The Outreach Department is comprised of the following units; the evangelism unit, hospitals fellowship, prisons fellowship, new converts follow-up unit, and discipleship unit. As functional units each is tasked with the following responsibilities:-
The Evangelism unit: the unit is charged with reaching out to communities through house to house campaigns, tracts distribution, open air and crusades. During the years 2014-2016 there were only two week long mass crusade that were held, respectively Block 3 and the Old Naledi locations. At the Block 3 crusade 85 people gave their lives to Jesus Christ while at Old Naledi 96 people gave their lives to Christ. Due to lack of retention and follow up strategy the Block 3 results were fruitless.
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The unit is able to baptize thirty to fifty per secession (two sessions annually). The average number of thirty is a very low output compared to the 800 plus people who gave their lives Christ from 2014 to 2016.
Challenges faced by the Department:
Limited number of Teachers to help people grow in Christ resulting in longer salvation classes and also delaying baptismal sessions. This an area of concern as the process does help to retain new converts. In fact, the church is able to run one or two baptism sessions annually.
No standardized teaching manual. Over the years the Teachers do not use a standardized manual to disciple new converts. This is one element among other elements that cause sessions to take longer since they are not timed and structured.
Few workers at the Hospital, prisons and new converts follow up activities. This an area of concern that given the number of the church population only few brothers and sisters are committed in serving in through these ministries.
Desclipship accommodation. Over the years the unit used the church wall to help new converts. Since the Crèche / Sunday school block has been established request were made to the church board but to avail.
The Evangelism Team has overstayed at Old Naledi and this causes the team to lose focus on the outreach mandate by
Aside ministry within the wall experience, my Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) five -5 units of training at the level one trauma hospital has helped to affirm me of what I am called to do in a pluralistic setting
Galindo analyzes that the fundamental “mission” of a congregation is the same as any other congregation that exists in any part of the world. He argues that though every congregation has a mission and a vision, at the same time, it shares a basic common mission. (43) This reminds me of my home church The First Church of Evanston and my Field Site, The Evanston Vineyard Church. Both churches have a common mission of welcoming people to the church, irrespective of their ethnic, cultural, racial, and economic and, gender backgrounds. The mission is to help people be received in the house of God with due and deserved Christian love so that they feel loved and welcomed. Both these churches encourage church attendees to attend the service and receive the Eucharist.
From the Project Director’s experience, it is common to hear and feel a sense of gratitude and positive pride that Lenexa Baptist Church (LBC) is an excellent church from both leaders and the small group setting participants. Any faults found are minor and pale in comparison to many of the issues a church could face. LBC is a regional church with multiple campus locations strategically selected for maximum impact to reach Kansas City with the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
I had the privilege of interviewing Brian Bagwell for this project. He is, in my opinion, one of most humble, wisest man we have at Church of the Highlands. Once you get through a joke or two, the fruits of the spirit radiate from his personality. A man that I have the privilege to call my mentor and teacher. He is currently serving on staff at the Church of the Highlands as a Dream Team Coordinator. His shares the vision of the church which is passed down from our senior pastor, Chris Hodges. Evangelism is the definition of the church so to speak, Church of the Highlands stands behind the final authority of God’s word which is the bible. It is often said among the staff “we do not argue the essentials, but we can disagree the non essentials.” The church believes and acts in spreading the good news of Jesus Christ, and helping people move through four steps our God has outlined in the Great Commission. Our Church exists to see people saved, delivered, redeemed, and fulfilled. This is accomplished with four systems that allow the people to move through the four steps. The first is weekend services to allow them to know God (saved), small groups to find freedom (delivered), growth track to discover purpose (redeemed), and dream team to be fulfilled and make a difference (fulfilled). This vision is how the church evangelizes (Bagwell). This vision is clear to all members of the church who call Church of the Highlands home, and even clear to people
Another short-term outreach is “Outreach Israel” which is a short-term missions trip for college students and people 18-30 who are interested in reaching Jews for Christ. Outreach Israel offers many opportunities for training and evangelism in order that the gospel may be proclaimed to God’s chosen people. Chosen People Ministries also offers full-time missionary opportunities for those who are interested in pursuing full-time Jewish evangelism.
The association organizes mission work locally and internationally to reach people not normally reached by the message of the churches. Whether these churches minister to people here in the community or in another country, such as Honduras, the members of the association work hard to ensure that their
Sustaining missionaries already on the mission field is absolutely critical in the expanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
the age of members and church location and size to validate, changes in the church. The census
c. Briefly describe what they look like. Evangelism consist of Hope for the World ministry to engage the world with the gospel.
This paper is the final results of my internship ministry practicum II experiences reflection in my church organization work settings and training. My experiences from different areas of exposure sharpened my skills for my professional role of the Doctor of Ministry Program in the theological field of counseling and teaching. My ministry practicum consists of direct involvements with hands-on, real-life interactions under the supervision of my Supervisor, Chaplain Andrea Fletcher. This Comprehensive Written Review analyzes the full spectrum of my observation and participation in tasks from my Ministry Learning Agreement Form. The opportunity allowed me to view other leaders in ministry exercising their gift and in turns
God expects individuals that call themselves “Christian” to grow spiritually. The Word of God encourages personal examination as a part of the growth process, as found in Psalm 139:23-24: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.” Becoming more Christ-like focuses on how He works in us and not on our work for Him. The Cycle of Works demonstrates that regardless of work we complete, the acceptance of others, the sustainability of our works and the significance it brings, we cannot compete with God’s Cycle of Grace that show us that we are significant in His sight and that brings us sustenance and acceptance
Among the challenge of understanding the people that you are ministering to or with is the challenge of being able to maintain high standards of moral behavior in a challenging environment (Martin.n.d). There is also the challenge of ever changing volunteers and the lack of volunteers (Martin.,n.d). As a Christian leader, we tend to believe that there will always be an abundance of volunteers to serve God but that is not always the case as I have witnessed personally.
Over the years, many models have been developed and implemented to endeavor to make disciples. Some of the models have been effective and others have not. Among some of the most biblical and efficient models are the ones that involve small groups. Within the small groups models, they can be broken down into further detail, such as pastoral involvement, the church’s goal, missions mindedness, etc. In this paper, I will explain my philosophy of small groups in a church and the importance of the relational group in authentic disciple making. I will also explain how missional groups can help the body of Christ move out into the community. Finally, I will summarize my status in regards to living in community with other believers and being missional with that community.
If our vertical relationship is not maintained and kept healthy then it only points to one major problem and that is we are out of fellowship with God. Jesus knew that people could see the difference whether people were sincere or not. That’s why he stressed the importance of a right relationship with God so that when we do good works or witness people will know we are sincere. Wheeler and Whaley write; “Our daily actions toward all people, believers and non-believer should reflect a commitment to life style worship evangelism.” The size of our churches and budgets due not matter in winning souls for Christ. We must understand that if people know that we love God and love them we then can have a great opportunity to share the gospel. The authors write; “worship and witness are best demonstrated in how we react to, reach out to, treat, manage, talk with and pray for people.”
Evangelism is a wide field of ministry that is captivating many, many ministers have been called into the field. It is one of the many fields we as believers are called into. We all have been given assignment before the beginning of time God knew what he would have us to do. Evangelist’s work in many different environments in their local community, nation, and abroad. We are being the hands and feet of Jesus. we should treat it as each and every person’s salvation is important to you.