Guidelines: for Big Picture presentation
1. Can paraphrase notes on back of the flipchart cheat sheet. Notes with the graphic areJUST guidelines to help you, if you need it. If comfortable feel free to just read the graphic and explain it, if that specific graphic is easy in your eyes. But be pithy, if you adlib. In a conversational tone, get to the point and move on. You may find some or even many of the graphic’s self-expiatory and easy to explain.
2. But always one should read the graphic, unless it’s repetitive.
3. Be personal in presentation.
4. Have pen and paper to give to people to write down any questions they have. Have your Bible and your phone muted.
5. Introduce yourself, before presentation.
6. Give “are you saved” question sheet to have person fill out, before presentation.
7. At end, ask would you like to die with Christ? And let that person know there is a church nearby, if they would like to be baptized.
8. Invite phrase: “would you like to hear about the Bible’s Big Picture, how the whole Bible theme, from Old Testament to New, all comes together in an hour or less?”
9. If someone is interested later, give them the Big Picture card, have them sign their information, email/cell. Contact them, call, text, email and ask what days and times work for them. Look at schedule and if that time works, get back. I can accompany you. And we can do it at your house or mine. Meeting place can be at low key restaurants, like Ihop, Village Inn, Panera Bread, or Stabucks, (Any time works, but when it is not meal times, breakfast, lunch, dinner, is best).
10. Even when comfortable, if in a isolated place, like your home, always have someone with you, or nearby. Always have your Bible with you. Scriptures are mentioned in flipchart, but it is always good to have the Word, if they want to turn to a passage after the presentation.
11. If they want to die with Christ, have your church address written on the back of the flipchart cover. This way if they want to follow you to the church building you can give them the coordinates, for their Smart Phone/Cell GPS, or for them to write down and plug the info in the car GPS later.
Also have on the back of the flipchart, your preacher/elder/or someone helpful (who can open the building and help you with the baptistery,) cell number, preferably more than one, in case the first contact can’t be reached. Down the road, I’d advice also learning about how to use the baptistery from someone who knows how… and getting a church keys also. This will eliminate a middle man. Have someone who is doing the Big Picture come down with you. Never be alone in a study or church with someone, without a Big Picture companion.