1. BE FRUITFUL & MULTIPLY
COMMAND OR BLESSING ?

2. Obejectives Key principles for growth in FGBMFI Ghana
At the end of this presentation participants should be able to list at least five critical success factors driving growth in our Chapters.

3. B. 2Pt 1:5-6 (7 virtues or graces)
Fruitfulness and multiplication comes through hard work, commitment & in complete faith in God.
B. 2Pt 1:5-6 (7 virtues or graces)

4. A command codified by God in our DNA Resonates with our Vision
GROWTH –
A command codified by God in our DNA
Resonates with our Vision
Gen1:28, 9:7

5. Our purpose Our twofold purpose: to win men to Christ and
to set them on fire for Jesus.” HTIYLE

6. CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS
Committed Leadership
Enabling Spiritual Ambience
Effective & fervent prayer regime
Appropriate Targeting
Quality invitations
Excellent Programming (E2)
Engaged & Contributing members
Fellowship (Acts 2)

7. COMMITED LEADER
We cannot overemphasise the criticality of Leadership: “Everything rises and falls on Leadership” John Maxwell
Characteristics of a committed leader as per HTIYLE

8. AN ENABLING SPIRITUAL AMBIENCE
This ambience comes with the pervading presence of the Holy Spirit. “….And the power of God was present for him (Jesus) to heal the sick.” Luke 5:17
It is the outcome of effective spiritual preparation of the chapter:co-operation with the Holy Spirit through a blend, among other things, of prayer, fasting, seeking the face of God, obedience and observing the FGBMFI way of doing things.

9. PRAYER Prayer must be incessant and assiduous
Well planned and executed
Pervasive: engage attention of the President, His Team, and the entire membership
Chapter can use technology as a facilitator

10. APPROPRIATE TARGETING
Plumber to plumber, lawyer to lawyer, etc
Define your target (Who?)
Identify your target (Where?)
Analyse the competition (Attractions)
Get to your target
Approach, venue, type of outreach , time, etc.
Don’t forget nuclear family

11. QUALITY INVITATIONS Fragrance or Repellent?
Observe good prospecting manners

12. EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING
Have in mind the ‘Total Man’ concept
Use Compulsory Chapter Weekly Seminar Handbook
Run meetings professionally

13. ENGAGED & CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS
ENGAGED: active across the board (in chapter, home and workplace) and participating (in chapter, regional and national programmes)
CONTRIBUTING: time, talents and gifts, treasures

14. Acts Chapter 2 type fellowship
“A group of people who love to get together and witness the love, the compassion, the reality of Jesus Christ.”
Some suggestions for promoting fellowship