Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
First Class: August 4th
Any biblical subject is worth studying, and evangelism is certainly a biblical study, but to have the opportunity to study the heart beat of the marching orders of our Lord is without doubt worth our time and effort. On the eve of His departure from this world, Jesus commissioned His apostles and by the phrase “teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you”, Jesus commissions us yet today to take the soul-saving message of the gospel to every generation.
Our class will not only include the study of biblical principles but also of biblical practices that will aid the Christian in his personal quest to fulfill his responsibility within this great commission. We will discuss some of the more popular methods of evangelism. We will also be discussing vital questions, such as, “what makes a method scriptural?” This class will be a proactive class. Each week you will be asked to apply a particular method of evangelism. You will need to document these efforts in an email to me no later than Sunday at midnight before the next class. I hope that this class will be an exciting learning adventure for the both of us.
Required Reading:
Inspired Books
- Matthew-John (5 Times);
- Acts (5 times);
- Isaiah & Jeremiah (2 times);
- Nehemiah & Ezra (2 times);
- Jonah (2 times)
Uninspired Books
- Church Growth God’s Way, edited by Jack H. Williams
- Studying Sin Seriously, Wendell Winkler
- How Wars Are Won, Bevin Alexander
Topics of Discussion (not necessarily in order):
- Defining Evangelism
- Opportunity, Not Talent is the Key to Evangelism
- Prerequisites for Evangelism
- Untangling Evangelism’s Knots?
- Building and Maintaining an Evangelistic Toolbox
- How Great Generals Win
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Field & Stream
- Divine Examples of Evangelism
- Apostolic Examples of Evangelism
- Various Roles Benefiting Evangelism
- A Willing Evangelist in an Unwilling Community
- An Unwilling Evangelist in a Willing Community
- A Willing Evangelist in a Willing Community
- Advancing an Eternal Gospel in the 21st Century
- Developing the Local Church in Local Evangelism
- Developing the Local Church in World Evangelism
- Summation and Exhortation
Enroll now by contacting Tom Bright at tlbright@oabs.org,
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I hope that we can edify one another towards greater evangelistic efforts.
