The pastor should put on his clergy shirt and clerical collar, and walk to every house and apartment near the church. There is nothing like a clerical shirt to open doors: When people see the black shirt and white collar, they know who you are and what you represent, and they know you are not a Jehovah’s Witness. He should speak to the people in the house, and say something like this: “Hello. I’m Pastor Green. Our church meets in the school down the street. I want to let you know that if you ever have trouble, or if you need someone to talk to, or if you want to know more about the Christian faith, we are here to help you in any way we can.”

Pastor Green should find out what church they attend, and assure them that he is not trying to get them into his church. If ever there is an emergency, however, and they cannot get in touch with their pastor, they can call on him. Green should call their pastor and tell them this as well, and thereby build bridges. If they are not in a church, Pastor Green can offer to explain the faith to them.

Pastor Green should tell them that they are invited to come to the bazaars, Christmas and Reformation Day parties, and other public events hosted by the church. He should ask them if they would like to be on a mailing list to hear about those events. He should stress events that their children or visiting grandchildren might like to attend. He should tell them about the church’s brown-bag food programme. If the Church has a recreation hall, they should be invited to use it any time. In as sense, it is their Church, the Church in their neighborhood for them.