GENERAL MISSION STUDIES

GENERAL MISSION STUDIES

OUT LINE:

1.       Concept Of Mission:                              Evangelism

                                                        Church Growth                     Follow Up

                                                                           Church Planting                                              

EVANGELISM

EVANGELISM IN DIFFERENT WAYS

1.     Outside crusade

2.     House to house evangelism

3.     Person to person evangelism

4.     Bus/mobile evangelism

5.     Street evangelism

6.     Prison evangelism

7.     Hospital evangelism

8.     Morning cry evangelism

9.     Telephone evangelism

10.   Radio evangelism

11.   Market/ Garage evangelism

12.   Tracts evangelism

13.   Village evangelism

2.      Outside Preaching

WHAT IS OUTSIDE PREACHING?

i    Moring cry

ii   Outside crusade

iii  Mobile evangelism

iv  Market preaching

CHALLENGES OF OUTSIDE PREACHING

1.   Money

2.   Weather

3.   The persecutors

4.   Devil's threat over the instrument

5.   Disagreement and lack of unity

6.   Fear of men

7.   Owners of the host house

8.   Absence of the people at the crusade ground

9.   The voice of the preacher

10  The message of the preacher 

3.       Preparations For Outside Crusade

PREPARATION BEFORE THE DAY OF OUTSIDE PROPAGATION

1.   Leading of God about when and where

2.   Visit the place and inform the people around

3.   Start an intercession prayer for the land breaking

4.   Printing materials: for publicity - hand bill

5.   Banners: (a) That will lead people to the venue (b) At the venue

PREPARATION OF CRUSADE GROUND LOCATION

[a]     A  community of opportunity and need.

[b]     A field that is not overcrowded with churches.

[c]     A land which is not too close to mosque or shrine

[d]     A place that is not too far from the worship building

[e]      The ground must not be at outskirt of the town

PREPARATION OF USABLE MEN/WOMEN

1.   Prayer team

2.   Choir/ Praises & Worship leader

3.   Interpreters

4.   Crusade moderator

5.   Preachers

6.   Ushers

7.   Counselor

8.   Technical and multimedia

PREPARATION OF CRUSADE MATERIALS

1.   Crusade platform

2.   Public address system: amp, speakers, microphone

3.   Drums

4.   Generator

5.   All lightning system & wire

      PREPARATION OF MONEY

4.       The Message Of Outside Propagation:                                                                             There are different method of preaching in outside revival, e.g:

a.     Through visual

b.    Through  audio visual

c.     Through life drama ministration

d.    Through direct message from platform

THE DIRECT MESSAGE OF OUTSIDE CRUSADE

1.     The message that will win soul must be Christ center message

2.     The outside message is different from the one inside the church, that is, the one coming from the church pulpit, e.g:

 a.     It must be total on winning the sinner

 b.     It must not be dragging, a sinner will not want to listen for a long time

c.     Bible must not be too much

 d.     It must have a focus, not to get the sinners lost

 e.     It must educate the sinners on how Adam fell in the garden of Eden and how Jesus took the position of a sinner on the cross

 f.      There must be an emphasis on the necessity and urgency of salvation

 g.     It must end up in alter call, to allow the sinner to respond to the message they heard

 h.     They must be properly handed over to the counselor and visitation team \

FOLLOW UP AFTER EVANGELISM

What is follow up?

1.     It is the Spiritual work of grounding the new believer in the faith. Col. 1:28-29; Acts. 14:21-22.

2.     It is the assuming of a parent-child relationship with a new believer.

        1Tes. 2:7-12.

Methods of follow up

1.     Person to person follow up

2.     Group follow up

3.     New convert class

4.     Follow up through social media

5.     Careering for the new convert after propagation

A good soul winner should begin the careering of the prospect immediately after the conversion. That is individual spiritual care is necessary after the birth                                                                                          

a.          A shepherd must be put in place

b.         A fellowship place must be available

c.          Bible study must start immediately

CHURCH PLANTING

In the history of church planting, every evangelistic effort that does not result in church planting is just a wasted effort. You can archive this either by planting them into a local church around you or planting church for them.

 The purpose of gospel sharing is to plant every soul into the body of Christ.

Happy is the church that has good location..

[a]     A  community of opportunity and need.

[b]     A field that is not overcrowded with churches.

[c]     Property [land] which permits expansion .

[d]     A building which facilitates worship and work .

CHURCH GROWTH

      

DEFINITION OF CHURCH GROWTH

 

A.      Church Growth means the complex process by which God expands the         church of Christ throughout the world.

 B.    Church growth is the balanced increase in quantity, quality and          organizational complexity of a local church. By this definition we can       see that there are three components of church growth.

                                                         

                             

                                TOTAL CHURCH GROWTH

1. Quantitative    Growth. 

2. Qualitative    Growth. 

3. Organizational Growth.

Failure to grow in any one of these areas develops an unhealthy situation in the health of the church.

EXAMINING THE CHURCH GROWTH COMPONENTS

A.    Quantitative Growth or Numerical. This happens when the individual Christian or corporate body of Christian present the gospel message into the world, and more people are attracted to the church life. Quantitative growth is biblical, but methodology varies from church to church.

B.    Qualitative Growth or Spirit Growth: This means the progressive development of the body into the likeness of the Head-Jesus Christ. Growth in Christ likeness in its corporate behaviour and character. The quality of unity in the church life. Such growth occurs as believers are exposed to excellent teachings and are given opportunity to apply Scriptural principles within the family, the church and the world.

C.     Organic Growth: Organic growth is reflected in the organizational and structural development of a church. As the church effectively absorbs

new members into its life, as the number grows, so must the organization. More officers are added with physical facilities, money, staff, and enlargement in mechanism of government of the church.