DTC 201: Week 1

“Strangers into Friends”

Teach me Dinner Church . . .

What do you remember?

Picture with me . . .

Meeting with long-time friend you haven’t seen in a while

You are excited to catch up

You arrive at the restaurant/coffee shop

It’s as if you just saw each other yesterday

You greet one another with a smile and warm hello

You engage in conversation with genuine interest in them and their story

How it feels . . .

Natural conversation

Tuned into them

Mutual exchange

Time flies

Look forward to meeting again

DTC 101 and 201 . . .

101- principles

201- practice

Since we met last . . .

East Village

Rudgate

Conversations with managers

Welcome invitation

Access to Community Centers at no charge

Scheduled Easter dinners at both

Dinner Church Handbook edition #1

Conversations with staff and board

Joined a Dinner Church cohort with Verlon

Prayed

My training in karate . . .

Watching the movie on T.V.

Training with Tom:

How to stand

Power

Timing

Accuracy

“Everything starts from the foundation”

How to breathe

Holding my breath

Breaking the habit

Developing a new/better habit

Return to basics

When I got sloppy

When I tried too hard

When I expected too much too soon

Repetition:

1 technique 100 times

100 techniques 1 time

“Less but better”

Sparring

Basics

Requirements

S.M.A.R.T. goals

Specific: techniques

Measurable: qualitative

Attainable: simple/intermediate/advanced

Realistic: not the movies

Time-bound: months/years

Test time

Demonstration

Evaluation

Improvement

Our goal for 2024 . . .

“Turning strangers into friends”

Relationship foundation . . .

Leading people to Jesus requires a relational approach

It’s the approach Jesus used

The dinner table provides a natural environment to “turn strangers into friends”

What are our basics? . . .

Questions: the power of a well placed question

Listening: the practice of active listening

Demonstration . . .

What has happened since the last time we talked?

Last 3 words

Practice . . .

Find a partner

Ask the question

Repeat the last 3 words

5 minutes each

Next week . . .

“Open-ended questions”

Distribute Handbook . . .

One copy per individual/couple