Steps to Become an Evangelistic Minded Church
Based on Love Your Neighbor, Share Christ – Wil McRaney
- Understand Great Commandment Living – Matthew 22:34-40
- Understand Great Commission Living – Matthew 28:19-20
1. Pray : Engage believers in praying for the lost
- Visit a restaurant, ask server how you can pray for them
- Visit the local Wal-Mart, watch & pray for people
- Go on a prayer walk in your neighborhood
- Begin a prayer journal praying for friends/ family that do not know Christ as Savior
2. Enjoy & Serve Lost People
- Show Mercy: compassionate treatment of others in need
- Relationship Building: Strengthen those points of connection with others
- Loving Actions: Perform acts of kindness
3. Evangelism Training
- Identify a variety ways of being evangelistic
- Develop an intentional C.A.R.E. program
- Develop your 3-point testimony
4. Friendly Up the Church
- Create an environment that is warm & welcoming
- Develop action steps to prepare before, during, after guest visits
- Show mercy, Build relationship, Perform acts of kindness
5. Bridging & Harvesting Efforts
- The harvest is not in the barn. We must go out to the harvest field
- Identify the state of the grain. Is it time to nurture or time to reap
- A bridge builder begins with the heart of a servant
6. Connecting & Deploying Disciples
- Embrace the missional life. Act as a missionary wherever you go
- Serve God, Love your neighbor at home, in the workplace, in the marketplace