Effective Sidewalk Strategy

WEBVTT100:00:00.080 --> 00:00:04.320Number Thirteen, number thirteen, GospelCenter doom. Yeah, this is a200:00:04.440 --> 00:00:07.879big one. Yeah, and it'snumber thirteen to say that. Yes,300:00:08.000 --> 00:00:10.759true, we could, we couldadd on the bonus. I do think400:00:10.839 --> 00:00:15.119this one sanctifies the number thirteen.If you're superstitious, this will take care500:00:15.119 --> 00:00:20.760of that. I Am Yours,I am yours, I am yours,600:00:21.079 --> 00:00:27.039and me Lord, I am yours, I am yours. I'm welcome to700:00:27.039 --> 00:00:32.560the Gospel Center Pro Life Podcast,a podcast designed to equip, encourage and800:00:32.640 --> 00:00:36.640challenge you in pro life ministry andalways were the focus on the Gospel.900:00:36.840 --> 00:00:47.759Stay tuned. I felt show passish, touch your heart. Use Me.1000:00:50.159 --> 00:00:54.759Welcome back to the Gospel centered prolife podcast. Appreciate you guys joining us1100:00:54.799 --> 00:00:58.320and, as always, we'd appreciateif you guys would share this podcast with1200:00:58.359 --> 00:01:02.679friends people that you know would beblessed to get a hold of this content.1300:01:02.960 --> 00:01:06.439So share this episode and also giveus some feedback. will have our1400:01:06.480 --> 00:01:10.079email addresses available for you guys atthe end of this episode and we do1500:01:10.200 --> 00:01:12.359encourage you guys reach out to uswith any suggestions that you have, maybe1600:01:12.439 --> 00:01:17.519questions, struggles that you're having inyour ministry at the abortion center. We1700:01:17.560 --> 00:01:21.840would love to help talk through thosestruggles with you, help answer questions as1800:01:21.920 --> 00:01:23.959much as we're able to, andso, yeah, feel free to reach1900:01:25.000 --> 00:01:29.959out again. We'll give your emailaddresses at the end of this podcast episode.2000:01:30.079 --> 00:01:34.280And so we're going to hop intoour subject. So we're going to2100:01:34.319 --> 00:01:38.439talk about the essential things that youneed to know for sidewalk outreach. Over2200:01:38.519 --> 00:01:44.680the course of our over two yearsof doing podcasts. Yeah, we have2300:01:44.760 --> 00:01:49.959probably touched on all of these,but as separate podcast I thought it would2400:01:49.000 --> 00:01:55.359be a good idea to just forespecially for a new sidewalk outreach team,2500:01:55.560 --> 00:02:00.120to have a list of what arethe things that we feel are critical for2600:02:00.239 --> 00:02:04.400a sidewalk team to know and todo? Okay, so that's what kind2700:02:04.439 --> 00:02:08.000of sparked the list. Yeah,and I started off with the desire for2800:02:08.120 --> 00:02:13.080ten, okay, essentials, butit didn't quite work out. Yeah,2900:02:13.159 --> 00:02:16.360but not now. Now, Ican't have like forty seven, forty seven3000:02:16.439 --> 00:02:20.560essential things to know. No,it's right, it's not. Hundreds and3100:02:20.680 --> 00:02:23.199thousands of me sensions, a lotof essentials. Are are a lot of3200:02:23.280 --> 00:02:27.919essentials, but we did try topair it down to at least the top.3300:02:28.439 --> 00:02:31.000I don't know, twenty. Youhave. You have thirteen on one3400:02:31.039 --> 00:02:35.919page here, right, and thenI turned to the next page and it's3500:02:36.120 --> 00:02:42.879bonus ideas. That's keeping a ten. Couldn't keep it the thirteen. You3600:02:42.919 --> 00:02:46.199have two, have some. Sothere's some bonus right features. He said3700:02:46.199 --> 00:02:50.240this was yeah, and then there'sthe less see cential, but they're still3800:02:50.360 --> 00:02:53.319essentials. Yeah, we call thosethe bonus I. So we're going to3900:02:53.520 --> 00:02:58.520try to keep this the thirty minutesor less, and so we'll try to4000:02:59.080 --> 00:03:00.960go through these pretty quickly and thenif we can get to some of the4100:03:01.120 --> 00:03:05.479bonus ones, will get to someof the bonus ones, but if not,4200:03:05.639 --> 00:03:08.759you guys will have to check outthe article. So let's start with4300:03:09.199 --> 00:03:15.319number one. Essential thing to knowin sidewalk out reach. What is that?4400:03:15.560 --> 00:03:19.240To honor and glorify God. Yeah, how that we think can do4500:03:19.319 --> 00:03:23.800and say, yeah, that isthe absolute primary goal of every sidewalk outreach.4600:03:23.879 --> 00:03:28.000Yeah, yeah, it should bethe goal of any ministry, if4700:03:28.000 --> 00:03:30.800we're going to call it ministry,the focus has to be the Lord,4800:03:30.800 --> 00:03:36.080honoring glorifying him, the way thatwe act, the way that we talk4900:03:36.919 --> 00:03:40.319and even the motives of our heart, as best we can, discerning the5000:03:40.319 --> 00:03:45.240motives of our heart. If ourmotives are just to glorify ourselves or to5100:03:45.280 --> 00:03:49.960make ourselves feel like better Christians orwhatever, we need to bring those motives5200:03:49.960 --> 00:03:53.280to the Lord. We need tocome with pure motives if we're going to5300:03:53.319 --> 00:03:59.120serve in this ministry. So that'sabsolutely essential. God is number one.5400:03:59.199 --> 00:04:02.080Yep, Yep. So, yeah, no particular order of the other ones,5500:04:02.120 --> 00:04:06.280by the way they go just we'reall what I thought were very important.5600:04:06.319 --> 00:04:10.680So so the next two to knowthe facility. Yeah, I mean5700:04:10.719 --> 00:04:13.360you got to know. When arethey open? Yeah, when do they5800:04:13.400 --> 00:04:17.160do abortions? You want to knowwhen, what hours you're going to reach5900:04:17.199 --> 00:04:19.800the most women. Yeah, beforeyou go there, it'd be good to6000:04:19.800 --> 00:04:23.959try and find well, you mighthave to go there to scope that right,6100:04:24.160 --> 00:04:27.160but sometimes you can find that onlineor whatever. Yeah, you can,6200:04:27.319 --> 00:04:30.560and I can give some tips tobe able to figure this stuff out.6300:04:30.560 --> 00:04:33.879It's important to know. I mean, there's only so much information you6400:04:33.920 --> 00:04:38.879can know. We know a lotof information about our local abortion centers here6500:04:38.920 --> 00:04:42.160because we got people that are outthere every day they're open and a lot6600:04:42.199 --> 00:04:45.199of observation going on. A lotof people that have been out here for6700:04:45.360 --> 00:04:49.199years. We've had a lot ofconversations with former abortion workers, and so6800:04:49.680 --> 00:04:55.439information has been gathered over the yearsabout these abortion clinics in Charlotte, because6900:04:55.439 --> 00:05:00.639we've been out here for some years. But when there's a new abortionist or7000:05:00.680 --> 00:05:05.199something, it does sometimes present itselfas a challenge to figure out who that7100:05:05.319 --> 00:05:08.240is. And while we want toknow that well, we want to know7200:05:08.279 --> 00:05:11.879what their track record is so wecan warn people that are going to go7300:05:11.920 --> 00:05:19.079in and and be subjected, subjectedto their their horrible practices often times.7400:05:19.240 --> 00:05:25.879Yeah, yeah, and so afew tips in this realm. The first7500:05:25.959 --> 00:05:31.879thing is there's a website, abortionfinder dot org. It's a pro abortion7600:05:31.879 --> 00:05:35.639website. Actually, it was puttogether by some pro abortion people to help7700:05:35.720 --> 00:05:42.040women, and I'm doing air quotes, navigate through the landscape of reproductive healthcare.7800:05:42.360 --> 00:05:47.279Okay, so what their goal isto show women where they can go7900:05:47.319 --> 00:05:51.000to have abortions instead of going topregnancy centers, because a lot of pregnancy8000:05:51.000 --> 00:05:59.000centers compete in search engine optimization onGoogle with abortion centers, and so women8100:05:59.120 --> 00:06:01.120end up at pregn to see centersrather than an abortion centers. Of course,8200:06:01.120 --> 00:06:05.279you and I think that's great plan. Parenthood. Abortion providers don't think8300:06:05.279 --> 00:06:12.879it's great because it diverts people fromthem. And so this website, abortion8400:06:12.959 --> 00:06:16.560finder dot org, has actually beena really helpful tool for me as I'm8500:06:16.600 --> 00:06:21.240looking across the nation and seeking totry to raise up teams and certain areas.8600:06:21.240 --> 00:06:25.079As we as an organization or tryingto do that, we could find8700:06:25.079 --> 00:06:30.240where these abortion centers are by usingthat pro abortion website. All you do8800:06:30.399 --> 00:06:35.560is put your city in city andstate and then ask a few little other8900:06:35.639 --> 00:06:39.959questions that you can answer, pushsearch and it will show you all the9000:06:40.000 --> 00:06:45.160abortion centers in a particular area.It will tell you how far long they9100:06:45.160 --> 00:06:47.360do abortions, what type of abortionsthey do that. Do they do just9200:06:47.439 --> 00:06:53.920the abortion peel or do they doabortion peel and surgical abortions? It'll give9300:06:53.959 --> 00:06:57.240you all that information. That's USactually. I mean it's not awesome,9400:06:57.279 --> 00:07:00.199but right, it's useful. It'svery yes, and it's using the enemies9500:07:00.199 --> 00:07:03.199tool, yeah, I mean theDevil's tool, yeah, against him.9600:07:03.279 --> 00:07:08.680Yeah. And then another thing todo to be able to figure out information9700:07:08.720 --> 00:07:14.519that many people might not think ofis read the reviews on Google. Once9800:07:14.560 --> 00:07:16.360you go an abortion finder dot org, you find out where the abortion centers9900:07:16.399 --> 00:07:20.120at just copy the name and theaddress of it, throw it in Google10000:07:20.240 --> 00:07:24.959and you'll see reviews there. Readthose reviews, because a lot of those10100:07:24.959 --> 00:07:28.800reviews will they'll tell you a lotof things. If you pick up on10200:07:28.839 --> 00:07:31.399patterns, you can see people sayingthey showed up at a particular time and10300:07:31.399 --> 00:07:34.160they had to wait a particular amountof time, and so some of them10400:07:34.160 --> 00:07:39.920are angry at that. I'm kindof giving all this stuff away. So10500:07:41.360 --> 00:07:45.120these are like these are like topsecret tips. Hopefully this will bless you,10600:07:45.160 --> 00:07:49.480guys and encourage you. But youcan also find the abortionist names a10700:07:49.519 --> 00:07:55.000lot of times, yeah, onthe reviews, and these are positive reviews.10800:07:55.040 --> 00:07:58.639A lot of times so and soDr so and so was such a10900:07:58.639 --> 00:08:01.600great doctor. And then you knowthe abortionist name. You can google search11000:08:01.720 --> 00:08:05.439them, find citations that are ontheir medical record and things like that.11100:08:05.519 --> 00:08:09.759Again, we're not we're not creepingon these people as far as like going11200:08:09.800 --> 00:08:13.480to their houses and stuff. Idon't encourage you to do that at all,11300:08:13.879 --> 00:08:16.519but it's good to know who thesepeople are. Yeah, because these11400:08:16.519 --> 00:08:20.720people first of all, like weneed to be praying for these people specifically11500:08:20.759 --> 00:08:22.560by name, that they come toknow the Lord. There have been abortionists11600:08:22.560 --> 00:08:26.079that have repented of abortions and cometo the Lord. So we need to11700:08:26.079 --> 00:08:28.959be praying for them by name,but also we need to know their track11800:08:30.040 --> 00:08:35.120record so we can warn people aboutwhat they have done in their past and11900:08:35.159 --> 00:08:37.600the danger that they're putting themselves in. Right, and and you know any12000:08:37.600 --> 00:08:41.799other doctor you would go to.That's public records. You can jined it.12100:08:41.919 --> 00:08:46.039You cannot find it unless you digit's very right. Coult to find12200:08:46.080 --> 00:08:50.279it. On who's going to bedoing the abortion? Yeah, maybe women12300:08:50.320 --> 00:08:54.000are showing up to yeah, soI spent a little little longer on that12400:08:54.000 --> 00:08:56.360one then probably most of the otherones of but let's go ahead and go12500:08:56.399 --> 00:09:00.000through the rest as much as wecan. Yeah, the three talking points12600:08:58.799 --> 00:09:05.639is the third point that focus on. Organize your speech at the abortion center,12700:09:05.679 --> 00:09:07.639depending on no matter how much timeyou have, you should always try12800:09:07.639 --> 00:09:11.320and get in the three main talkingpoints. We have done that to be12900:09:11.399 --> 00:09:16.720very effective. Yeah, and thoseare well, they are what God says,13000:09:16.679 --> 00:09:22.679the humanity of the baby and theresources that are available. Right,13100:09:22.919 --> 00:09:26.600right, practice them, practice infront of a mirror. Yeah, practice13200:09:26.639 --> 00:09:31.159what you would say in fifteen seconds, a minute, five minutes. It's13300:09:31.279 --> 00:09:33.879and longer. Yeah. Yeah,and we did a whole part, a13400:09:33.879 --> 00:09:39.799whole podcast about the three talking points. Yeah, talk about those in probably13500:09:39.600 --> 00:09:43.480every other podcast, if not everypodcast. So yeah, I mean this13600:09:43.600 --> 00:09:48.840is just a framework for speaking topeople at the abortion center. Three main13700:09:48.120 --> 00:09:52.120subjects to be covering. Yeah,as you're reaching out of the abortion centers.13800:09:52.200 --> 00:09:58.799Yeah, the fourth one is tohave literature ready and figure out where13900:09:58.799 --> 00:10:01.080you're going to set up your teammembers, where it's where they can hand14000:10:01.120 --> 00:10:05.399out that literature. Yeah, optimally. Yeah, whatever literature you have,14100:10:05.919 --> 00:10:11.440we have some that we put out. Yeah, there is even some on14200:10:11.440 --> 00:10:13.159our website, right sidebox for life. Isn't there? It right. But14300:10:13.360 --> 00:10:18.000yeah, so if you're not partof love life and you're looking for literature14400:10:18.080 --> 00:10:20.159to hand out, we do havea template, sort of like a generic14500:10:20.960 --> 00:10:24.679version of what we use under lovelife that you can print out. You14600:10:24.679 --> 00:10:28.759can have it printed at a localprinter or some printer print shops online can14700:10:28.799 --> 00:10:33.159do that for you for fairly cheap. But I mean there's other things out14800:10:33.200 --> 00:10:37.559there that you can get a holdof. Tiny hands that hold my heart14900:10:37.639 --> 00:10:41.720is a brochure that we used touse for a long time. I think15000:10:41.759 --> 00:10:45.919you can go on tiny hands bookcomor dot org, one of the two.15100:10:46.080 --> 00:10:48.679Yeah, and you can order those. So that's a that's a good15200:10:48.720 --> 00:10:52.120one as well. Yeah, andas far as this team placement thing,15300:10:52.159 --> 00:10:58.679you've got to be thinking in termsof where are people likely to stop to15400:10:58.679 --> 00:11:03.080take literature? If it's a busyroad, you're not going to get people15500:11:03.080 --> 00:11:07.720to stop. If it's a busyand fast traveled road, people are likely15600:11:07.759 --> 00:11:11.000not going to stop to take ityour information on that road. You don't15700:11:11.000 --> 00:11:13.840really want them to. That's dangerous, right. And so you want to15800:11:13.879 --> 00:11:18.320position yourself at the driveway after theypull in, if you're able to do15900:11:18.360 --> 00:11:22.279that. Now we every scenario sodifferent we can't tell you exactly what you16000:11:22.320 --> 00:11:26.120can do. Definitely pray through,think through, figure out where the boundaries16100:11:26.159 --> 00:11:30.519are, the property lines and allthat stuff, and put your your team16200:11:30.559 --> 00:11:35.000and yourself in an optimal position.I'll give an example. Here at Latrobe16300:11:35.159 --> 00:11:39.440they're actually two driveways that people willpull into. The first driveway, which16400:11:39.480 --> 00:11:43.039is the main driveway, which iswhere we always have someone plays, is16500:11:43.080 --> 00:11:46.320the driveway to the abortion center,but there's also a call center driveway just16600:11:46.399 --> 00:11:52.039down from it and often times peoplemiss the primary driveway and go and that16700:11:52.159 --> 00:11:56.440driveway to either park or to turnaround, and so we want to have16800:11:56.480 --> 00:11:58.799someone there because they're able to getpeople going in and coming back out,16900:11:58.799 --> 00:12:01.720if they're turning around and coming backout, good to the main parking lot.17000:12:03.559 --> 00:12:07.759So thinking through things like that,I've used Google maps and Google maps17100:12:07.759 --> 00:12:11.799will show you if you want toknow, because we're on a loop here.17200:12:11.840 --> 00:12:16.039So latrobe drive is a big loopand people could come around either side17300:12:16.080 --> 00:12:20.480of the loop. If I onlyhave two people and I need somebody out17400:12:20.519 --> 00:12:22.879in front of you abortion center andI need someone handed out literature, I17500:12:22.919 --> 00:12:26.759want to figure out, okay,where most people coming from so I can17600:12:26.799 --> 00:12:31.759know where to place that one otherperson that I have. Where's my optimal17700:12:31.799 --> 00:12:33.759position going to be? So I'llput it in Google maps and I find17800:12:33.799 --> 00:12:37.120that most people come around one sideof the loop and so I'm going to17900:12:37.159 --> 00:12:41.879position somebody that side first and then, if I had an extra person,18000:12:41.919 --> 00:12:43.960to position them on the other sideof the loop. Yeah, and so18100:12:45.120 --> 00:12:48.159just you know, of course,using some some of these tools like Google18200:12:48.240 --> 00:12:52.440maps, like apple maps and thingslike that, but you figure out what18300:12:52.480 --> 00:12:54.840to do. Is your teach itcan and where you know what we could18400:12:54.840 --> 00:12:58.039have whittled it down one more becauseactually the next one is very similar to18500:12:58.039 --> 00:13:03.320to strategically set team members in anoptimal desition, not only to pass out18600:13:03.360 --> 00:13:07.759literature, which was the point before, but where they're going to reach the18700:13:07.799 --> 00:13:11.720MOM's most effective. Yeah, sowhere they had the moms can hear us,18800:13:11.759 --> 00:13:18.440you know, don't clump together inthe in the in the team.18900:13:18.039 --> 00:13:22.600Where you set up your team?Yeah, try to make sure that people19000:13:22.600 --> 00:13:26.159are spread out, not not chitchatting with each other. So that it's19100:13:26.279 --> 00:13:28.840very important to be strategic and howyou set up your teams. We've only19200:13:30.039 --> 00:13:33.480had to team members the past coupleof days and honestly, we've had a19300:13:33.480 --> 00:13:37.840lot of interactions, which is kindof surprising and counterintuitive, but sometimes when19400:13:37.879 --> 00:13:43.000you have fewer people or people spreadreally far out, you're just less threatening.19500:13:43.120 --> 00:13:46.720Yeah, and sometimes you do havemore interactions. People are more willing19600:13:46.759 --> 00:13:50.480to come and talk with you.So if you have a large team,19700:13:50.519 --> 00:13:54.000be sure to spread them out.Yeah, that is an absolute must,19800:13:54.120 --> 00:13:56.799because people do gravitate toward each other. YEA, and we have to remember19900:13:56.799 --> 00:14:01.600we're not out there to protest againsta calls or something like that. We're20000:14:01.639 --> 00:14:03.720out there to reach the women andthe men going into the bortion center.20100:14:03.840 --> 00:14:07.279So if we spread out more andwe get more strategic about the way we20200:14:07.320 --> 00:14:11.799place people rather than, I mean, if you want to use signs,20300:14:11.840 --> 00:14:16.559sign ministries really powerful, but havingten people come together with ten different signs20400:14:16.600 --> 00:14:22.200all on the same spot, noone's reading those signs. Yeah, it's20500:14:22.240 --> 00:14:24.600like they miss the forest for thetrees. If you spread people out up20600:14:24.679 --> 00:14:30.440the road or you know, however, however the layout is, those messages20700:14:30.480 --> 00:14:33.000can kind of be trickled as thewomen are coming, although I would say20800:14:33.159 --> 00:14:37.720upon each other that the message isis is building. Yeah, so that20900:14:37.720 --> 00:14:41.600by the time you get to theperson with the literature, people maybe have21000:14:41.679 --> 00:14:45.759kind of been are more inclined tostop. Yeah, yeah, I do21100:14:45.840 --> 00:14:48.720think, though, it's good tohave a consistent message. Obviously, yes,21200:14:48.759 --> 00:14:52.159and what you're displaying on your signs, but that's not really one of21300:14:52.200 --> 00:14:56.000the essentials here, right, right. But an essential is to begin an21400:14:56.120 --> 00:15:01.720end in team prayer is so easy, honestly, to we love prayer,21500:15:01.759 --> 00:15:05.360but it's just so busy out there. Every moment is kind of a crisis21600:15:05.360 --> 00:15:09.080moment. It's really sometimes hard,but it be very intentional. Yeah,21700:15:09.080 --> 00:15:15.480to begin and end in prayer becauseyou're calling God into this battle. It21800:15:15.600 --> 00:15:20.960is right battle anyway. So forus to remind ourselves of that, I21900:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.759think is is real yeah, andmordant. This really dedicating the time to22000:15:24.840 --> 00:15:31.360the Lord. I really think thatpraying together before and after helps continue that22100:15:31.519 --> 00:15:35.639unity and just acknowledge that unity thatwe have because we're the body of Christ,22200:15:35.759 --> 00:15:39.159but also again acknowledge our reliance onthe Lord. We need him,22300:15:39.240 --> 00:15:43.320we don't have the stuff figured outourselves. I think that's really important.22400:15:43.480 --> 00:15:46.519I think it's also a witnessed allthe other people out there, the pro22500:15:46.600 --> 00:15:50.159abortion people, the the MOM's,even if they see you bowing your head22600:15:50.840 --> 00:15:54.200and being in prayer. Yeah,this one is the next one. Keeping22700:15:54.240 --> 00:15:58.120the priority of ministry focus in mind, I think is a really important one.22800:15:58.200 --> 00:16:02.960It is so easy to get distracted, but just remember our main ministry22900:16:02.960 --> 00:16:06.720focus are those moms. Yeah,and and the unborn child. Yeah,23000:16:06.960 --> 00:16:11.679always glorifying God, but but theministry is to the UNBOARD babies. And23100:16:11.799 --> 00:16:15.799it is easy to just get madat the pro abortion crowd and right screaming23200:16:15.840 --> 00:16:21.399at them, or even the doctor, or socalled doctor, the abortionist or23300:16:21.399 --> 00:16:26.559the workers, and and we'll loseour what should be our priority? Richer23400:16:26.639 --> 00:16:30.759the MOM's yeah, yeah, keepkeep that in mind. And Yeah,23500:16:30.799 --> 00:16:33.759I like this next one. Yeah, and this has this really speaks to23600:16:33.799 --> 00:16:37.480discipleship and, yeah, training others. Yeah, and this is whenever possible,23700:16:37.559 --> 00:16:41.399have an experienced counselor guiding and modelingfor newer counselors. You've got people23800:16:41.440 --> 00:16:44.879who've been out there, we dohere in Charlotte, that have been out23900:16:44.919 --> 00:16:48.600here on the sidewalk seven, eightyears, right, so maybe even more24000:16:48.639 --> 00:16:51.639than that. And then, ofcourse you've got brand new people that have24100:16:51.639 --> 00:16:53.759come along and some of your cities, you guys, may not have people24200:16:53.799 --> 00:16:56.080that have been out there for years. Maybe you have people that have been24300:16:56.080 --> 00:17:00.320out there for months. They've beenout there longer than you're newer people and24400:17:00.360 --> 00:17:03.440they can show them the robes.They can. It's just it just helps24500:17:03.480 --> 00:17:10.039give people more confidence when they're beingan apprentice to someone else, right,24600:17:10.039 --> 00:17:12.799they're coming alongside someone else who's doneit before. That's how just help still24700:17:12.839 --> 00:17:15.759confidence, right. That's how yeah, his disciples. Yeah, it was24800:17:15.759 --> 00:17:21.200really apprenticeship kind of. They theywatch Jesus in action and that's that's how24900:17:21.240 --> 00:17:26.039they learned. Yeah, but andif you don't have experienced people, you25000:17:26.079 --> 00:17:30.039know contact us. Yeah, westart watch our podcast, watch our mock25100:17:30.440 --> 00:17:36.440videos, because that you can learna lot in that way if you don't25200:17:36.440 --> 00:17:40.759have experienced people on the sidewalk tolearn from. Yeah, and that gets25300:17:40.799 --> 00:17:45.960into the ninth one. To practicerole playing difficult and common situations. You25400:17:45.000 --> 00:17:49.680can practice even if you don't haveexperienced, but if you practice with your25500:17:49.680 --> 00:17:55.640team members, what are some ofthe issues you have faced? And then25600:17:55.680 --> 00:17:57.960you go over what could I havesaid, what could you have said,25700:17:59.440 --> 00:18:03.279and you'll you'll know more the longeryou've been out there, where the typical25800:18:03.279 --> 00:18:07.160things you're going to face. Butrole playing is such a great way.25900:18:07.240 --> 00:18:11.799Yeah, learn. Yeah, absolutely, being in the crisis situation. Yeah.26000:18:11.920 --> 00:18:17.519So, yeah, the next onewas one that was in place here26100:18:17.559 --> 00:18:21.119in Charlotte before I ever came onboard, and I think it's a really26200:18:21.160 --> 00:18:26.440important way to build team unity.Yeah, absolutely. We've talked about this26300:18:26.480 --> 00:18:30.599before, and that's having some kindof central point. You have on here26400:18:30.880 --> 00:18:34.599a team landing page, basically aplace, a group, whether it be26500:18:34.640 --> 00:18:38.319a facebook group. There's all kindsof stuff. Now there's telegram, there's26600:18:38.319 --> 00:18:44.480what's APP, there's I don't know, there's all kinds of ways, text26700:18:44.599 --> 00:18:48.119group, email, thread, whatever. I think facebook groups are the best26800:18:48.200 --> 00:18:52.559personally, because there's so much there. You can add to the files section,26900:18:52.720 --> 00:18:56.359certain files and certain things that peoplecan download for you know, like27000:18:56.440 --> 00:19:00.759the talking points thing that we did, or kind of like the oneliners that27100:19:00.799 --> 00:19:04.039you did, resource guide, stufflike that, we have in the file27200:19:04.119 --> 00:19:08.039section on our facebook group. Buteither way, some kind of way that27300:19:08.079 --> 00:19:11.799you can encourage each other, someway that you can put a scripture out27400:19:11.839 --> 00:19:15.240there, something the Lord put onyour heart for that day of Ministry.27500:19:15.519 --> 00:19:22.160And also I think it's important thatyou have somebody heading up the ministry for27600:19:22.200 --> 00:19:26.960that day. We call a teamlead. That puts out a report so27700:19:26.000 --> 00:19:30.400that everybody else on that group canknow what's going on. It's it's really27800:19:30.440 --> 00:19:34.200helpful for everybody to know. Maybeyou're we talked about this before. Your27900:19:34.240 --> 00:19:38.559Tuesday team doesn't really know the peopleon the Monday team, but they see28000:19:38.599 --> 00:19:44.119their report every week and they're encouragedby it. And maybe the Wednesday team28100:19:44.160 --> 00:19:47.519had a bad week, but theycan be encouraged by what God did the28200:19:47.519 --> 00:19:51.119next day on Thursday, and there'ssome Continui, there's some connection there.28300:19:51.160 --> 00:19:56.240Wednesday team maybe had a challenge withsomebody in a particular vehicle and they can28400:19:56.240 --> 00:19:59.680say hey, watch out for thisvehicle tomorrow because they're going to give you28500:19:59.720 --> 00:20:03.240problems. Because we do see todayabortions and we see people come back multiple28600:20:03.319 --> 00:20:07.119days for various reasons that are comingto the abortion center. So it's just28700:20:07.160 --> 00:20:10.559a way to keep that continuity,that connection with each other and to know28800:20:11.359 --> 00:20:15.240that you're in this battle together withothers, not by yourself. Yeah,28900:20:15.279 --> 00:20:22.240and it's also great place for peoplein leadership position to encourage and praise specific29000:20:22.319 --> 00:20:26.200things they may have seen out onthe sidewalk in specific team members, just29100:20:27.000 --> 00:20:30.119to say we notice you. Yeah, we noticed what you've done and this29200:20:30.240 --> 00:20:37.079was really good, and to thenfor the team also to be able to29300:20:37.079 --> 00:20:40.119express when there's been things that havebeen really hard. Yeah, and and29400:20:40.200 --> 00:20:42.880what you know, ask for advice. How do we deal with this better?29500:20:44.039 --> 00:20:47.599Yeah. So, yeah, justa way to stay connected. Yeah,29600:20:47.839 --> 00:20:52.480it is. When moms do chooselife, and they will eventually.29700:20:52.519 --> 00:20:55.200If your brand new, don't worry, it'll come. Your Day will come.29800:20:55.400 --> 00:20:57.680Yeah, you will choose life andwhen they do, ask them why29900:20:57.759 --> 00:21:02.720they chose life at some point pointin your discussion with them and what I30000:21:02.759 --> 00:21:07.599do is I keep a word docof the how MOMS have responded to that30100:21:07.680 --> 00:21:12.640question, and it becomes such avaluable way to train sidebock counselors. These30200:21:12.680 --> 00:21:15.440are some things that have worked inthe past. We should probably use them30300:21:15.440 --> 00:21:19.079again. Yeah, yeah, becausethey they we know that they're effective.30400:21:19.359 --> 00:21:26.440So I think that that's helpful.And having that word doc that you can30500:21:26.880 --> 00:21:30.640send out, yeah, to newvolunteers. In fact, we've got it30600:21:30.839 --> 00:21:33.839printed off of four pages. Ithink we've shared that on a podcast.30700:21:33.920 --> 00:21:37.960Yeah, and and then new counselorscan look at these one liners of things30800:21:38.000 --> 00:21:42.480that MOMS have said. These wereeffective things that that they heard. Yeah,30900:21:42.480 --> 00:21:45.839in conjunction with this, what Ialso do, and I do recommend31000:21:45.920 --> 00:21:48.640it, I think it's really agood way to stay in touch with the31100:21:48.680 --> 00:21:55.559MOMS, is to have a groupblind copy email list of moms that have31200:21:55.640 --> 00:21:59.039chosen life. Yeah, and thenevery single morning I will send out a31300:21:59.079 --> 00:22:04.119scripture to this group, which isgrown to be quite large now. So31400:22:04.119 --> 00:22:10.640so they're they sometimes are following orI'm following them for years. This,31500:22:10.640 --> 00:22:14.799this list is now nine years old, sir. So I pretty much started31600:22:14.839 --> 00:22:18.359it from the beginning of me beingon the sidewalk and then you can also31700:22:18.480 --> 00:22:22.160pull them if you need, youknow, kind of a consensus of MOMS.31800:22:22.279 --> 00:22:25.880You if you get donations, youcan put it on the list.31900:22:25.960 --> 00:22:30.079It's really a useful, easy wayto stay in touch with the group's yeah,32000:22:30.119 --> 00:22:34.000moms that have chosen light. Yeah, so we've had situations where somebody32100:22:34.039 --> 00:22:37.039reaches out to us as a ministryand says, Hey, I have a32200:22:37.079 --> 00:22:41.519refrigerator that I would like to donateto a mom in need. Do you32300:22:41.519 --> 00:22:44.960guys have anybody? You've got alist of a hundred and fifty moms on32400:22:44.960 --> 00:22:47.680an email thread. You shoot itout there. Hey, any you guys32500:22:47.680 --> 00:22:52.799in need a refrigerator? And we'vehad that very thing play out where we32600:22:52.839 --> 00:22:56.880have a volunteer go and deliver therefrigerator. And that's another way to continue32700:22:56.920 --> 00:23:00.240to minister to these ladies show,in the love of Jesus, keep connected.32800:23:00.319 --> 00:23:06.319So the lie to the pro abortionclaim that we're just pro birth.32900:23:06.599 --> 00:23:08.480Yeah, because some of these women, like I said, I've been following33000:23:08.559 --> 00:23:11.680nine years and some of them fromnine years ago I've reached out and said,33100:23:11.720 --> 00:23:15.200hey, I really need a kitchentable. Yeah, I see,33200:23:15.200 --> 00:23:18.839you know something like that and wedo we try to have ongoing hell,33300:23:18.920 --> 00:23:25.480Yep, but that's just an easyway to do that. Yeah, number33400:23:25.519 --> 00:23:29.240twelve you have here on the list, very important and we've talked about this33500:23:29.319 --> 00:23:33.000not too long ago. We talkedabout I think is the podcast where we33600:23:33.039 --> 00:23:36.720said let the words of our mouthbe true. Right, always true,33700:23:36.799 --> 00:23:38.960or something like it. Completely true, maybe like that, something like that.33800:23:41.119 --> 00:23:44.920But this is never make promises youcannot keep. This is important.33900:23:44.960 --> 00:23:48.079Yeah, that we shouldn't say thingslike will provide for all of your needs,34000:23:48.279 --> 00:23:52.599will take care of everything. That'sjust not true. We couldn't do34100:23:52.680 --> 00:23:56.559that. It's impossible to take careof every need. Always will say,34200:23:56.680 --> 00:24:03.079I said this on that podcast,that we have resources to help with whatever34300:24:03.160 --> 00:24:06.240needs you have. So we haveresources that will help with whatever need you34400:24:06.240 --> 00:24:08.920have, never promising that we're goingto take care of every issue, but34500:24:08.960 --> 00:24:11.960promising that we will do our best. I think that's how you word it.34600:24:12.240 --> 00:24:17.880We will do our best to helpget you connected with resources that meet34700:24:17.960 --> 00:24:22.039whatever needs you have. Right.And and if you have said you're going34800:24:22.079 --> 00:24:26.119to do something, another important partof this is followed through. Yeah,34900:24:26.279 --> 00:24:32.559do it right, because these womenI have oftentimes faced so much lies.35000:24:32.680 --> 00:24:41.640Yeah, ejection, deceit and andso we need to build their trust in35100:24:41.160 --> 00:24:48.400God ultimately, by we are God'svoice. Yeah, where yes, messengers35200:24:48.440 --> 00:24:52.839and and we need to follow throughon anything that we have said we will35300:24:52.880 --> 00:24:56.640do. Yeah, an example,a simple example of that, as I'll35400:24:56.640 --> 00:25:00.240say, you have a mom thatchose life and you've connected with her and35500:25:00.319 --> 00:25:03.279you've told her, because this iswhat we encourage when we train people,35600:25:03.319 --> 00:25:07.839this is what encourage you to do. Tell them that you will follow up35700:25:07.079 --> 00:25:11.279with them later that day. Iset a time, get their phone number,35800:25:11.319 --> 00:25:15.680give them your phone number and saycan I follow up with you at35900:25:15.680 --> 00:25:18.240three PM Today? Yeah, whichI think is important, because the enemy36000:25:18.319 --> 00:25:21.799is going to be speaking lies,going to be tempted them to make another36100:25:21.839 --> 00:25:23.680appointment. Come back. If yousay you're going to call them at three36200:25:23.680 --> 00:25:27.160o'clock, call them at three o'clockright, text them at three o'clock.36300:25:27.200 --> 00:25:32.200Whatever you said you were going todo, do it now. Don't always36400:25:32.240 --> 00:25:37.079expect for them to answer. Imean again, they're there's some stuff going36500:25:37.160 --> 00:25:40.240on, some chaos going on intheir lives, so don't be offended if36600:25:40.279 --> 00:25:44.200they don't answer. Yeah, butinasmuch as it depends on you, do36700:25:44.240 --> 00:25:47.559what you said you would do.Yeah, and that's just one example of36800:25:47.599 --> 00:25:52.880many others that promises you might makein your zeal to help that mom who's36900:25:52.880 --> 00:25:56.960who's choosing life or who you wantto choose life. Yeah, yeah,37000:25:56.039 --> 00:26:00.720so be careful with your zeal.Yeah, careful that. We know you're37100:26:00.759 --> 00:26:04.480excited and you you want to promisethis mom in the world, but be37200:26:04.680 --> 00:26:08.440very careful that it. Like,I just had a conversation a couple days37300:26:08.480 --> 00:26:12.119ago with the MOM and I listedoff all of the things that I was37400:26:12.160 --> 00:26:17.240going to send her immediately. Oneof them was an online Bible. She37500:26:17.240 --> 00:26:18.519didn't even have a Bible. Yeah, I was going to send her the37600:26:18.519 --> 00:26:22.279link to an online Bible and Iactually said, as soon as I get37700:26:22.319 --> 00:26:26.119off the phone, I'll do that. And I got off the phone and37800:26:26.160 --> 00:26:27.960I forgot. Yeah, so itwas like it was like a half an37900:26:27.960 --> 00:26:32.279hour later when I remembered and Iwas in the middle of other stuff,38000:26:32.279 --> 00:26:36.119but I zipped back and and didthat and said I'm so sorry, you38100:26:36.160 --> 00:26:38.519know, I apologized and because Ihad told her I'd send it right away.38200:26:38.599 --> 00:26:41.880Yeah, she was very grateful toget it, but that was that's38300:26:41.920 --> 00:26:45.319an example of something that maybe didn'tseem like such a big deal. Yeah,38400:26:45.400 --> 00:26:48.640but when I said I'm going toget off the phone and send you38500:26:48.720 --> 00:26:49.960this, that's what I should havedone. Yeah, and we all need38600:26:51.000 --> 00:26:55.319to be really careful. Yeah,no doubt. Number Thirteen, Number Thirteen,38700:26:55.440 --> 00:26:59.240Gospel Center do. Yeah, thisis a big one. Yeah,38800:26:59.240 --> 00:27:02.759and it's or thirteen to say that. That's true. We could, we38900:27:02.799 --> 00:27:06.440could add on the bonus idea.I think this one sanctifies the number thirteen.39000:27:06.559 --> 00:27:08.640If you're superstitious. True, thiswill take care of that, so39100:27:08.720 --> 00:27:15.799good for it. Okay, neverneglect the Gospel. Yeah, we talked39200:27:15.880 --> 00:27:19.160in the past about be careful withthe message of forgiveness at the wrong time39300:27:19.359 --> 00:27:26.000because moms might be using it,are using it as justification to abort.39400:27:26.079 --> 00:27:30.599Yeah, but the Gospel is thepower of Christ to save, and so39500:27:30.680 --> 00:27:36.599we absolutely cannot neglect the gospel.Right. We need to find a way39600:27:36.640 --> 00:27:41.759to work the Gospel in whenever youhave any kind of prolonged interaction with the39700:27:41.799 --> 00:27:45.880MOM's yeah, and even in literaturethat you hand out. Yeah, we39800:27:45.920 --> 00:27:49.000have in our literature that we useLove Life, the the Gospel. It's39900:27:49.039 --> 00:27:55.680like a one paragraph clear explanation ofthe Gospel, laying it out right.40000:27:56.559 --> 00:27:59.480There's Gospel tracks out there and now, I do think we talked about this40100:27:59.480 --> 00:28:03.160in another episode a while back abouthanding out literature. I do think it's40200:28:03.200 --> 00:28:06.759a bad idea to hand them onebrochure and then a Gospel Track and then40300:28:06.759 --> 00:28:10.680a gospel of John and then avideo about, you know, explaining the40400:28:10.720 --> 00:28:15.039Gospel, like too much stuff.They're going to just throw it aside and40500:28:15.160 --> 00:28:19.960not not even read it at all. One good piece of literature maybe too40600:28:21.039 --> 00:28:23.319if you have brochures at you handout, maybe the tiny hands brochures they40700:28:23.359 --> 00:28:29.759have scripture woven through them. Butmaybe you want to add a gospel track40800:28:29.839 --> 00:28:33.279in there. That's great, butyou just don't want to glow to it40900:28:33.400 --> 00:28:37.880with too much stuff. But Ido think having the Gospel in whatever literature41000:28:37.880 --> 00:28:41.319you hand out is really important.So I really like our literature for that41100:28:41.359 --> 00:28:47.680reason, because I think it hasall of the main critical things in one41200:28:47.880 --> 00:28:52.400very succinct pamphlet. Yeah, it'sonly a trifold pamphlet. It's got the41300:28:52.440 --> 00:28:56.519three talking points, development of thebaby, what God says about the baby,41400:28:56.559 --> 00:29:03.000a smallest of resources. It hasthe Gospel in a like a paragraph,41500:29:03.039 --> 00:29:07.319and and then it has some pertinentscripture yell in one. Yeah,41600:29:07.359 --> 00:29:11.079so I think it's really, reallyvaluable. Yeah, we made it.41700:29:11.240 --> 00:29:12.880We have enough time to give ussome of the bonus ideas. We get41800:29:14.000 --> 00:29:15.920just a few minutes. Okay,so let's let's knock out some of the41900:29:15.960 --> 00:29:21.400bonus ideas. Here's the the bonusessentials. You know what I already said.42000:29:21.480 --> 00:29:23.559Number one, so the email isblind copyright. We already sent that42100:29:23.599 --> 00:29:27.000one, so you don't need toworry about that one. Have key numbers42200:29:27.039 --> 00:29:32.160on your phone. Yeah, yeah, so things like pregnancy resource centers,42300:29:32.319 --> 00:29:36.039right, a high risk doctor whowould council for free if you can find42400:29:36.079 --> 00:29:41.200one. We have one. Wetalked about that in our lawst top maternity42500:29:41.200 --> 00:29:44.799centers, the how for housing,correct key issues. So think what the42600:29:44.880 --> 00:29:48.720top issues are going to be.Childcare is another one, and if you42700:29:48.839 --> 00:29:52.960can have a resource speed dial onyour phone or, you know, easily42800:29:53.000 --> 00:29:59.559reached on your phone, those areimportant. Yeah, number three, which42900:29:59.599 --> 00:30:03.599is might seem self serving, butwe do these podcasts to serve you guys43000:30:03.599 --> 00:30:08.240who are listening. Listen to ourpodcasts because we talk on a regular basis43100:30:08.279 --> 00:30:14.039about sidewalk out reach. I thinkit's probably a rare niche that we cover.43200:30:14.720 --> 00:30:17.640We're involved in this world of ministry, so we're not just talking about43300:30:17.680 --> 00:30:22.799things that are theory to us.Their experiences that we have and I think43400:30:22.839 --> 00:30:26.039these podcasts will continue to encourage you, let you know that there are other43500:30:26.079 --> 00:30:30.319people doing this ministry, if you'reinvolved in this ministry. And, yeah,43600:30:30.359 --> 00:30:33.519I think we have a little bitto offer in this world of ministry.43700:30:33.559 --> 00:30:37.480That will that will equip you.Yeah, yeah, we've had lots43800:30:37.519 --> 00:30:41.039of people tell us, yeah,that it's very quipping. The next one43900:30:41.119 --> 00:30:45.200we kind of went over, butbut number six on our bonus ideas was44000:30:45.279 --> 00:30:49.240practice sharing the gospel in five minutes. Yeah, and we talked about you44100:30:49.240 --> 00:30:52.519know, having a paragraph on theliterature is good, but but if you44200:30:52.599 --> 00:30:56.960can speak it in if you've onlygot a limited time and you can do44300:30:57.000 --> 00:31:00.920that in five minutes, I thinkthat's very valuable. Yeah, that you've44400:31:00.960 --> 00:31:04.480planted that seed and the only wayyou're going to be able to do that,44500:31:04.519 --> 00:31:07.400honestly, is practice it. Youreally do have to practice it.44600:31:07.599 --> 00:31:11.400Yeah, because most of us willgo on and on and on. Right,44700:31:11.559 --> 00:31:15.640yeah, and it'll they'll get bored, they want to leave whatever.44800:31:15.720 --> 00:31:18.359Yeah, yeah, right, rightnow. And then the last one.44900:31:18.480 --> 00:31:22.599We got through all of them.The last one is social media. Present45000:31:22.279 --> 00:31:30.599presence is very important for attracting volunteers, for letting others know what the ministry45100:31:30.680 --> 00:31:33.920is all about, for letting abortionminded people know that there's a ministry out45200:31:33.960 --> 00:31:41.519there. Yeah, but always keepin mind confidentiality is really important patients of45300:31:41.599 --> 00:31:47.039the MOMS. Yeah, don't postpictures of MOMS, don't videotape MOMS,45400:31:47.079 --> 00:31:52.559don't do any of that without explicit, probably written, permission, because that45500:31:52.640 --> 00:31:57.480will destroy the trust, yea,of those MOMS to come and confide in45600:31:57.559 --> 00:32:00.480you. Yeah. Yeah, soyou can post stories, but keep them45700:32:00.519 --> 00:32:04.319general. Yeah, General. Soa mom can't be identified, right,45800:32:04.480 --> 00:32:07.599yeah, like we often do.We've been in this podcast. We don't45900:32:07.640 --> 00:32:10.640identified by their name. We givethem a fake name or just call them46000:32:10.640 --> 00:32:14.359by the first letter of their nameor something like that. But social media46100:32:14.440 --> 00:32:16.480is powerful. Yeah, I couldhave a pray request. Yeah, and46200:32:16.640 --> 00:32:21.440social media, even while I'm goingthrough it. Sometimes I'll put out a46300:32:21.440 --> 00:32:23.640facebook post. Hey, mom,I'm talking to a mom and she's in46400:32:23.680 --> 00:32:27.880the Valley of the decision with youall. Pray Right, yeah, you46500:32:28.039 --> 00:32:30.880can't. It can be powerful.That's good. We hope this list of46600:32:30.960 --> 00:32:36.279essentials helped you and hope it wasan encouragement to you. We'd love for46700:32:36.319 --> 00:32:39.680you to reach out to us.Maybe there's some things that are essential for46800:32:39.759 --> 00:32:43.880your outreach ministry that we wouldn't wedidn't talk about. Maybe we do a46900:32:43.920 --> 00:32:45.200whole podcast about it, I don'tknow. Reach out to us, reach47000:32:45.200 --> 00:32:49.720out to meet Daniel at Love LifeDot Org. You can reach her Vicky47100:32:49.720 --> 00:32:52.480at Love Life Dot Org. We'dlove to hear from you, guys,47200:32:52.720 --> 00:33:00.519and until next time, God blessGod, bless you all. It out47300:33:00.799 --> 00:33:13.160left for love. Give me ourlife for gratitude. I know it will47400:33:13.200 --> 00:33:22.160cost me my life. Nothing's tooprecious since I met you.