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Testing Your Attendance Strategy Quotient
By John Piper
November 18, 1985
True or False?
| 1) I do not want to put any obstacle in the way of visitors who may want to attend BBC. |
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F
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| 2) I have given serious thought and prayer to whether my attendance patterns promote the expansion of our Sunday morning ministry. |
T
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F
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| 3) Reflection rather than habit governs my choices about what service to attend. |
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F
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| 4) When I am making a choice about what service to attend, my dominant consideration is not what is convenient for me, but what would be best for the expanding ministry of the church. |
T
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F
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| 5) The 11:00 AM Sunday service is the one visitors are most likely to attend. |
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F
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| 6) Presently the 11:00 AM Sunday service is so crowded that newcomers may be forced to sit in the overflow room or squish in the balcony. |
T
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F
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| 7) There is room for expansion in the Saturday 7:15 PM service and the Sunday 8:30 AM service. |
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F
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| 8) As the Thanksgiving and Advent seasons arrive I will endeavor to think ministry rather than convenience in my attendance choices. |
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F
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Score
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8 True
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Spiritually alert, cutting edge, large-souled, loving heart. |
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6-7 True
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Catching on, great potential, in sync. |
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4-5 True
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Struggling with self-preoccupation. Limited vision. |
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0-3 True
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Out of town. |
Seeking your gift to a visitor this Advent Season,
Pastor John
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