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EVANGELISM INTO THE 21 ST CENTURY – FACILITATORS GUIDESo called “Christian” nations are now becomingnew targets of aggressive cults for proselytizing.3. UNCHANGEABLE FACTS(Campaign in UK – Starving people“Band Aid”Lost Momentum – “Compassion Fatigue”Compassion Overlaod)(a)Our Message God loves and communicates Mankind has rebelled and is alienated fromGod God has taken the initiative to bridge the gap Hope for the future - Christ is risen; He willreign; God has not changed, nor the Gospel,nor has the heart of man The 7 recorded messages in Acts all called for averdict(b) Our Mandate (Mark 16:15) The disciplesobeyed this command and their ministry shookthe Roman Empire. The evangelistic imperativeremains unchanged. Relevant Revolutionary Prophetic(i)A re-discovery of Full Biblical Message(ii)Mobilization of the Whole ChurchProfessor Michael GreenPAGE 6 OF 9
EVANGELISM INTO THE 21 ST CENTURY – FACILITATORS GUIDE“Whenever Christianity has been at its mosthealthy, evangelism has stemmed from thelocal church and has had a noticeable impacton the surrounding area. I do not believe thatthe re-Christianization of the West can takeplace without the renewal of the localchurches in this whole area of evangelism.”I Thessalonions 1:8 “Your faith in God hasbecome known everywhere”.Professor George Hunter“Western Christianity needs a multitude ofinternational missionary congregations —churches that will abandon the old decrepitChristian models of ministry and whose primemission will be to reach and disciple peoplewho do not yet believe"Encourage gift of Evangelism(iii)(iv)Evaluate New Methods and explore NewFieldsBe creative. Paul was “all things to all men.”Methods are only a means to an end.Depend Totally & Unconditionally uponGodArchbishop George Carey at hisenthronement in April 1991 stated, “It willbe more woe to us if we preach religioninstead of the Gospel … woe to us if wepreach a message that looks only towardsinner piety and does not relate our faith to theworld around. Woe to us if we fail to hand onto future generations and the unsearchablePAGE 7 OF 9
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