Ready Answer What to say when opportunity knocks. Randy Working
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Jesus is not merely a nice addition to complete an otherwise fulfilling life. He is essential to all life. Without him, our neighbors are utterly lost. This activity can help motivate and prepare your team to reach your community for Christ.
1. Preparation: Distribute sheets of paper to each person. Have each take five minutes to respond to these questions:
What are the benefits—present or future—that being a follower of Christ affords you? List as many as you can. Try to identify Scripture references for each.
How do we measure up to these marks of a church that's fired up for evangelism?
1. The salvation of lost people is the church's top priority. Evangelism, or sharing the gospel for the purpose of conversion, must be a clearly stated objective. The allocation of time, energy, and resources must match the goal.
Customized Strategy Why evangelism plans must be tailor-made. Dave Wilkinson
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The Case
The outreach committee was meeting with the elder board to plan a new evangelism campaign. The committee leader handed out copies of a proposed all-city mailing. "I adapted it from a large church down south that used it to reach boomers and busters," she explained. "All we have to do is change the church name and it's ready to go."
The brochure read: Are you tired of boring churches? Fed up ...