, it also has an area for them to fill out with their basic contact info. If they do that and return it to the Go Fish Media store, they will receive a new Bible, and DVD.
The package also contains a bookmark with a 30 day new believer Bible reading schedule, a mini-journal, an invitation to our New Believer's class, and a Small Group directory.
After that, you can help them realize the finer points of the Grace Chapel mission statement;
*Invite
-Give others the opportunity to find what you have found
*Connect
-Home Groups
-Anchor Groups
-Serve
*Grow
-Study your bible
-Journal
-Pray
*Go
-Share Your Faith
-Invite people to church
-Mission trips
-Disciple (Help someone else do what you have done)
The most involved method of discipling a new believer would be to lead an Anchor Group. This helps avoid making converts instead of disciples. Barna Research studies indicate that most Christians stop growing after just two years. If a more mature Christain walks along side of someone for that long, they would both be more likely to grow and continue growing.