Salvation Statistics

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>>>>> "Brian" == Brian K Berger <brian_berger@juno.com> writes:

    Brian> On Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:07:33 -0500 "Gia Moran"
    Brian> <morans@execpc.com> writes:
    >> Has anyone ever figured out any trends, past or present,
    >> regarding the number of people one must witness to before
    >> someone is saved?
    >> 
    Brian> I do know that TIME stated a few years ago that the Mormons
    Brian> only get 1 in 10 to open the door when they are going
    Brian> door-to-door. They did not say how many were converts of
    Brian> that 10% who even opened the door.  I saw this true selling
    Brian> the same way. The question then you present is how many
    Brian> "contacts" do you have to have to see a convert? I guess I
    Brian> can't answer that. I remember it takes 300 cold calls or
    Brian> 1000 direct mailers or just 15 direct referrals to find
    Brian> contacts for appointments. We are "selling" the gospel in
    Brian> essense, so I would imagine that the ratios should show
    Brian> true also. The factor that changes is that God works ahead
    Brian> of us to break the walls of opposition to our message,
    Brian> unlike straight sales which relies on the salesperson to
    Brian> overcome resistance.

Actually, a *GOOD* salesman realizes his dependence on God to provide
him with *QUALIFIED* prospects.  No other professions can demonstrate
on a day to day basis your dependence on God like sales and the
ministry, especially outreach.  

Og Mandino has some very good stories that illustrate this point very
well.  The good salesman will approach God at the start of each day,
and also immediatly prior to each meeting with a prospect; I don't
care if he is selling computer systems, vacuum cleaners, or the
Gospel.

The most unusual difference between the ministry and in home vacuum
cleaner sales (an enterprise in which I have had a little experience)
is that the product the minister is demonstrating is already paid for.
Why then, is it still so hard to sell?  Perhaps we do not get
refferals like we should, but go on cold contacting instead...

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