Build Your Band with Craigslist
Posted by Doug Foltz on Apr 6, 2010 in Church Planting, Launch Team, Strategy | 1 commentA couple weeks ago I blogged about advertising on Craigslist to build your band and find a local worship pastor: Artists Wanted. Sean Olson, who is planting The Mill in Owings Mill, MD, took me up on the idea. He placed an ad on Craigslist that said the following:
“Looking for a top-notch musician who can play, develop and train band members. We are a new church plant in Owings Mills that will be edgy in our music. Position will be paid in part. Email me and I will treat to lunch for a chat.”
Within a week 7 people had responded to the ad. 3 of the 7 were Christians living in the area. After hearing about the new church only 1 was interested. Though he wasn’t a fit for the job, he was still interested in playing in the band and serving on the launch team. The other 4 were all non-Christians. It’s surprising to me that non-Christians responded, but equally exciting. All 4 non-Christians though not a fit for the job, were interested in being a part of the band and intrigued by the vision for the church. Awesome!
The ad was free and probably only took Sean about 5 -10 minutes to post. If all he gets out of the ad is a chance to share the vision of the church and the gospel with 4 non-Christians it was worth it. But Sean now has 5 legitimate leads on band members and 5 new people interested in joining the launch team of the church. Are you using Craigslist or other free online tools to connect with non-Christians and build the launch team? If so, let’s hear your stories.
Doug,
Great insight … benefits well beyond building a worship band. Makes me wonder what other ways tools like Craigslist combined with the needs of a church plant can generate relationships. thanks for sharing this.