G ROWING Church The 17 TH A NNUAL F LORIDA C ONFERENCE L AY S ERVANT M INISTRIES T RAINING E VENT “T AKING J ESUS TO THE S TREETS ” Facilitated by: Rev. Sharma D. Lewis District Superintendent Atlanta/Decatur/Oxford District Stone Mountain, GA August 16-18, 2013

Evangelism….. E VANGELION OR E VAGELIUM ( FROM K OINE G REEK EUANGELION ) – T HE G OOD N EWS O NE BEGGAR TELLING ANOTHER BEGGAR WHERE TO FIND FOOD. P ROCLAIMING THE G OOD N EWS THAT J ESUS DIED FOR OUR SINS, SO THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH MIGHT BECOME A CHILD OF G OD AND EXPERIENCE G OD ’ S LOVE.

Fact Sheet….. A PPROXIMATE W ORLD P OPULATION IN 2012 IS NOW 6.7 B ILLION G OOD N EWS : A PPROXIMATE 4.7 B ILLION LIVE WHERE THE G OSPEL IS ACCESSIBLE D ISTURBING N EWS : A PPROXIMATELY 2 BILLION LIVE WHERE THERE IS LITTLE OR NO ACCESSIBILITY TO THE G OSPEL

Biblical Mandate….. “T HEREFORE GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS, BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE F ATHER AND THE S ON AND THE H OLY S PIRIT, AND TEACHING THEM TO OBEY EVERYTHING I HAVE COMMANDED YOU. A ND SURELY I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, TO THE VERY END OF THE AGE.” “H E SAID TO THEM, ‘G O INTO ALL THE WORLD AND PREACH THE GOOD NEWS TO ALL CREATION.” M ATTHEW 28:18-20 M ARK 16:15

“….. REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS OF SINS WILL BE PREACHED IN HIS NAME TO ALL NATIONS, BEGINNING AT J ERUSALEM. Y OU ARE WITNESSES OF THESE THINGS.” “A S THE F ATHER HAS SENT ME, I AM SENDING YOU.” “B UT YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE H OLY S PIRIT COMES ON YOU ; AND YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES IN J ERUSALEM, AND IN ALL J UDEA AND S AMARIA, AND TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH.” A CTS 1:8 J OHN 20:21 L UKE 24:47-48

E VANGELISTIC Values in your Congregation Instilling S TART WITH PRAYER C ONSISTENTLY PREACH ON THE IMPORTANCE OF EVANGELIZING THE COMMUNITY T RAIN YOUR LEADERS F UND EVANGELISM MINISTRY P LAN AND STRATEGIZE ABOUT EVANGELISTIC METHODS

E VANGELISTIC Styles Develop C ONFRONTATIONAL I NTELLECTUAL T ESTIMONIAL I NTERPERSONAL I NVITATIONAL S ERVING

C ONFRONTATIONAL B IBLICAL E XAMPLE : P ETER T HEME C HAPTER : A CTS 2 C ONTEMPORARY E XAMPLE : B ILLY G RAHAM T RAITS : C ONFIDENT, BOLD, DIRECT AND TO THE POINT I NTELLECTUAL B IBLICAL E XAMPLE : P AUL T HEME C HAPTER : A CTS 17 T RAITS : D EFENDER OF THE FAITH, LIKES TO DEBATE, MORE CONCERNED WITH WHAT PEOPLE THINK THAN WHAT THEY FEEL T ESTIMONIAL B IBLICAL E XAMPLE : B LIND M AN T HEME C HAPTER : J OHN 9 T RAITS : G OOD STORYTELLER, GOOD LISTENER, AND LINKS THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE WITH THOSE OF OTHERS

I NTERPERSONAL B IBLICAL E XAMPLE : M ATTHEW T HEME C HAPTER : L UKE 5:29-31 T RAITS : C ONVERSATIONAL, COMPASSIONATE, GETS ALONG WITH MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE, FOCUSES ON PEOPLE AND THEIR NEEDS I NVITATIONAL B IBLICAL E XAMPLE : W OMEN AT THE W ELL T HEME C HAPTER : J OHN 4 T RAITS : H OSPITABLE, PERSUASIVE, TAKES OWNERSHIP, SEES OUTREACH EVENTS AS UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES S ERVING B IBLICAL E XAMPLE : D ORCAS T HEME C HAPTER : A CTS 9 T RAITS : P ATIENT, HANDS - ON, SEES NEEDS AND FINDS JOY IN THEM, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS, AND ATTACHES VALUE TO TASKS

E VANGELISTIC Churches Characteristics of 1.I NSTILL AN EVANGELISTIC CULTURE 2.V ISION AND MISSION THAT EMPHASIZES EVANGELISM 3.H OST EVANGELISTIC WORSHIP SERVICES / EVENTS 4.S ET SIGNIFICANT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 5.D EFINE THE EVANGELISTIC POOL, THEN GO FISHING

P EOPLE TO C HRIST and the Church? What Brings 57% – W ORD OF M OUTH 14% – V ISITING A ROUND 14% – N EWSPAPER 15% – S OCIAL MEDIA

U NCHURCHED P EOPLE Choose a Church Top 13 Reasons 90 % – P ASTOR / P REACHING 88 % – D OCTRINES 49 % – F RIENDLINESS OF M EMBERS 42 % – O THER I SSUES 41 % – S OMEONE ’ S T ESTIMONY WAS A W ITNESSES TO M E 38 % – Family Member 37 % – S ENSED G OD ’ S P RESENCE / A TMOSPHERE OF C HURCH 25 % – R ELATIONSHIP O THER THAN F AMILY M EMBER 25 % – S UNDAY S CHOOL C LASS 25 % – C HILDREN ’ S / Y OUTH M INISTRY 12 % – O THER G ROUPS / M INISTRIES 11 % – W ORSHIP S TYLE / M USIC 7 % – L OCATION

V ISITORS Join? Will 12% – F IRST T IME 38% – S ECOND T IME 55% – T HIRD TIME

I NVITE ? Why A VERAGE C HRISTIAN COMES INTO CONTACT WITH SEVEN UNCHURCHED PEOPLE EVERY DAY. I F YOU INVITE ALL SEVEN, FOUR WILL SAY “Y ES !” O F THE FOUR, TWO WILL ACTUALLY COME TO CHURCH.

I NVITE ? Who to Y OU C LOSE P ERSONAL F RIENDS N EWCOMER TO THE C OMMUNITY Neighbors Nearby and Distant C ONTACTS IN O RGANIZATIONS AND CLUBS R ELATIVES F AMILY WITH N EW B ABY H OBBY, H UNTING F ISHING, F RIENDS V OCATIONAL A SSOCIATES P ERSONS M OVING I N, B UILDING OR B UYING N EW H OMES

I NVITE ? How to S TART WITH PEOPLE YOU ALREADY KNOW. K EY C HRISTIAN HOLIDAY EVENTS. C REATE INVITATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES – “S PECIAL R ECOGNITION S UNDAY ” ( TEACHER, POLICEMEN, FIREMAN, ETC.; F AMILY AND F RIENDS D AY, UMM C AR S HOW, H ALLELUJAH F ESTIVAL, F REE C ONCERTS, M ANY H EARTS M ANY H ANDS ) P RINT AND DISPERSE CHURCH INFORMATIONAL CARD.

I NVITATIONS to Christ Additional S UNDAY S CHOOL B IBLE S TUDY N EW M EMBERS S MALL GROUPS V ACATION B IBLE S CHOOL C ONFIRMATION O UTREACH ACTIVITIES M ISSION T RIPS

A LWAYS..... Never….. N EVER ….. A SSUME THAT EVERY PERSON IN A GROUP OR SETTING IS ALREADY A C HRISTIAN. A LWAYS ….. S EARCH FOR A WAY TO EXTEND AN INVITATION TO ACCEPT SALVATION.

E NDNOTES Research and C REATED AND D ESIGNED BY A NTHONY R UDOLPH, LJR D ESIGNS, LLC C ELL / O FFICE (678) 549 – 3308 E MAIL : ESIGNINC. COM U NITED S TATES C ENSUS B UREAU 2012 ( WWW. QUICK - FACTS _ CENSUS. GOV ) WWW. QUICK - FACTS _ CENSUS. GOV T HOM S. R AINER “S URPRISING I NSIGHTS FROM THE U NCHURCED AND P ROVEN W AYS TO R EACH T HEM ” C OPYRIGHT A TLANTA M ARIETTA D ISTRICT W ORKSHOP “C ONNECTING P ERSONAL K INGDOM T RANSFORMATION WITH S OCIAL K INGDOM T RANSFORMATION ”, J ANUARY 14, F ACILITATOR, R EV. D ANN D UNN, A SBURY S EMINARY G EORGE B ARNA – B ARNA R ESEARCH G ROUP “W HAT E VANGELISTIC C HURCHES D O ” (V IDEO S EMINAR ) N ET R ESULTS R ESEARCH C ENTER