The document discusses evangelism strategies for churches. It recommends that churches: 1) Begin with prayer to guide their efforts; 2) Equip individual church members to share their faith through training and discipleship; 3) Program intentional outreach events and services designed to invite community members and help them take next steps in their faith journey. Specific outreach ideas mentioned include concerts, picnics, movie screenings, and family-friendly events tied to sermon series. The key is establishing an ongoing cycle of outreach momentum through prayer, equipping, programming and evaluation.

1. Wired for Evangelism Alex Rahill Life Covenant Church w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

2. COLOSSIANS 4:2-6 Devote yourselves to prayer , being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message , so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity . Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Every Church Can Do Effective Evangelism

3. EVANGELISM IS GOD'S WORK! No-one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him . JOHN 6:44 w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

4. According to Paul Evangelism Involves... Prayer Planning Proclamation

5. ON MY OWN... Think of a friend/family member who does not know Christ What are they like? What are they into? Create a list of what you think would be their ideal journey of faith

6. BREAK OUT... Share your person and some of the steps toward Christ on their journey. Pray as a group—pray for the person on your right.

7. OUR MISSION: THE GREAT COMMISSION Questions to ask myself... What is my mission? What is my church all about? God’s words says that evangelism MUST be a part of that!

8. Real people connecting with the real God to experience real life WE hold ourselves accountable to intentional evangelism and put numbers to it. Our mission at lifechurch Helping people find LIFE in Christ and become fully devoted and developed followers of Him

9. What we do... We Begin Prayerfully We Equip Individually We Program Intentionally

10. Prayerfully 1. We BEGIN What we do at life church... Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And PRAY for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, COLOSSIANS 4:2-6 w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

11. Individually 2. We EQUIP What we do at life church... Membership Class w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

12. MATTHEW 9:35-10:8 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."

13. MATTHEW 9:35-10:8 He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles…These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: "Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel. As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

14. Individually Evangelism is ANYTHING that brings a person ONE STEP closer to Christ. PRAYER Evangelism CARE Evangelism SHARE Evangelism Every member is a MISSIONARY 2. We EQUIP What we do at life church... w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

15. APPLICATION... Who has god laid on my heart to pray for? Who is one person that I can show the love of Christ to by serving them? Who is one person that i need to share with? “ When a believing person prays great things happen” James 5:16

16. Individually Friendship Evangelism—PIE 2. We EQUIP What we do at life church... P ray I nvite E xpect — God to move and answer your prayers “ You do not have, because you do not ask God” James 4:2 w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g

17. Friendship Evangelism Tell your friend you’re a Christian Invite your friend to an appropriate program Tell your friend why you’re a Christian Tell your friend how you became a Christian Ask your friend if he or she would like to become a Christian

18. Intentionally We intentionally seek to create EASY INVITE opportunities. WE then seek to Provide “ NEXT STEP ” opportunities. 3. We Program What we do at life church... “ Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.”

19. This Demands INTENTIONALITY WE ARE Committed to building a bridge to those who don’t know Christ one step at a time. Good outreach DOES NOT/WILL NOT Happen by accident

20. 1. WE CREATE EASY INVITE EVENTS EVENTS tied to “NEXT STEP” follow up events 4 Ways We Program Intentionally What we do at life church... Picnic in the park Table 4 Eight Narnia Movie Harvest Party Theatre/Dinner Plays Concerts Special Music Date Your Mate Kids singing Sundays Mega Sports Camp SuperBowl Party Drop in Hockey Biking/Mountain Biking Mens Retreat-Shooting Cleats-n-Eats Paintball Dad Fest-Classic Cars Women’s Retreat Women’s Spa Day Easter Egg Hunt Marriage Seminar Financial Seminar Party’s After Church Pancake Breakfast Teen Events Strawberry Festival Liberty Festival HPCO Boxes of Love Homeless Outreach Covenant Clinic

21. Exclusive life church NARNIA Holiday Screening Saturday Dec. 10 th 1 PM Tickets availabe Sundays right here! ONLY $5

22. Dec 8, 9,10, For more info call: 734.751.7057 Or see Len Fisher or Chris Williams

23. Date your Mate Homebuilding You both deserve a great night out! Nursery and lifekids program provided, Dinner for the kids at 6pm ENJOY A FEW HOURS GETTING AWAY TOGETHER! *Free of Charge Pick-up your kids @ 9pm extreme for your Marriage FRIDAY NIGHT? THIS FRIDAY NIGHT 6 to 9 pm

25. Mens Super Bowl Party Sunday February 5th Trinity House Theatre on the Big Screen! Pre-game @ 5 PM

26. As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 lifechurch Men’s SURVIVAL WEEKEND When: May 5 th – 7 th Where: Bair Lake Bible Camp Who: All men age 16 and up What: $85 total cost, $25 deposit Not too late, Sign-up today! If you have registered, please pay Chris Deforge today,

27. DROP-IN HOCKEY Tonight 8:30 TO 10:00 pm at UofM Dearborn Field House ( full equipment only) COST 10.00 Sign up today at the info. table in the lobby or call Mark Henry for details: 734.564.6599 UofM Dearborn Sunday Nights

28. MEN, This Saturday September 30 th CLEATS n' EATS Check your Bulletin for more info

29. Women’s Retreat @ Bair Lake Bible Camp September 22-24, 2006 Sign up sheets on the info table in the lobby

30. Cost is only $25.00 for the day Registration ends today Heart Spa Refreshmentgreatworship teachingchocolate Saturday May 13 th , 9am – 8pm Ladies a day just for you!

31. Finances getting you down? Need some Help? Check out Financial Peace University Coming to a lifegroup near you Preview orientation on Saturday April 22 nd , 7pm

32. 9:45 Breakfast 1 Service 11 AM Pancake Breakfast NEXT SUNDAY July 2nd!

33. YOUTH PUMP IT UP SUNDAY! Free giveaways, food and more! Invite your friends! Sunday, Sept. 17th

37. 2. WE CREATE EASY INVITE SERVICES That are well done not “half baked” ! Services that will not embarrass you if you take a risk and bring a friend Friendly people Relaxed Environment— Hospitality Powerful Music—both worship and special performances Relevant Message—topics that scratch an itch Life Stories—real people Drama, Video, Props

40. Self-Contained--easy to try for 4 weeks 1 st week always a Super Sunday—Big juice—multiple creative elements Always have a Connection event/assimilation—PICNIC 3. WE CREATE EASY INVITE SERIES

41. Invite Card/Postcard is our #1 Tool according to our people! E-card to forward life church Website E-mail Mailings Our events are tools as well 4. WE CREATE EASY INVITE TOOLS

42. Always invite people to receive Christ & to become followers of Him! WE CREATE A FEEDBACK LOOP... Response Card — during Offering Follow up — Phone call from Connection Team Invite to visit a life group Bible Study Discipleship “ When a believing person prays great things happen” James 5:16

43. This is crucial to getting better evaluate with encouragement but take time to evaluate EVALUATE EVERY... EVENT / SERVICE / SERIES / TOOL

44. HELP ME. . . My church will never be able to do all that ! NEED A GOOD. . . Video: www.sermonspice.com www.youtube.com videos that teach — Doug Fields 4 volumes movie trailers online Postcard www.outreach.com Sermon Series: www.pastors.com Sermon Central Preaching Today — great audio Preaching skills — 4 things I do regularly 1. listen to a good communicator – vary them 2. listen to my own message 3. watch video of message when available 4. Ask for others honest evaluation of messages

46. THE HARVEST PARTY EVENT #1--Harvest Party  Target is young families  Promote event with a video and a card—HIGH VALUE EVENT! NEXT STEP  family pictures available Sunday  NEXT STEP2  Prize winners— Narnia Tickets SERVICE/SERIES  That Sunday start a 4 week series on “Harvesting a Great Family” Next step EVENT--$5 tickets to “Narnia”

47. Exclusive life church NARNIA Holiday Screening Saturday Dec. 10 th 1 PM Tickets availabe Sundays right here! ONLY $5

49. NARNIA SERIES EVENT #2— NARNIA MOVIE  Target is young families  SERIES--NARNIA You get the picture

50. The KEY IS NOT AN OUTREACH EVENT — BUT OUTREACH C ULTURE WITH OUTREACH MOMENTUM Momentum = Outreach Culture + Outreach Programming We follow this CYCLE—repeatedly—creates ongoing MOMENTUM Each series starts off with the MOMENTUM FOR THE NEXT SERIES

51. Main things that work for us... Invite Card Special Music Sundays A good series--HEAVEN Picnics Family Events Concerts Sunday Morning GUARANTEE—Well done service that is sensitive to the people you invite. We will not embarrass you. w w w . l i f e c h u r c h c a n t o n . o r g