Transcript Preservation Evangelism

Preservation Evangelism Cycle
Encounter
PRAYER DRIVEN
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2007
Step One: Conversion
Pre-conversion
Prayer
Prayer
Encounter
How are your people prepared to present the Gospel in a clear, relevant way?
What plans to you have to keep evangelism a priority?
What are you planning to do intentional evangelism?
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2007
Planning for Evangelism
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Where does the priority of prayer fit in Evangelism?
Do you have a plan to permeate every facet of people
reaching with penetrating prayer?
Is this an individual evangelism process?
Is this a mass evangelism event?
Are people prepared to present the Gospel?
What training or resources do you need?
How will these resources impact outcomes?
Do you include follow-up in your planning?
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2007
Step One: Assimilation
Prayer
Conversion
Prayer
111 Bridge
What do you plan to do First Day, First Week, First Month to
Assimilate new believers into the Body of Christ?
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2007
The 111 Bridge
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What will happen in the first hour, first day
after a person prays to receive Christ?
What will intentionally happen during the
first week after their conversion?
Who will follow-up? Are they prepared?
What do you want to happen in the new
believer’s life in the first month?
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2007
Step Two: Development
New Believer
Baptism
777 Bridge
What do you plan to do to move a new believer to discipleship in the
next seven months?
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Carney
and Robert
7 disciplines,
7 new
peers,
7Ryan,
lost friends
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777 Bridge
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Develop Seven Spiritual Disciplines:
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Bible Study
Prayer
Worship
Giving
Witness
Spiritual Gift development
Demanding discipline (Celebration of Discipline)
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2007
777 Bridge
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Develop Seven New Peers
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Accountability for spiritual maturity
Mentoring for spiritual growth
Fellowship for spiritual encouragement
Develop Seven Old Friends
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Tell them what Jesus has done for you
Share with them how to find faith in Christ
Love them to Jesus
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2007
Step Three: Reproduction
Mentoring a new Disciple
Spiritual Encounter
New Believer
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2007
Preservation Evangelism is:
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Intentional Encounters with lost people planning
to share Jesus
111 Bridge: Assimilating new believers into the
Body of Christ including Baptism
777 Bridge: Developing Disciples from converts
Reproduction occurs when new believers become
disciples who reproduce their faith in others
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2007
Preservation Evangelism Cycle
Encounter
Prayer
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2007
“ Preservation Evangelism”
God __________
Encounter
Equip for ________
Evangelism
Event: Block Party
* Beginning Steps -- Step #3 .
Evangelism training
* Gospel tracts
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Prayer
* The Net
* Here’s Hope
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New Friends
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* Prayer Walking – DVD
* Prayer Cells
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• 7 new friends of accountability
7 Old Friends
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111
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Bridge
•7 existing friends to influence
Follow-through care
Contacts
1 Day _________
• Letter from church (Mon) • Call from pastor
* Let the celebration continue
1 Week ________
staff (Mon/Tue) • follow up let the celebration
continue & deliver ‘Beginning steps’ (Tues/Wed)
* First Steps
• Call or invitation to S.S. or Small Group
1 Month _______
*Let the celebration begin
777
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Bridge
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7 Disciplines
* Steps to Maturity *Foundations
(Thurs) • attend small group or S.S. (Sun) • info
from church either by mail or visit (Mon)
“And the Lord was adding to their number day by day
those who were being saved”
* Resources flexible
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2007