1. NEW PARADIGMS IN JEWISH MISSIONS

2. Aaron Trank – Who I am and how I got here

3. Before we begin… So why is Jewish Evangelism important anyway?

4. Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”

5. Romans 10:14 “How then will they call on him whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?”

6. An unreached people… Worldwide the Jewish people are an unreached people group. In Israel, just 0.1% of the population believe in Jesus! eg. 16 out of 16,000

7. What is a paradigm? A worldview underlying the theories and methodology of a particular subject.

8. What is a paradigm? A worldview underlying the theories and methodology of a particular subject. Strategy versus tactics

9. Strategy and tactics Tactics change with the ebbs and flows of culture and technology while strategy provides the underlying theory from which tactics are developed.

10. In other words… The contextualization of strategy produces tactics

11. So What? In order to create effective tactics we must understand cultural context.

12. 1969…

13. Before…

14. After…

15. Challenges… 1.Fear and ignorance about Jesus and the New Testament.

16. Challenges… 1.Fear and ignorance about Jesus and the New Testament. 2.Fear of alienation from the greater Jewish community.

17. Challenges… 1.Fear and ignorance about Jesus and the New Testament. 2.Fear of alienation from the greater Jewish community. 3.An ever increasing slough of disinformation and anti-missionary propaganda that muddies the waters.

18. New Paradigms… Effective tactics must confront these challenges while utilizing communication channels that are relevant.

19. New Paradigms…

20. 1.Engaging Seekers… 2.Meeting Needs… 3.Proclamation…

21. Be available… How do we engage with seekers?

22. Be available… How do we engage with seekers? Social Media & Personal Interaction

23. Be available… How do we engage with seekers?#UrbanaHashtagAbuse#ButSocialMediaISRelevant

24. Meet needs… What are Jewish needs?

25. Meet needs… What are Jewish needs?

26. Meet needs… What are Jewish needs? Community Friendship

27. Meet needs…

28. Go tell… How do we share the Gospel with people who innately fear it?

29. Go tell… How do we share the Gospel with people who innately fear it? Alleviate fear through effective communication channels.

30. Go tell… How do we share the Gospel with people who innately fear it?EnvironmentTerminologyTiming

31. Go tell…

32. New Paradigms… Opportunities?

33. New Paradigms… Opportunities? 1.Start Sharing with those you know

34. New Paradigms… Opportunities? 1.Start Sharing with those you know 2.Get to know the Jewish Roots!

35. Hear a calling? Calling = Conviction + Passion + Opportunity

36. Contact Me! aaron.trank@jewsforjesus.org Fb.com/trankie Twitter: aarontrank