VII. Effective Evangelism.
A. The biblical basis for effective evangelism is seen in Acts 2:47 (ESV) “praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.”
B. All the numbers showing quantitative growth that we see in Acts and in the beginning of this study.
C. Effective evangelism is:
1. Spontaneous
2. Structured in the church to help the believers win people to the Lord.
3. Worship is “doxological evangelism.” (see Tim Keller’s understanding of Edmond Clowney’s view of evangelistic worship in Keller 2002, p. 218.
4. Relevant to the context of the local church taking into account both the culture around and the particular context where the church lives and ministers.
5. Is a part of almost everything the church does.
6. Not something that happens at set occasions but keeps on happening.
7. Followed by baptism and assimilation into the church life where believers continue to evangelize their friends.
NOW EVALUATE ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10 TO WHAT DEGREE EFFECTIVE EVANGELISM IS TAKING PLACE IN YOUR CHURCH
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Keller, Timothy J. 2002. “Reformed Worship in the Global City” chapter 4 in Worship by the Book, D. A. Carson, editor. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
