Frequently Asked Questions
Answers:
Contact for Christ Enquiries by
Year
Individual Christians within churches become Contacts,
not the church as a whole. This person(s) is/are often the
minister(s)/leaders(s), but could be anyone within the church who takes
responsibility for the follow-up of enquirers and new Christians. New contacts
must complete an application form and submit two referees - something that it
is not possible to obtain from a church. To download an application form, click
here.
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Your gender, age, skills or experience did not
match the enquirer. Using our database we attempt to match an enquirer with
a contact of the same gender and of similar age. Some enquirers require
contacts with special skills, e.g. helping ex-prisoners, those who have been
involved in cults or have been divorced or widowed.
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You haven't sent in a report even after
receiving several letters from us. The report is an essential part of the
follow-up process. Without it we have no idea of what has happened, whether the
enquirer has been contacted or even if the Contact received our letters. We
check our files to see how a Contact's last enquiry was handled before
assigning him or her another.
We ask Contacts to respect the wishes of enquirers as
far as possible. If the enquirer has asked for a letter, but not indicated that
they would like a visit as well, then it is better not to visit them.
Yes, we encourage Contacts to do so. Note, however,
that we will still chase you for a Report, so please ask the person you pass
the enquiry on to to let us know the outcome.
Yes please! We are always looking for new Contacts.
References will be taken in the normal way.
Yes, if you are on the Contact for Christ Register. By
arrangement you can also use our FREEPOST address on your own
literature. Click here for more
information.
After receiving a request for follow-up you should
attempt to make contact offering whatever help and advice you feel appropriate.
We will not be sending your details to the enquirer, but may have already
e-mailed them to say that someone else would be in touch shortly. If you
receive no response after 7 days, try again. Whatever the outcome of the
enquiry it is extremely important that you complete the Report Form within a
month of receipt and return it to us so we know what action has been
taken.
We do not always know the postal address of the
majority of the e-mail enquiries we receive. e-mail offers a greater degree of
anonymity than postal mail, which we should respect. It is even possible that
enquirers will live outside of the UK and Ireland. Enquiries will be matched
with the most appropriate Contact on the basis of gender, age, skills and
experience as recorded on our database. |
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