The unique feature about this method of evangelism is that one does not try to convince or persuade anyone of his need for Christ but extracts it from him. All other types of evangelism are persuasive; this one is extraction. Over 90% of all Americans have heard something about the claims of Jesus Christ and what He came to do. This is, also, true of people in many foreign countries where Catholic and Protestant missionaries have planted seeds of the Gospel.
If you are a believer who has a burden for lost souls, but you fear or hate witnessing, this method is for you. It provides you freedom because you do not have to debate, argue or persuade anyone to believe your doctrine. There are no denominational or doctrinal differences you have to be concerned with. Rather, the doctrine presented comes from the people you are sharing with. They cannot argue, debate or disagree with you because they said it. It has been said that, "If I say it, you can doubt it, but if you say it, it's true"
The concept and procedure of this method of evangelism are very simple. The whole process can take as little as 3 to 5 minutes, and the person you are sharing with will completely understand and can make an intelligent decision for Jesus Christ that quickly. There are two major emphases that need to be made clear and when this is done, you have accomplished your mission whether a person prays to put their full trust in Jesus or not. First, people need to acknowledge clearly what they are trusting in to get to heaven (or into God's kingdom, if they are Jehovah's Witnesses or some other religious sect). Second, they need to acknowledge why Jesus Christ came into the world. When they comprehend these two points, they will understand where they are spiritually. Everything else you share in your presentation will be used to make these two points clearer.
Below is a picture of my book, The Gospel Within, which will descirbe the whole strategy of evangelism, discipleship and block strategy. If you would like a copy, just hit the donate button at the top. For a donatiion of any amount to this ministry, just request a copy and I will send it to you.
Transforming Our Cities for Christ
Block by Block
THE BLOCK STRATEGY
The late Dr. E. V. Hill said while ministering in the South Central Los Angeles area, "A saved block is a safe block!"
This
is a strategy that has proven to be very easy and effective in reaching
and transforming our neighborhood blocks for Christ.
I, recently, quit my business to
devote full time developing this strategy. Come aboard and join
with me in God's army, to take our cities for Christ, block by block.
The first thing that
you want to do is to collect prayer requests from everyone on your
block. Just about everyone wants prayer and you will get almost no
refusals. A prayer request form is provided in our block strategy packet.
The form is, also,
designed to find who is a Christian and point those who are not to
Christ. This is where our witnessing strategy is very effective. The last two questions will lead you naturally into our strategy.
You will find out if the Christians and new believers are interested in participating in a weekly
prayer meeting designed to pray for everyone in your block by name.
This meeting will last no longer than one hour and no refreshments will
be served, otherwise the prayer meeting will disintegrate.
Once every house is
accounted for, an introductory meeting will be set up. At this meeting
refreshments, lunch, pizza, hot dogs or hamburgers may be served. At
this meeting a coordinator, host house, date and time of the weekly meeting will be chosen. If you order our material, guidelines are in our block strategy packet.
You may, also, choose when your group will go out to collect prayer requests from the people in your block. This is done monthly. "Everybody wants prayer sometime." When prayers get answered people open up to the Gospel.
Eventually you can,
periodically, have block parties. Invite someone to give their personal
testimony and give opportunity for people to make a decision for Christ
on 3x5 cards.
If
you decide to get involved, you will be equipped with a strategy that
we all can use to take cities for Christ block by block and is a proven
method that works. Churches and Christian ministries can network
together to lay nets across cities, because in every block believers
will belong to different churches, but we are all working together for
the same cause, to build the kingdom of God.
Here is our vision for the future. We
want to stay connected, so we will have a computerized map locating all of our
prayer lighthouses across this country. Whenever a person comes to the
Lord outside of your area, but lives in your area, you can be contacted to
follow up on the new believer. You will, also, be able to point new believers to prayer lighthouses outside of your area. In this way, they can receive immediate followup and stay connected.
Contact us to request more information or if you need help training with this material.
The Gospel Within Ministries
5622 Carriage Walk Way
Stone Mountain, GA 30087
(909) 518-2478
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