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NORTHSHORE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PROBE

NORTHSHORE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PROBE. What is an area probe? a discovery process to identify communities and people groups that are not being reached with the gospel. PROBE: To search, investigate, survey, and look into.

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NORTHSHORE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PROBE

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  1. NORTHSHORE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION PROBE

  2. What is an area probe? a discovery process to identify communities and people groups that are not being reached with the gospel. PROBE:To search, investigate, survey, and look into.

  3. What is the purpose of a probe?to assist churches &/or associations in their efforts to identify people groups, population segments & places that need new churches or evangelistic type ministries in order to have an impact on the lostness of the area.

  4. 4 guiding questions for a probe 1. Who are the unreached in my community?2. Where are the unreached living in my community?3. Why are they unreached?4. What is God doing among the unreached in my community?

  5. PROBE… SURVEYING THE LAND! Send some men to explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the Israelites… See what the land is like and whether the people who live there are strong or weak, few or many. What kind of land do they live in? Is it good or bad? Are they unwalled or fortified? How is the soil? Do your best to bring back some of the fruit of the land. Numbers 13:1,18-20

  6. Someone has stated that often we can’t see the forest for the trees of familiarity. Often we become blinded to new opportunities by the familiar. Just as the visitor sees the cobwebs in the vestibule, which the church members have long since ceased to notice, even so our ministry routine blinds us from seeing opportunities all around us

  7. Discovery Process Components • Research Demographics & Lifestyle Studies • Area Probe • Compile/Draft Priority Profiles by Categories—New Church/Ministry

  8. What Do We Look For? • P-People • R-Residences • O-Opportunities • B-Barriers • E-Evangelism

  9. What Do We Look For? PEOPLE • Ethnic groups • Socio-economic levels • Factors that reveal age

  10. What Do We Look For? RESIDENCES • Types of houses • Age of houses • Condition of houses

  11. What Do We Look For? OPPORTUNITIES • Evidence of growth • Resort communities • Mobile home parks • Apartment complexes • Housing projects

  12. What Do We Look For? BARRIERS • Natural barriers (rivers, interstate, etc.) • Cultural Barriers • Housing barriers • Church barriers (due to socio-economics)

  13. What Do We Look For? EVANGELISM • Local churches • Look for temporary meeting places • Look for abandoned church buildings

  14. Interpreting What We See Recording what you see & why Churches in Area & Attendance Estimate • List all churches • Estimate their attendance • Cluster by communities

  15. Interpreting What You See, cont. Area Probe Work Sheet • Complete team information at top of form • Identified area of concern information • Describe the location • Describe the people (Target Group) • Describe type of church needed • Target date to begin refers to the ideal • Potential sponsoring churches • Group notes

  16. Interpreting What You See, cont. Proposed New Work Priority Sheet While in the field • Sketch a map on the Proposed New Work Priority Sheet When the Team Returns • Complete each Proposed New Work Priority Sheet • Report on each during team report time

  17. Gathered Research Info • Demographics Observations • Lifestyle Study Observations Team Leaders guide this discussion for your team.

  18. Before Leaving, Pray Together with Expectancy for God to Reveal His Will

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