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Keeping Evangelism White Hot Attracting A Crowd To Worship

Keeping Evangelism White Hot Attracting A Crowd To Worship. We are focusing on:. Attracting a crowd to TO WORSHIP Keeping the evangelistic temperature WHITE HOT Developing a consistent evangelism STRATEGY. Definition of Evangelism.

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Keeping Evangelism White Hot Attracting A Crowd To Worship

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  1. Keeping Evangelism White HotAttracting A Crowd To Worship

  2. We are focusing on: Attracting a crowd to TO WORSHIP • Keeping the evangelistic temperature WHITE HOT • Developing a consistent evangelism STRATEGY

  3. Definition of Evangelism The evangelism system begins when UNCHURCHED person is prompted by the spirit to pursue God, attends your church and ends when the person FOLLOWS Jesus Christ and follows the path of holiness. “Evangelism is not a money problem, it’s a VISION problem.

  4. I. Four Areas of an Effective Evangelism System • PASTOR Key words: Strategy/ Culture • PERSONAL EVANGELISM Key words: Share/Congregation • PROMOTION Key words: Sow/campaign • PRESERVATION Key words: Sustain/celebrate

  5. 1.Area #1 The role of the PASTOR in evangelism A primary role of the pastor is to keep the evangelistic temperature of a church at the boiling point. A Key Question: What’s the current evangelistic TEMPERATURE of my church? • First-time commitments to Christ • Baptisms • People inviting their friends • First-time guests • Scheduled evangelistic outreaches • Praying for the unchurched On a scale of 1 – 150, what’s the evangelistic temperature of your church? (0 = Frozen, 100 = Boiling, 150 = Boiling Over)

  6. Three Ways A Pastor Can Raise The Evangelistic Temperature: 1. The STAGE The pastor’s strategic use of sermons, challenges, announcements and vision casting form the stage (pulpit) of the church can raise the evangelistic temperature of the church. Ways to add heat to the evangelistic temperature from the stage: • Tell evangelistic stories / share testimonies • Call For Commitments • Utilize PREACHING CALENDAR • Challenge and remind people to reach out • Teach a sermon series on evangelism • Utilize a preaching calendar • Give immediate opportunities for action

  7. 2. The STAFF Challenge your staff or key lay leaders to be an example of evangelism by holding them ACCOUNTABLE to. • Serve in evangelistic activities • Pray for their unchurched friends • FAST AND PRAY for big days • Invite their friends to church • Intentionally build relationships with the unchurched If someone is not sharing their faith, they are not growing in their faith.

  8. 3. The STRUCTURE Intentionally structure your church for evangelism by: • PLANNING regular evangelistic events • SHARING stories of life change in the Sunday Service • CELEBRATING evangelism on a constant basis • REWARDING people who invite friends • ENGAGING small groups in evangelism • UTILIZING big days • DEVELOPING a promotion/marketing strategy • ALLOWING people to belong before they believe

  9. II. PERSONAL Evangelism Give the congregation tools to invite their friends “The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother, Simon and tell him, ‘We have found the Messiah’ (which means the Christ). The Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus.” John 1:41-42 A Recent Survey 60 % - 80% of the first time guests in a growing church can come because of a personal invite! THREE in 4 friends say they will attend church with a friend the first time they are invited!

  10. Five Personal Evangelism Principles: The Principle of IMITATION (I’ll do it if I see you do it) • The Principle of URGENY (Urgency, Easter is next week, kick off series) • The Principle of STRESS AND RELEASE (Alternation, stress/release, ebb/flow) • The Principle of CELEBRATION (Reward, mention it as a value, let it be done, thank people at baptism) • The Principle of EXPECTATION (More comfortable if they know what to expect)

  11. Ten Effective INVITE Tools Ephesians 5 – “Be Equippers” • Model the way • Lead church attendees to pray for the unchurched • Have people write down the names of unchurched friends • Utilize invitation cards • Engage members in entry level outreach evangelism • Use big days or special events • Encourage friend invites to baby dedications, baptisms, testimonials • Train people to share their faith • Provide “air cover” for personal invites through promotion • Utilize word of mouse marketing - (e-vites, new to the church pages) • Reward people who invite their friends - (movie ticket giveaway, Starbucks cards, etc…)

  12. III. PROMOTION sowing seeds of invitation in the community ““Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain. Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they sprouted, grew, and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!” Then he said, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” Mark 4:3-9

  13. Four Keys To Effective Promotion 1. Pinpoint your BEST FIELDS “A farmer went out to plant some seed” Mark 4:3 • Who am I currently reaching? • Who is like me? • Who is not churched? People are most OPEN when they are: <Under Tension <During Transition <In trouble

  14. 2. Plant the MAXIMUM of seeds possible “As he scattered it across his field” Mark 4:4 Examples of “Promotion” seeds: • Direct Mail • Door Hangers • Newspaper/magazine/radio • Billboards • Servant Evangelism • Invite Cards • Cinema • Advertising Specialties

  15. 3. Expect a PROPORTIONAL return “some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it. Other seed fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seed sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plant soon wilted under the hot sun, and since it didn’t have deep roots, it died. Other seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants so they produced no grain.” Mark 4:4-7

  16. 4. Wait for the Coming HARVEST “…still other seed fell on fertile soil.” Mark 4:8

  17. 5. Prepare and Plan for THE FUTURE “…and produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted.” Mark 4:8

  18. FIVE PROMOTION TIPS: BECONSISTENT • BECLEAR People say NO to what is unclear Tell people EXACTLY what you want them to do. (Best “seeds” are invitations to the church) • BECREATIVE • BECONFINED • BECONFIDENT Not self-confidence, but spiritual confidence – you have the Spirit’s help - this is why it is not secular promotion.) “Now he who supplies the seed to the sower and for bread for food will multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.” 2 Cor 9:10 Remember: Evangelism is an INVESTMENT not an EXPENSE.

  19. IV. PRESERVATION Cultivating And Celebrating Evangelistic Results “For if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Rom 10:9 “Say the welcoming word to God—"Jesus is my Master"—embracing, body and soul, God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That's it. You're not "doing" anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That's salvation.” Rom 10:9

  20. HOW TO HELP PEOPLE SAY “YES” TO JESUS CHRIST

  21. Keeping Evangelism White HotAttracting A Crowd To Worship 1. INVITE people to say “Yes” to Jesus Christ Through Sunday Services Through Small Group Through Personal Conversations Plant seeds each EACH WEEK harvest each SEASON.

  22. 2. PREPARE for people to say “Yes” to Jesus Christ Develop a TRACKING system Develop a FOLLOW - UP system

  23. 3. CELEBRATE people saying “Yes” to Jesus Christ “Celebrate with me! I found my lost (coin, sheep, son)” Luke 15 Share the celebration with OTHERS • Share Statistics • Share Stories • Share Credit “Those who believe and accepted his message were baptized…” Acts 2:41

  24. WHY DO WE DO THIS WORK? “So Jesus told them this story: “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away!” Luke 15:3-7 “Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matt 28:18-19 “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” Gal 6:9

  25. 2. PREPARE for people to say “Yes” to Jesus Christ Develop a TRACKING system Develop a FOLLOW - UP system

  26. 2. PREPARE for people to say “Yes” to Jesus Christ Develop a TRACKING system Develop a FOLLOW - UP system

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