O.K. - this may sound silly, but it worked. Here was my dilemma. I would meet kids out and about in public, strike up a conversation, and want to invite them to church. Being a man - I had to use caution in talking to children - especially if their parents weren't present. These conversations happen naturally all the time, at the mall, in a toy store, at the movies, in line at fast food stores. I don't seek them out, they just happen. Kids talk to ME! But how do I naturally and safely invite them to church in a way that is both, wise and practical?

If I give them a business card, we both know where that is going to end up. If it even lasts long enough to FIND a trash can. Most likely it will go through the washing machine!

If I give them a website URL it will be lost to short term memory. And then I have to add, "ask your parents first," which sounds lame, like the website is bad or something.

So in my previous ministry I came up with a simple solution...

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