10 Foot Rule For Consistent Evangelism

The key factor in sharing your faith with others is starting the conversation on a positive note.

But this is the easy part! It's the initial push to step out and say something that's difficult.

The 10 Foot Rule will solve all your problems with this because it keeps your conversation-starting momentum high.

In this blog we're going to go over:

• What the 10 foot rule is
• What it looks like in your day

The 10 Foot Rule is not a new concept.

In fact you have experienced it multiple times - probably without even knowing it!

When it was done properly it had a positive impact on you. You felt good about the interaction.

But when it was done improperly, it probably irritated you.

If your work place or your church has this culture, you feel like you belong there.

If either of these two places don't, the environment can feel cold.

Businesses/churches that have the #10FootRule in place often do very well with visitors and they stand out in the visitor's mind, and those businesses/churches who don't become just one of the crowd of other businesses/churches people visit.

What am I talking about?

The next time you go to #Walmart, pay attention to how close you can get to one of their blue-vested people before they say something to you.

If the culture at that Walmart really is implementing the 10 Foot Rule, it is guaranteed that person is going to greet you.

The 10 Foot Rule is this - that you greet/acknowledge/offer to help anyone that steps within a 10 Foot radius of you.

This means as you walk down the street, through the work place, at school, in the grocery store, or wherever you are when someone steps within that 10 Foot Bubble you have around you, you greet/acknowledge/or offer to help that person.

This can be simple eye contact with a nod, a #smile, a wave, a hello, a "hey how are you?"

It doesn't have to be above and beyond but it must be consistent in your life in order to be effective in what it's developing in you.

Here's why this is important to you: the more you acknowledge people, the more socially confident you feel about yourself.

When you've given out 20 smiles and gotten 20 smiles back, you're not afraid of saying hello to the next person.

It's like warming up for going on a jog. When you've already been walking for a bit, picking up the pace isn't that bad - compared to starting to jog or sprint from a cold stance.

When you are accustomed to connecting with people, even in small manners, reaching out and initiating a conversation is easy.

If you can start the conversation you have just accomplished the hardest part of evangelism.

What This Looks Like Daily For You

Starting today consider yourself in the middle of a 10 Foot Bubble that if anyone enters into you respond with a positive acknowledgement.

Here are options when you're walking by and don't have time to stop:

• (Smile)
• (wave)
• (nod)
• Hey how's it going?
• Have a good one!
• I like that jacket
• Bless/encourage them
• etc.,

Here are options when you're standing still and so are they:

• What's on the agenda today? (i.e., what do you have up to do)
• So what's your favorite part of the holidays? (if applicable...i.e., if one is coming up or just passed)

or you can go through FORM:

• Family: how big is your #family?
• Occupation: what do you do for work?
• Recreation: what would you say are you're the best at?
• Mission: (this can either where you get into #spiritual conversations, or ask them about what their mission in life is)
• spiritual conversation starter: so what church do you go to? (when they respond with "I don't go to church" you say "so interesting! tell me more why is that?")
  

The key is to do this consistently so that talking with #people is no longer an issue for you.

This is not about having spiritual conversations with everyone you run into, but rather developing the habit of being sociable with strangers.

Having  spiritual conversations is easy, starting conversations can be difficult if you're nervous about approaching people.

When you have the 10 Foot Rule operating at all times it's going to build up your confidence in talking with people and you'll find yourself having numerous amazing conversations in no time.

The question is: when will you start this new Rule?