Motivation to invite can come, at least in part, from a congregational program that encourages all members to participate, offers simple training and tools, and anticipates success. First Andrew meets Jesus. He finds and invites Peter. Philip found Nathaniel, and said to him, 'We have found him in whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. . . She runs to tell the whole town, inviting them to come with her to meet Jesus.
Scripture frequently features the importance of a personal witness.
People's lives are touched and changed through invitation. Invitations work because the person doing the inviting takes responsibility to acquaint the visitor with others. Those who are invited and welcomed are more likely to eventually join than those who may come on their own initiative.