Outreach Evangelism: Starting Conversations with the Community Brett Andrews Church Planter / Lead Guy, New Life Christian Church.

Outreach Evangelism:Outreach Evangelism:Starting Conversations with the Starting Conversations with the

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Brett AndrewsBrett Andrews

Church Planter / Lead Guy, Church Planter / Lead Guy,

New Life Christian ChurchNew Life Christian Church

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We exist to reach people We exist to reach people where they are and to help where they are and to help

them love God and love Jesus them love God and love Jesus better. better.

First Assumption:First Assumption:

God is doing a new thing in your God is doing a new thing in your church.church.

Theologically: you are created in the Theologically: you are created in the image of a God who creates.image of a God who creates.

God wants to create new things God wants to create new things through you.through you.

Second Assumption:Second Assumption:

The best methods for evangelism in The best methods for evangelism in your community are yet to be your community are yet to be created. created.

The best outreach evangelism in The best outreach evangelism in your community is yet to be done.your community is yet to be done.

THE BASICS- THE BASICS- PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES

I. Are you George Mason or I. Are you George Mason or UConn?UConn?• Creativity Flows from HungerCreativity Flows from Hunger• Do you schedule time to think Do you schedule time to think

about how to reach lost people?about how to reach lost people?• Is evangelism part of your Is evangelism part of your

meeting agendas?meeting agendas?

THE BASICS- THE BASICS- PRINCIPLESPRINCIPLES

II. Evangelism Begins and Ends II. Evangelism Begins and Ends with Jeff & Jenniferwith Jeff & Jennifer• Who is your Jeff? Jennifer?Who is your Jeff? Jennifer?•Don’t rely on direct mail!Don’t rely on direct mail!• All evangelism is personal All evangelism is personal

evangelism.evangelism.• Who are you praying for?Who are you praying for?

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III. You Choose: The Tortoise or the III. You Choose: The Tortoise or the Hare?Hare? • Relationships vs. AttendanceRelationships vs. Attendance• Tortoise Outreach Approach thinks:Tortoise Outreach Approach thinks:

““How can we make it easier for How can we make it easier for Christians to do what they want to do: Christians to do what they want to do: start spiritual conversations with their start spiritual conversations with their friends?”friends?”

• What do you talk about?What do you talk about?• Think Long TermThink Long Term

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IV. What’s Your Message?IV. What’s Your Message? • Great Messaging Demands Great Great Messaging Demands Great

Care Care • What is distinctive about you? What is distinctive about you? • Deliver what you promise.Deliver what you promise.

The message: God is coolThe message: God is cool

Ice cream,Ice cream,Frisbees and Frisbees and marketing get marketing get the Word outthe Word outYou don’t have toYou don’t have tobe poor to get a be poor to get a handout from New Life Christian Church in handout from New Life Christian Church in Centreville, VA. You just need to watch for the Centreville, VA. You just need to watch for the church’s new ice ream truck, a $10,000 church’s new ice ream truck, a $10,000 investment in public relations…investment in public relations…MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2005 – USA TODAY, page 4DMONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2005 – USA TODAY, page 4D

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V. Kobe vs. MJV. Kobe vs. MJ • How will you get everybody involvedHow will you get everybody involved• The key:The key:

What can we do that will give us the What can we do that will give us the opportunity to communicate vision opportunity to communicate vision AND create opportunities for our AND create opportunities for our people to get involved in outreach? people to get involved in outreach?

• Live out your uniquenessLive out your uniqueness

Mike Eppes & Rick RubleMike Eppes & Rick Ruble

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What We’ve LearnedWhat We’ve Learned

• No outreach is an islandNo outreach is an island• Six to stick is okay…18 to stick is Six to stick is okay…18 to stick is

better better • You don’t get what you don’t ask forYou don’t get what you don’t ask for• Success is measured by the number Success is measured by the number

of touches of touches • Be deliberateBe deliberate• Target locationsTarget locations• Dollars spent Dollars spent ≠ number of touches≠ number of touches

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Wise as serpents; innocent as Wise as serpents; innocent as dovesdoves

Luke 16:8-9Luke 16:8-9The master commended the dishonest The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the own kind than are the people of the light.  I tell you, use worldly wealth to light.  I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.into eternal dwellings.

Don’t just look back…Don’t just look back…

God has God has something something better for better for you than you than Children’s Children’s Carnivals Carnivals and Ice and Ice Cream Cream Trucks. Trucks.