Developing relationships
in the community and reaching people for Christ requires a major commitment
from volunteers in the congregation. The following steps can help prepare
congregations:
3-1 Begin With
Much Prayer
3-2 Sharing the Vision of the Need
3-3 Explaining the Program
3-4 Recruiting Volunteers
3-5 Training the Workers
3-1 Prayer
1. Prayer is the key to finding and obeying
God's will as a congregation.
2. What seems like an impossible task can
become a reality with prayer.
3. Pray that God will give a vision and burden
of the lost to your church.
4. Pray that God will convict the hearts
of the people in the community.
5. Pray that God will guide in the selection
of a strategy that will give long-term results in the community.
3-2 Sharing
The Vision
1. Sharing the vision of the lost involves
a process in which the pastor must lead the congregation to the awareness
that everyone needs the Savior.
2. A congregation will not engage in evangelism
until it recognizes the great need.
3. Preparation may take many weeks in order
to bring the congregation to the point of readiness to fulfill the Great
Commission.
3-3 Explaining
The Program
1. Show the JESUS Video to the congregation.
This will help them understand the spiritual impact of the video.
2. Give successful examples of churches that
have used the JESUS Video to reach their communities.
3-4 Recruiting
Volunteers
1. Preach a message on the needed commitment
of each member to fulfill the Great Commission.
2. Pass out commitment cards* (see below
for text possibilities) to the congregation and collect them after they
have had time to fill them out.
3. Announce a meeting time for all who would
are interested in participating.
*JESUS
Video Evangelism Commitment Card
After prayerful consideration
I am ready to commit myself to preparation, service, and follow-up
of the JESUS Video evangelistic effort of the church.
1. I will trust God to enable
me to communicate to the people of this community.
2. I will plan to attend the
regular training session.
3. I will train to lead followup
Bible studies in the homes of new Christians.
Name ______________________________ Date
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3-5 Training The Congregation
1. It may be good to set weekly meetings
at a convenient time to meet with all of the volunteers for JESUS Video
evangelism. Keep the same time each week.
2. Use the training hour for information
and inspiration about the evangelistic effort.
3. All aspects of the strategy should be
learned and rehearsed.
