1 / 8

Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism for the Twenty Something Generation

Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism Modern- Church- Post. Evangelism is an invent you invite people to?is primary concerned with getting people into heaven. Evangelism is a process that occurs through relationship, trust,

reidar
Download Presentation

Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism for the Twenty Something Generation

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    1. Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism for the Twenty Something Generation! By Dr. Tom Cheyney

    2. Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism Modern- Church- Post Evangelism is an invent you invite people to …is primary concerned with getting people into heaven Evangelism is a process that occurs through relationship, trust, & example …is concerned with people’s experiencing the reality of living under the reign of His Kingdom

    3. Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism Modern- Church -Post …is focused on pre-Christians …is done by evangelists …is something you do in addition to discipleship …is focused on post-Christians …is done by disciples …is part of being a disciple

    4. Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism Modern- Church -Post …is a message …uses reason and proof for apologetics …Missions is a department of the church …is a conversation …uses the church being the church as the primary apologetic …The church is a mission

    5. Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism Some ideas worth considering: *Evangelism offers an invitation into the kingdom instead of a way to get to heaven. *Evangelism is less of an invitation to an event and more of an invitation to enter into community.

    6. Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism Some ideas worth considering: *Evangelism is more dialogue and listening than preaching and telling. *Evangelism is part of discipleship and the church culture rather than something you do on the side.

    7. Shifting Values in Approaches to Evangelism Some ideas worth considering: *Evangelism is “discipleship-evangelism” rather than entertainment based. *Evangelism may take a lot more time and trust-building today.

    8. Questions Worth Considering What are some specific ways you and your church could build the trust of non-Christians through dialogue and community? Are you up for it?

More Related