Evangelism Vision Paper 2

This is what lifestyle evangelism is at its core, living the Christian life in front of unbelievers. Joseph C. Aldrich explains, “In the truest sense, evangelism is displaying the universals of God’s character-His love, His righteousness, His justice and His faithfulness-through the particulars of my everyday life.” At first glance life-style evangelism may seem too simplistic to work, but upon closer inspection the power and effectiveness of it is seen. Evangelizing through everyday life and experiences takes the Gospel to every kind of unsaved persons. Plumbers on the job site, secretaries in the office, and children in the home all have a shining example of Jesus to reach for when their lives get tough. When they are overcome with guilt and worn down by this life, they know exactly who to go to. Jesus said in Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in

Share Jesus Without Fear closes with an invitation to complete a commitment form. The authors invite readers to commit themselves to looking for opportunities to witness to individuals with whom they come into contact. (p 183).

Program of Evangelism is the life blood of any organization. It is the communication of the gospel of

The task of my choosing is for the revival of a church that is lukewarm toward evangelism and now is just sitting and waiting for God to move when God is waiting for the members to move. Jesus’s message to the church of Laodicea is found in Rev. 3:16 (KJV), “So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth”.

Servant evangelism has proven to be the best method for my life. For instance, a neighbor became sick and had to stay in bed for a week. I offered to go to her house and clean and cook while she was disabled. As an unbeliever she was reluctant to talk about the Bible so I began talking about current events and how I looked at them as a Christian. About three days into the week she began asking me questions about my faith. I was able to unabashedly tell her the Gospel. She is now an active member of the church. At another time I repeatedly invited my daughter’s unsaved

Pre-evangelism should be treated as an art and tailored individually. Part (3) deals with new challenges facing Christianity. In this section, John Carson rightly explains that “there are no silver bullets” in apologetics and that we ought to focus on the resurrection of Jesus as a tool to bring the gospel to a new generation. Hot-button cultural issues such as racial tension, gender equality and

The goals this book presented were convincing and challenging for the Christian reader. The main goal of Questioning Evangelism is to develop a new way of thinking for the

Evangelization track speak to me for a few reasons. Since Formation is the subset of Evangelization, one can never avoid addressing the formation part when sharing the good news. This means that both tracks will evidently point to the Doctrine of the Trinity, therefore, what can be highlighted in this section of Evangelization is ecclesiology and pneumatology. Moreover, depending on what each individual speaker has to offer, it would also be appropriate to address questions like: Why Redemption? Why Sanctification ? And, what is meant by the kingdom of God? This is to justify the basic reason of evangelism.

This semester has been full of blessings within each of my service learning placements with my church, First Baptist Broken Arrow and as a peer tutor for the special Ed students during fifth hour. I have developed relationships with the people around me, and relationships that mean something. My peer partner, Hefzi and I, have already engaged in conversations regarding coming back after we graduate to see the students again. They have developed a special place in our hearts. It is one thing to meet new people, but it is another to help them grow as a person. It is amazing to think that not that long ago I was sitting down gazing at a piece of paper wondering which class to take my senior year, and chose this other service learning unsure

Understanding Trinitarian ecclesiology and missiology have brought a transformational effect on my perception of missio Dei and the role of a faith community in spiritual transformation of a society. True mission is possible only through the partnership with the Holy Spirit. We within our missional communities have to get comfortable outside of our comfort zone if we desire to move outward and forward. Furthermore, missional involvement requires positive attitude to innovations and high tolerance to failure. I would consider practicing our way forward to be one of the most significant disciplines in my ministry context because it provides a framework for a renewal of our communities. Two principles that I learned, 'universality of the gospel'

"My enthusiasm is to see individuals, chapels, mission offices, and social services get to be God-focused, Christ-commending,

evangelistic efforts are usually conducted by a charismatic preacher who carries the burden of presenting truth, pretty much by himself. Usually, there are no small groups and no meaningful interface between church members and the public who come to these large meetings. Almost every year now, there are evangelistic efforts that are spread around the world by satellite down links. Thousands of churches can receive the evangelistic message simultaneously. This has resulted in tens of thousands of baptism. This method of evangelism fails to create friendships between church members and the public who attend these meetings.

There are many methods to share the good news Of Jesus Christ-Yeshua Messiah and I believe we must use more than a few to reach strangers and friends or family. As the Word says, “and he that winneth souls is wise” (Proverbs 11:30 KJV). As an intellectual method I prefer the ‘The Four Spiritual Laws’ method from author Bill Bright and Campus Crusade Ministries. Although I find this method almost exact to the ‘The Roman Road’ method. There are laws that govern our physical universe and laws

In William Fay's book, Share Jesus without Fear, it is a book about believers pointing sinners to Jesus Christ. The book is a simple, relational approach to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Fay opens with a fascinating introduction about his salvation experience and a call for Christians to start sharing their faith. He also tells his experience with many Christians who tried to share their faith with him, and how he has had the opportunity of sharing his faith on a one-to-one basis several thousands of times. However, he states that as an evangelist, he has never led one person to Jesus Christ. Fay makes the point that success with evangelism is not defined by bringing somebody to a point of conversion; instead, it is merely sharing the gospel and trusting God to do the rest. Fay defines success in evangelism as sharing your faith and living your life out for Jesus Christ, "It has nothing to do whatsoever to with bringing anyone to the Lord.” (Fay, 1999, 4)

This course allowed me to think differently about ministry and observe it from a different perspective. Ministry is any platform and opportunity made available to you by God in order to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. We must