to deal with the guilt of human sinto deal with the guilt of human sin to defeat the powers of evilto defeat the powers of evil to destroy deathto destroy.

•to deal with the guilt of human sinto deal with the guilt of human sin•to defeat the powers of evilto defeat the powers of evil•to destroy deathto destroy death•to remove the barriers of alienationto remove the barriers of alienation•to heal and reconcile his whole creationto heal and reconcile his whole creation

The Purposes of God’s MissionThe Purposes of God’s Mission

Chris Wright. The Mission of GodChris Wright. The Mission of God

““evangelism is that dimension andevangelism is that dimension and activity activity of the church’s mission which seeksof the church’s mission which seeks

to offer every person, everywhere, a to offer every person, everywhere, a valid opportunity to be directly challengedvalid opportunity to be directly challenged

by the gospel of explicit faith in by the gospel of explicit faith in Jesus Christ, with a view to embracing Jesus Christ, with a view to embracing

him as Saviour, becoming a loving him as Saviour, becoming a loving member of his community and being member of his community and being

enlisted in his service ofenlisted in his service ofreconciliation, peace and justice on earth.”reconciliation, peace and justice on earth.”

David BoschDavid Bosch

The particular to the universalThe particular to the universal

• One place to every placeOne place to every place

• One person/people to manyOne person/people to many

• One time into an ever new futureOne time into an ever new future

70% of all Christians have come 70% of all Christians have come to faith since 1900.to faith since 1900.

1940 1/32 world population1940 1/32 world populationwere Christianwere Christian

19941994 1/10 world population1/10 world population were Christianwere Christian

Why are we doing this ?

‘Transformed leaders have a clear conviction that God can and will work through their congregation to change lives and that their congregation of people can be

used by God to help change the world.Such vision begins with the clear

vision of the evangelising communityand what that community might look

like in its particular setting and circumstances

I know I should be doing evangelism,I know I should be doing evangelism,but I just don’t want to,but I just don’t want to,

but I feel guilty about that.but I feel guilty about that.

It’s not what you know,it’s the One you know

‘How does the church become the evangelising centre it was meant

to be? Before we think of programmes

or techniques, we need to be renewedin our vision of who Christ is and

what God’s purposes are for the world.’

Rebecca Manley Pippert.

‘We live in a culture so saturated with self, in which humans have placed themselves in the centre for so long, that our natural tendency ,even as Christians ,is to focus on the human aspects of evangelism and not the divine. Yet it is God who takes the initiative to pursue seekers, it is his Spirit who converts, it is his gospel that saves.Evangelism is God’s business from start

to finish.’

It’s not what you know,it’s the love

you experience.

‘The beginning of the gospel of JesusChrist, the Son of God.

‘You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased.’

……………………………………………………………………....

You are my dear child,You are my dear child,

I love youI love you

and I’m delighted with you.and I’m delighted with you.

A life not shaped by inner compulsions,or captive to outer expectations ,

but drawn by the inner voice of love.

Leighton Ford, The Attentive Life

‘The forming of the soul that it might be a dwelling place for God is the primary work of the Christian leader. This is not an add-on, an option, or a third-level priority. Without this core activity, one almost guarantees that she/he will not last in leadership for a life-time or that what work is accomplished will become lessand less reflective of God's honourand God's purposes. ’

It’s not what you know,it’s who you know.

It’s not what you know,it’s why you

are here now.

It’s not what you know,it’s who you are with.

“ “ The mission of God does not happenThe mission of God does not happenunless we become community as Godunless we become community as God

intended it to be.”intended it to be.”

Gilbert Bilezekian, Community 101Gilbert Bilezekian, Community 101

‘ It is surely a fact of inexhaustible significance that what our Lord left

behind Him was not a book, nor a creed,nor a system of thought, nor a rule

of life but a visible community.He committed the entire work of

salvation to that community.’

Leslie Newbigin. The Household of God.

It’s not what you know,it’s who you are.

‘‘Its not the greatest peopleIts not the greatest peoplewho change the world butwho change the world but

weak people in theweak people in thehands of a great God.’hands of a great God.’

I wantI want you to know that He wants to invade you to know that He wants to invade your life, that He wants to use you to do Hisyour life, that He wants to use you to do His

will. He truly wants to do this- He wants to usewill. He truly wants to do this- He wants to useyou to touch the lives of people who are hurt,you to touch the lives of people who are hurt,to bring joy to people who are sad. He wants to bring joy to people who are sad. He wants

to make you into an agent fighting for His to make you into an agent fighting for His great revolution. He wants to begin togreat revolution. He wants to begin to

change the world through you. change the world through you.

Tony CampoloTony Campolo

It’s not what you know,it’s where you are.

Evangelism is no safe church activity that will sustain a conventional church, nor a

routine enterprise that will support a societal status quo. The news that God

has triumphed means that a transformed life ,i.e. one changed by the hearing of

the good news, works to bring more and more of life, personal and public, under

the rule of this world transforming, slave liberating, covenant

making, promise keeping ,justice –commanding God.’