Taking the Word of God to the world of golf
Logos Golf Ministries
Logos Golf Ministries, PO Box 1071, St. Albans, Herts AL1 9RE U.K.
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E-mail: office@logosgolfministries.com
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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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