"Wake up, O sleeper" Ephesians 5:14 Rev. Christopher Walker www.EvangelismCoach.org

How to get a church excited Change their image of evangelism Change the motiv a tion Help build new relationships Provide ongoing training

Change their image of evangelism

Change the motiv a tion

Help build new relationships

Provide ongoing training

Evangelism has an Image Problem

Substitutes Service Projects Hospitality

Service Projects

Hospitality

Turn or Burn Street Preachers

Talk to Strangers

“I’m Not Billy Graham”

Door to Door Sales, Closing the Deal

The E-Word

How to change the image? Provide an easy model. Model it yourself Story telling

Provide an easy model.

Model it yourself

Story telling

Russ' Story Guilt Driven Evangelism Background Hated Evangelism Scared to talk with people about his faith

Guilt Driven Evangelism Background

Hated Evangelism

Scared to talk with people about his faith

Russ heard a new model Wow, you've blown my mind. I can't wait to talk to somebody. I can't believe how easy that seems.

Wow, you've blown my mind.

I can't wait to talk to somebody.

I can't believe how easy that seems.

Conversations Later It's wild seeing all the opportunities When you pray, they come. I can't believe how God has been using me.

It's wild seeing all the opportunities

When you pray, they come.

I can't believe how God has been using me.

Model Your Enthusiasm Your Experiences Your Stories Does it ooze from your life? In your sermons?

Your Experiences

Your Stories

Does it ooze

from your life?

In your sermons?

Stories From the pulpit In the communications Small Groups

From the pulpit

In the communications

Small Groups

Motivation Problem

Obligation

Need Members

Support Church Budget

They are Not Like Us

Can we overcome?

Keeping the Fire Lit

Intimate Relationship Disciplines Prayer Journal Worship Bible Reading Sharing Your Faith

Disciplines

Prayer

Journal

Worship

Bible Reading

Sharing Your Faith

Regular Reflection Recall your conversion Moment in time Season of awakening Journey Regularly reflect

Recall your conversion

Moment in time

Season of awakening

Journey

Regularly reflect

Ponder What if? If it wasn’t for God’s grace and love, I’d be . . . . . .

What if?

If it wasn’t for God’s grace and love, I’d be . . . . . .

Talk about your Faith Develop comfort Conversion stories God moments

Develop comfort

Conversion stories

God moments

Help Build New Relationships

Calling People to . . . . Do you have someone to share with? Where do you live, work, and play? Who do you know who doesn’t go to church?

Do you have someone to share with?

Where do you live, work, and play?

Who do you know who doesn’t go to church?

Close Proximity: Relationship Jesus modeled proximity for us. Out of 132 contacts that Jesus had 6 were in the temple 4 were in the synagogue 122 were out in the mainstream of life Work of pre-evangelism.

Jesus modeled proximity for us.

Out of 132 contacts that Jesus had

6 were in the temple

4 were in the synagogue

122 were out in the mainstream of life

Work of pre-evangelism.

1. Family

1. Family 2. Close friends/ support system Close friends/ support system People you choose to love and be with Folks you see at least weekly Extended family (in some cases)

Close friends/ support system

People you choose to love and be with

Folks you see at least weekly

Extended family (in some cases)

1. Family 3. Familiar acquaintances 3. Familiar acquaintances Co-workers, neighbors, parents of kids’ friends; People God has placed in proximity to you through other major life choices you’ve made; work, where to live, kids’ schooling, etc. 2. Close friends/ support system

3. Familiar acquaintances

Co-workers, neighbors, parents of kids’ friends;

People God has placed in proximity to you through other major life choices you’ve made; work, where to live, kids’ schooling, etc.

1. Family 3. Familiar acquaintances 4. Social Contacts 4. Social Contacts The guy at Home Depot, Barista @ Starbucks, person who cuts your hair, etc. People you have some contact with regularly in the course of everyday life 2. Close friends/ support system

4. Social Contacts

The guy at Home Depot,

Barista @ Starbucks,

person who cuts your hair, etc.

People you have some contact with regularly in the course of everyday life

1. Family 3. Familiar acquaintances 4. Social Contacts 5. Groups in your community 5. Groups in your community Elderly, Prisoners, At Risk Kids, etc. Where is your burden? 2. Close friends/ support system

5. Groups in your community

Elderly, Prisoners, At Risk Kids, etc.

Where is your burden?

1. Family 3. Familiar acquaintances 4. Social Contacts 5. Groups in your community 6. Countries/ People Groups 6. Countries/ People Groups Who are your contacts outside the USA? To Where is your heart drawn? John 3:16, Rev. 5:9-12 2. Close friends/ support system

6. Countries/ People Groups

Who are your contacts outside the USA?

To Where is your heart drawn?

John 3:16, Rev. 5:9-12

Pop the Christian Bubble Quit going to Bible studies all the time. Spend time with people outside of church. Cancel church and serve the neighborhood.

Quit going to Bible studies all the time.

Spend time with people outside of church.

Cancel church and serve the neighborhood.

Connecting . . . Dinners or other meals together. Christmas dessert, Super Bowl Party. Play a sport together. Join them for their activities. Strategic Consumerism Have a movie night / maybe a discussion.

Dinners or other meals together.

Christmas dessert, Super Bowl Party.

Play a sport together.

Join them for their activities.

Strategic Consumerism

Have a movie night / maybe a discussion.

Ongoing Training Evangelism Training Small Groups Launch evangelistic small groups

Evangelism Training Small Groups

Launch evangelistic small groups

Training Components Real Bible Study Personal Evangelism Books Conversational Debriefs Prayer

Real Bible Study

Personal Evangelism Books

Conversational Debriefs

Prayer

Content Story Development Content of the Gospel Practice in Small Group

Story Development

Content of the Gospel

Practice in Small Group

Online Training Tools Evangelism Coach Webinars Global Media Outreach http://e-quip.net/

Evangelism Coach Webinars

Global Media Outreach

http://e-quip.net/

Internet Evangelism http://www.GmoJoinUs.com

http://www.GmoJoinUs.com

Contact information Rev. Christopher Walker www.EvangelismCoach.org 804/335-1445 Skype: WalkmanPTY