For many missionaries, one of the most frustrating parts of deputation is simply figuring out who to contact.
You may have access to hundreds or even thousands of churches. But having more names does not necessarily make the process easier.
Where do you start? Who should you call first? Is there a reason one church should be contacted before another?
Without a strategy for answering those questions, it is easy to fall into a familiar pattern: pick an area, pull up a list of churches, and start making calls. Or send emails to a large number of churches and hope someone responds.
The problem is not necessarily a lack of information. Sometimes the problem is knowing what to do with all of the information you already have.
We think there is a better way.
From a List of Churches to a Strategy
One of the things we are working to do throughout the Missions21 Ecosystem is combine practical training with tools that help missionaries put that training to work.
Our newest training and system upgrades focus on a different way of approaching potential ministry partners.
Instead of looking at hundreds of churches as essentially equal opportunities, the we show you how to identify the relationships and connections you already have and use those connections to determine where you should focus your efforts.
Not all contacts are the same, and they should not be treated that way. Some contacts are better than others. Some are more likely to support you than others. Knowing where to focus your efforts can stop the scale from tilting away from hard work and toward frustration.
IFBMT Now Helps You Put the System to Work
We did not want to introduce a strategy for organizing potential ministry partners and then leave missionaries to manage it with a spreadsheet or notebook.
So, we have updated IFBMT with new features built to support the system. IFBMT helps you systematically organize and contact your contacts in a way that keeps you on the leading edge of setting meetings.
The result is that the research you are already doing in IFBMT can become part of a more intentional process for deciding who you should contact.
Learn the System in Less Than 20 Minutes
Because the value of this feature is not simply knowing which button to click, we have created two short videos to help you get started.
The first teaches the strategy behind the deputation system and how to use it to build a stronger group of potential ministry partners.
The second shows you exactly how to use the new feature inside IFBMT.
Together, the videos take less than 20 minutes to watch but could save you months of frustration on deputation. You can learn the system, see how the new IFBMT tools support it, and begin using it immediately.
Upgrade Your Deputation Now
Log in to your IFBMT dashboard and look for the new training videos. Start with the strategy video so you understand how the system works, then watch the short IFBMT walkthrough to see how to put it into practice.
Having access to thousands of churches can be valuable. But knowing which churches you should contact and why can make that information far more useful.
That is what this new deputation training and tools are designed to help you do.