Archive | October, 2010

John Piper on Evangelism & Social Action

From Lausanne, John Piper is interviewed by Pastor Steve Chong (of Kirkplace Presbyterian Church in Sydney, Australia, and director of the Rice Movement)

Re-focus on your outreach

National Outreach Convention is an annual conference that helps inspire, equip, train and network church leaders in evangelism and outreach.

Refocus is the theme for this year, with the sub  catch cry ‘don’t let distractions get in your way’….

This helps raise important questions whether you are a church leader or not :

  • What distracts you from doing evangelism and outreach?
  • How can you re-focus on evangelism and renew your commitment to outreach in your church and personal life?

 

 

What to say when sharing your God story?

  1. Start with the best part – A moment of clarity in understanding; penny dropping; particular incident where you realised you just acted like a Christian; the questions that made you question/investigate Christianity. What started your faith story?
  2. Keep it about Jesus (and about you.)
    What is the most important detail about Jesus Christ that you have discovered and cherish, when you first were coming to faith? What first / continues to attract you to Christianity and Jesus?
  3. Stress GRACE & the LOVE of God.
    It’s by him who you have been saved… the people, events, circumstances of life were all means by which God worked to bring about your salvation.
  4. Share God’s grace and mercy in your story
    What it is like to live as a Christian. Be honest about the joys, the struggles, the benefits. Try not to make statements that reflect negatively on churches, organisations or particular people. What are one or two changes you have made in your life since becoming a Christian?

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