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Evangelism is a word that has lost
its definition today. It can now mean anything but rarely that
of talking to people about Jesus. We believe in the biblical understanding
of evangelism.
Evangelism is telling people the specific
message of the Gospel. This can only be done with words. This is
not something you can do with your life. We go and tell people about
the God who became man, who came to die in order to pay for our
sin and later rose physically from the dead.
When we tell it the right way people
are more likely to listen to what we say. This is our understanding of biblical evangelism.
See here the different forms of evangelism
we are involved in.
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| personal evangelism | church based evangelistic meetings | |
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We are regularly engaged in personal evangelism on a one to
one level. This is a normal part of Christian life. We see this
as something every Christian can and should be involved in.
When we bring people on outreaches we give them the opportunity
to share their faith with people on a personal level. This is
often exciting and builds confidence for sharing their faith later
when alone and not in a team setting.
If you want the saints in your church to be active in personal
evangelism then get them trained and bring them out on corporate
outreach events.
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We also preach the gospel in church meetings with the purpose
of giving people the opportunity to get saved. This provides an
opportunity for the saints to bring their friends, neighbours
and others to hear the gospel in their church.
The goal is to have a clear and simple message with a call
to repentance and faith in the Lord Jesus.
It is always encouraging to hear the gospel and to be reminded
of the basics of the faith once again. So, it is also a time of
encouragement for the saints.
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| street evangelism | church based campaigns | |
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As can be seen in the photos we are also active on the street
and can sometimes have quite large crowds listening to the message.
This is preferably done with support and involvement from the
local church. (Unfortunately the local church is not always happy
to have the gospel preached on the street in their neighbourhood.)
We usually use a sketchboard to give a relatively cheap and
low tech audio visual presentation of the gospel. This is very
effective at getting people to stop, listen and stay interested.
I have met people who have remembered and repeated messages they
heard six months previously.
You remember approx. 75% of what you see and only 7% of what
you hear. The combination of the audio in preaching and the visual
on the sketchboard makes the gospel stick in people's minds for
a long time -- even if they don't like it!
We sometimes also use other visual aids like conjuring tricks
to get and hold people's attention as we explain the gospel.
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We help in reaching out to church's loacal communities over
a longer periond of time. This can be a weekend or a couple of
weeks. It can be exciting as the saints in the church get personally
involved. Before we start a campaign we bring a program of chalenge
and training to the saints. This can be a great time to see the
saints grow in their faith as they are challenged and equipped
to go out and reach the lost.
The saints in the church are then mobilised and equipped to
reach people not just for the duration of the campaign but also
for the rest of their Christian walk.
This type of outreach can include going to the doors, open
airs in the town centre, visiting local schools and church meetings.
Of course you might come up with some other things too.
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