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Organising an Evangelistic Golf Day
Front Nine
First, make sure all involved in organisation, and all Christians who may come, know
the purpose - i.e. evangelism. Don't try to combine two (or more) aims - e.g. evangelism
and fund raising, or evangelism and Christian fellowship.
Get the church interested in it (especially Church leadership and staff) and praying
for it.
Personal invitation is the best means of getting non-Christian friends along. Encourage
Christians to pay for their guests if possible - nobody turns down a free day's golf
without very good reason and the Christian always gets invited back to something
anyway, a further opportunity for more personal evangelism!
As far as possible, get payment up-front with entry forms. This will not only reduce
last minute cancellations but also save extra hassle on the day.
Make sure that Christians play in the same groups as non-Christians. A good format
is some sort of team game (better-ball, texas scramble etc) because it speeds up
play and builds camaraderie. Discourage, as much as possible, individuals keeping
their own score if it's not an individual event.
Often church golf days include occasional players and "rabbits." As lovely as it
is to have such friends along, their golf mustn't dictate the day. That is, don't
give them such high handicaps that they win with ridiculous scores and don't allow
them to hold up the field by putting them off first/early. Better players should
tee-off first and all groups encouraged to keep pace.
A friendly, welcoming (and organised!) person must greet all players when they arrive
and collect their scorecards. Try and get these from the club in advance and fill
them in with team members’ names and handicaps (but beware, these details often change
on the day).
Organising an evangelistic golf day (Mark Pinney)
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