Learning Objectives

Learn how to shape the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs necessary for a healthy culture of invitations in your ministry in this course from the Fundamentals of Campus Ministry Bundle.

  • Understand the components of a healthy culture of invitation

  • Assess the current state of your ministry's culture of invitation

  • Learn how to coach compelling invitations

  • Study practical strategies to address barriers to making invitations

Play Your Way

Engage with the material in your context!

  • ~45 minutes (self-paced)

    All your progress will be saved so you can resume where you left off.

  • Course Quicksheet (pdf)

    This is a quick summary of the material that you can use as a preview of the course or as a refresher once you've taken it.

  • Resource Toolbox

    See a list of the resources referenced in this course, all collected in one spot for your convenience.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Chapter 1: An Invitation Just For You

    • Introduction

    • Before we begin . . .

  • 2

    Chapter 2: Toward a Healthy Culture of Invitations

    • Lesson 1: Always Making Invitations

    • Lesson 2: Jesus' Culture of Invitations

    • Lesson 3: A Healthy Culture of Invitations

  • 3

    Chapter 3: Coaching Compelling Invitations

    • Lesson 1: Leveling Up Our Invitations

    • Lesson 2: Preparing Your Invitations

    • Lesson 3: Invitations to Discipleship and Leadership

  • 4

    Chapter 4: Barriers to Invitations

    • Lesson 1: Invitation Overload

    • Lesson 2: Invitation Fatigue

    • Lesson 3: Smokescreens

    • Lesson 4: Practical Roadblocks

    • Lesson 5: I'm Being Ghosted

    • Lesson 6: I Don't Know Enough People

  • 5

    Chapter 5: Dealing with Rejection

    • Lesson 1: Rejected!

    • Lesson 2: Leading a Brave Community

    • Lesson 3: Celebrate the Ask

  • 6

    Chapter 6: Conclusion

    • Closing Remarks

    • Before you go . . .

Resource Toolbox

All resources referenced from this course will be linked below for your convenience to view and download. Please use/adapt these resources to what works for you in your ministry context.


Worksheets

Make Invitations Quicksheet

(4-page pdf)

This is a quick summary of the material that you can use as a preview of the course or as a refresher once you've taken it!

Download

Make Invitations Debrief Guide

(1-page pdf)

(For Leader of Leaders) This is an outline for a 65-minute debrief meeting when doing this course with a group.

Download

Make Invitations Assessment

(2-page pdf)

This is a self-assessment to help you evaluate your proficiency in making invitations.

Download

Reflecting on Jesus' Invitations Activity

(1-page pdf)

This is a group activity broken down into steps to help you lead your team in improving invitations through practice.

Download

Customized Invitations Worksheet

(2-page fillable pdf)

Think strategically through each person you want to invite so you can customize the invitation for them.

Download

Invitation Triage Continuum

(2-page fillable pdf)

Name barriers and create responses to the "yes," "probably," "possibly," and "no" answers you may receive.

Download

Invitation Triage Continuum Exercise: Leader's Guide

(2-page fillable pdf)

Use this guide to walk people through using the Invitation Triage Continuum.

Download

2+ Prayer Card

(1-page fillable pdf)

Use this worksheet to commit to praying for faith for two friends. 

Download



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Related Courses

This course is part of the Fundamentals of Campus Ministry Bundle, primarily for leaders of leaders.
For a 101 level, see the Inviting Well course.