Pastor to Pastor with Dave Stone Getting Outside Your Holy Huddle with Garry Poole
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Aug 12, 2025 Garry Poole, a pastor and evangelism trainer, shares insights on how churches can revive evangelism by breaking the 'holy huddle.' He discusses the importance of spiritual influence through intentionality rather than viewing individuals as projects. Garry introduces the 3D1 approach, emphasizing relationship-building and genuine conversations with non-believers. He also explores creating faith discovery groups and promoting safe spaces for dialogue, urging everyone, regardless of personality type, to engage in meaningful outreach and foster authentic connections.
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Choose Intentional Spiritual Influence
- Be intentional about spiritual influence rather than waiting for chance encounters.
- Pray to intersect someone's life and look for open opportunities to initiate spiritual conversations.
Leave The Holy Huddle
- Longer-term Christians tend to have fewer non-Christian friends, but it should be the opposite.
- Getting outside the "holy huddle" improves witness and sharpens preaching with real unbelieving people in mind.
Barriers Are Fear And Low Trust
- Fear of rejection, lack of answers, and worry about seeming judgmental block evangelism.
- Building trust and demonstrating empathy addresses those core barriers to outreach.
