Introducing new people

Well, so far my attempts to introduce new people to geocaching have gone quite well. Had some friends up from Eastbourne mid-August with their kids and we went to a local beach. When we were completely scorched we took shelter from the shade and did a few geocaches in the afternoon – their first. My friend had been unable to see why I enjoyed it, but once youngest son found the first cache, the whole family got involved. Even dad has been known to leave the comforts of the office at lunchtime, and even his PSP, and go geocaching. The day after they went home they did 14 in one day! I’m so jealous – I’d have to travel miles to do 14 where I live. That’s the problem with living in lovely rural isolation.
However, my attempts to introduce non-Christians to Jesus through geocaching have proved somewhat less successful! But despite this, my friend from down south has now got several of the young people in her church interested in the whole idea – after all, it’s free, cheap, outdoor fun for the whole family, even grandparents and friends, so what more do you need?

So now I’m wondering … having explained to my friend why I think geocaching is going to be the new green alternative to Messy Church, is it my job to give others a new evangelism tool, rather than be a successful geocaching church planter in my own right?

I still think there’s some comfort in God saying to Abraham in Genesis 15:5 ‘Look up to the heavens and count the stars – if indeed you can count them. …. So shall your offspring be.’

It’s not quite as much fun, but for the moment I’ll take comfort in being the innovative, early adopter of a new church planting strategy.