Things to do:

- Learn about the church

- If possible, be neutral

- Get into the homes of all the people, the active ones first

- Look for doctrinal problems last

- Look for personal problems first

- Discover the uniqueness of this church

- Work yourself out of a job

- Make friends

Are you …

- Looking at the situation objectively?

- Loving all the people?

- Being a good listener?

- Keeping strict confidences?

- Organizing the disorganized?

- Preparing to learn as much as you teach?

-Winston Sherwick