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THE FIRST STEP
The Road to Relationship begins with a simple idea: before we can meaningfully share the hope of Jesus with our neighbors, we need to take the time to truly know them.
God has already placed people around us in our neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, kids' activities, and everyday routines. The goal isn't to make people a project. It's to be intentional about knowing them, caring for them, and building genuine relationships.
As we begin doing life together, opportunities for deeper conversations, sharing the hope of Jesus, and inviting someone to church can grow naturally out of relationships built on trust and care.
MONTHLY PRACTICALS
Over the next three months, we want to help you take simple, intentional steps toward the people God has already placed around you. This isn't a three month program with a finish line. And it isn't a checklist for getting someone to church. The goal is relationship.
BE PRESENT. LEARN NAMES. LISTEN TO STORIES. SHARE LIFE. BUILD TRUST.
Along the way, opportunities to talk about faith, share the Gospel, invite someone to church, or welcome them into community may happen naturally. When they do, step into them. But don't rush the relationship to get there. These next three months are simply a place to start.
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OCTOBER
START BY BEING PRESENT.
Halloween gives us one of the best opportunities of the year to meet the people who live around us. Instead of staying inside and waiting for the doorbell to ring, take the party outside. Set up some chairs. Grab plenty of candy. Invite a few friends or your Small Group. Then simply meet people.
No agenda. No sales pitch. Just be present, learn some names, start some conversations, and be a good neighbor.
KEEP THE GOAL IN MIND
The win isn’t “How many people did I invite to church or have a spiritual conversation with?”
IF SO, THAT’S A WIN.
NOVEMBER
Move from meeting people to sharing life with them.
If October helped you make a new connection, November is an opportunity to build on it. You don’t need to create a special event or manufacture a reason to get together. Instead, think about the things you’re already doing and ask: “Who could I invite into this?”
Open your home. Share a meal. Watch a game. Let your kids play together. The goal is simply to spend enough time together for acquaintances to begin becoming friends.
KEEP THE GOAL IN MIND
The win isn’t “How many people did I invite to church or have a spiritual conversation with?”
IF SO, THAT’S A WIN.
DECEMBER
Keep making room for people.
December is full of traditions, gatherings, and moments we already share with people we love. Consider where you can make room for someone you’ve been getting to know.
By now, you may know more of their story. Keep listening. Keep showing up. Keep building trust. And if an opportunity comes to talk about Jesus, invite them into your community, or ask them to join you at CrossLife, take it.
KEEP THE GOAL IN MIND
The win isn’t “How many people did I invite to church or have a spiritual conversation with?”
IF SO, THAT’S A WIN.
AND THEN...
January isn’t the end of The Road to Relationship.
The people you’ve met aren’t projects, and relationships don’t operate on a church calendar. Maybe you’ve already had a conversation about Jesus. Maybe someone has joined you at CrossLife. Maybe you’ve simply learned someone’s name and started saying hello when you see each other.
Keep going.
And trust God with where the relationship leads.
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Before thinking about what you should do, take a few minutes to think about who God has already placed in your path.
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Think beyond the houses immediately beside you. Who do you regularly encounter in your neighborhood, workplace, school, gym, kids' activities, or other everyday spaces?
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Of the people you listed, are there one or two people you sense God prompting you to know better?
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What do you already know about them: their family, work, interests, struggles, hopes, or season of life? What could you learn simply by spending time together and listening?
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Do they know Jesus? Are they connected to a local church? If you don't know, consider that an invitation to keep building the relationship.
SHARE YOUR STORY
We want to hear how it’s going. Maybe you finally learned a neighbor’s name, a conversation turned into dinner, or a friend said yes to joining you on Sunday. Every step matters. Share what you’re experiencing and how you’re seeing God at work along the way. Together, we can celebrate what He’s doing and encourage one another to keep building meaningful relationships with the people around us.
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