Evangelism Strategies Training-Michigan

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Evangelism is Like Evangelism is Like PlayingPlaying

……GolfGolf

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A GREAT Golfer…A GREAT Golfer…

……Uses Uses All 14 All 14 ClubsClubs

Effective Evangelism in Effective Evangelism in MIMI

Servant EvangelismServant Evangelism Evangelistic Block Evangelistic Block PartiesPartiesCanning HungerCanning Hunger Sports Evangelism Sports Evangelism

SERVANT SERVANT EVANGELISMEVANGELISM

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Why Servant Why Servant Evangelism?Evangelism?

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open the hearts of the open the hearts of the spiritually lost, spiritually lost,

penetrate an increasing penetrate an increasing pagan society pagan society

and give Christians the and give Christians the confidence that they can confidence that they can make a difference.make a difference.

We need an We need an evangelism strategy evangelism strategy that will… that will…

Kindness is a Kindness is a language in which language in which the dumb can speak, the dumb can speak, the deaf can the deaf can understand. understand.

-C.N. Bovee-C.N. Bovee

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Biblical Biblical ApplicationApplication““. . . God’s kindness . . . God’s kindness is meant to lead you is meant to lead you to repentance.” to repentance.”

Romans 2:4 Romans 2:4 (RSV)(RSV)

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Servant Servant Evangelism is . . . Evangelism is . . . . . . intentionally . . . intentionally sharing Christ by sharing Christ by modeling biblical modeling biblical servanthood.servanthood.

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What is Servant What is Servant Evangelism?Evangelism?

Servant Evangelism is Servant Evangelism is a combination of a combination of simple acts of kindness simple acts of kindness and intentional and intentional personal evangelism.personal evangelism.

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DefinitionDefinitionDemonstrating the Demonstrating the kindness of God by kindness of God by offering to do some act offering to do some act of humble service with of humble service with no strings attached.no strings attached.

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Video fromVideo fromTri-City Baptist Tri-City Baptist

Church, NCChurch, NCThe MissionThe Mission

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““Why Do Why Do You Rob You Rob Banks?”Banks?”

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““That’s That’s where the where the money is!”money is!”

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““Why Should Why Should Christians Be Christians Be Involved in Involved in

Evangelism?”Evangelism?”

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““That’s Where That’s Where the Lost Are!”the Lost Are!”

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S.E. isS.E. isBRIDGE BRIDGE BUILDINGBUILDING

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Keep in MindKeep in MindServant Evangelism is Servant Evangelism is not an end unto itself.not an end unto itself.Servant Evangelism is Servant Evangelism is a process, not a a process, not a program.program.

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““People are more People are more than than twicetwice as likely as likely to allow a person to to allow a person to share their faith share their faith when evangelism is when evangelism is combined with combined with simple actssimple acts of of service.”service.”

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PROJECTS THAT PROJECTS THAT WORKWORK

1.1. Car WashesCar Washes2.2. Windshield WashingWindshield Washing3.3. Pop Give-AwayPop Give-Away4.4. Water Give-AwayWater Give-Away5.5. Light BulbsLight Bulbs

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Project IdeasProject Ideas

www.kindness.cowww.kindness.comm•Sample Connection Sample Connection

CardsCards•Useable ProjectsUseable Projects

•Books & ResourcesBooks & Resources

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What Should I What Should I Say?Say?

““We just want to show you We just want to show you the love of the love of JesusJesus in a in a practical way.” practical way.” ““ThisThis FREEFREE gift is a picture of gift is a picture of God’s God’s gracegrace, a priceless gift , a priceless gift which can never be repaid.”which can never be repaid.”

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TOP 5 PROJECTS TOP 5 PROJECTS THAT THAT DON’TDON’T WORK WORK1. 1. FREEFREE Body Piercing Body Piercing

2. Pet Embalming2. Pet Embalming3. In-Mouth Denture 3. In-Mouth Denture CleaningCleaning4. Coke Give-away4. Coke Give-away5. Carmel Apple Give-5. Carmel Apple Give-awayaway

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People Come to People Come to Know Christ Know Christ Gradually,Gradually,

THEREFORE . . . THEREFORE . . .

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Multiple Multiple Touch Touch

PrinciplePrinciple

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

Pass out Pass out LIGHT LIGHT BULBSBULBS to to show the love show the love of Jesusof Jesus

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

Give out Give out FREEFREE Evangelistic Evangelistic Videos or Videos or DVDsDVDs

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

Wash a Wash a WindshieldWindshield to show the to show the love of love of JESUSJESUS

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

Wash Cars Wash Cars to serve to serve your your communitycommunity

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

Pass out Pass out POP POP to to penetrate penetrate your areayour area

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

Pass out Pass out KEYKEY rings and tell rings and tell people about people about the the KEYKEY to to abundant lifeabundant life

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

SCRUBSCRUB toilets as a toilets as a practical practical way of way of showing showing Jesus’ loveJesus’ love

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Multiple Touch . . Multiple Touch . . . .

Fling a Fling a Flying Flying SaucerSaucer for for kids in the kids in the neighborhooneighborhoodd

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People Come to People Come to Know Christ Know Christ GraduallyGradually

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““Small Things Small Things Done With Done With Great Love Will Great Love Will Change the Change the World”World”

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Q’Q’s s && A’ A’ss??

10-Minute Break10-Minute BreakSnacks in the Fellowship HallSnacks in the Fellowship Hall

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