Evangelism Resources

Personal Evangelism Training Tools

Faith
This is an evangelism strategy that is designed to work with your Sunday School. FAITH will teach your members through a sixteen-week training program how to make outreach visits, ministry visits, and teach them how to share the gospel using a simple acrostic. Training materials come with everything you need to train your members in evangelism including the student and leaders manuals, video, and power point.
For more details and upcoming clinic information call: 1-877-324-8498
http://www.lifeway.com/sundayschool/faith

Evangelism Explosion International
This is a comprehensive personal evangelism strategy that will equip your people in 13 weeks to share their faith and handle any objections to the gospel. Developed by Dr. D. James Kennedy in Coral Ridge, Florida, it is a proven tool for witness training. Evangelism Explosion is currently ministering in every nation and territory of the world and is available in multiple languages.
For upcoming clinic information call: 954-491-6100 ext. 314
http://www.eeinternational.org/
People Sharing Jesus
This twelve-session evangelism study offers five different ways to share the gospel. It was developed by Darrell Robinson, former Vice President of the Home Mission Board, and published by Thomas Nelson. The video vignettes are humorous and a great teaching aid.
For more information go to the Total Church Life web site: http://www.totalchurchlife.net/
To set up a training conference with Darrell Robinson call: 334-634-8866
Share Jesus Without Fear
The reason most people do not share their faith is fear according to Bill Fay, author of Share Jesus Without Fear. This approach was developed out of Fay's personal experience. He has personally shared his faith over 10,000 times. This approach is very conversational and requires little memorization since it uses a marked New Testament. Bill Fay teaches the three-session course on video, which is included in the kit. For more information go the Lifeway Christian Resources web site: http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/default.asp%20
To set up a 2 hour seminar at your church call the Evangelism Unit of the BGCO at: 405-942-3800
God's Special Plan for Children
This kit is designed to train children's workers and parents how to share Christ with children. Developed by the North American Mission Board the kit includes a video, training manual, a tract, and card set. To view other children evangelism tools go the following web site: http://www.namb.net/evangelism/mev/Family/children.asp%20
To order the Kit call the NAMB at: 1-800-448-8032
Becoming a Contagious Christian
This 8-seesion study was developed by Mark Mittelberg, Lee Strobel, and Bill Hybels. It teaches six different styles of evangelism and will help you maximize your witness according to your personality. Training kit includes humorous and practical video vignettes, leader guide, and student books. For more information go to the Willow Creek Association web site: http://www.willowcreek.com/resources/ or call (847) 765-0070.
got life?.org
This 8-session study was developed by Ken Hemphill and Frank Harber. This study combines a conversational Gospel presentation with a powerful apologetic. The presentation and apologetic are built around two simple acrostics that anyone can learn. Training kit includes: tracts, CD with multi media presentation and helps, and training manuals. For more information go to the got life? web site: http://www.gotlife.org/main.php3 or call (866) 468-5433.
The NET
The North American Mission Board developed this 8-session study. This is a testimony based personal evangelism strategy. Your church members will learn how to insert the Gospel into their testimony and share the good news in a natural way. The NET relies upon the use of mentor training. The Kit comes with everything you need to to launch this strategy in your church. For more information go to the NAMB web site: http://www.namb.net/evangelism/thenet/ or call 770/410-6318.

Outreach

  • G.R.O.W. - Outreach Teams That Win by LifeWay (1-800-448-8032) Maximize your outreach by using teams and helping members make a once a month commitment to reach out to your community by sending cards, making phone calls, praying, and going out into the neighborhood.

Prayer

  • Praying Your Friends to Christ by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) Use this pamphlet to guide your members through the Scriptures to pray for lost people and how to pray for them.
  • Taking Prayer to the Streets by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This kit includes a leader guide, prayer journey pocket guide, listening sheets, overhead cells, and CD (power point, clip art, post card sample, and follow up post card sample).
  • Houses of Prayer Everywhere by Hope Ministries (616-453-9311) Through this kit you can discover how prayer can powerfully change your life and neighborhood by making a your home a house of prayer. Kit includes two videos, ministry manual, pocket prayer journal, post cards, door hanger, and poster.
  • Prayer Walk Organizer Guide by Prayer Walk USA (512-416-0066) This notebook introduces the PrayerWalk USA concept and will help you organize citywide prayerwalks.
  • Lighthouse of Prayer by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This kit provides everything you need to recruit, challenge, and equip believers to make their homes Lighthouses of prayer. The kit includes a video, brochures, tracts, and simple explanation sheets.

Follow-up

  • Operation Multiplication by International Evangelism Association, Billy Hanks (1-800-880-1350) This one on one mentoring process will help you develop committed disciples for Jesus that will reproduce themselves.
    "Call to Joy" 7 Session, Entry Level, New Member Assimilation Process
    "Call to Growth" 11 Session, Intermediate Level, New Member Assimilation Process
  • Let the Celebration Begin by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This pamphlet is follow-up piece designed to help a new believer on the first day of their new life in Christ.
  • Let the Celebration Continue by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This follow-up booklet is designed for a new belieer to use during the first week of their new life in Christ.
  • Life Change Booklet by Student Discipleship Ministries, Billy Beacham (1-800-880-8736) This is a decision counseling and follow up book designed for youth. It includes a months worth of daily quiet time lessons for students.

Decision Counseling

  • Personal Commitment Guide revised by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This simple fold out brochure is great for decision counseling. It includes a conversational guide on the 6 of the most common decisions made in Baptist Churches with a tear off decision card. To train counselors with this guide use the Decision Time: Commitment Counseling Training Guide.
  • Decision Time: Commitment Counseling Training Guide revised by LifeWay (1-800-448-8032) This book is designed to help prepare your church for decision counseling. It will help train counselors how to use the Personal Commitment Guide, set up rooms, and spiritually prepare counselors.
  • Life Change Booklet by Student Discipleship Ministries, Billy Beacham (1-800-880-8736) This is a decision counseling and follow up book designed for youth. It includes a months worth of daily quiet time lessons for students.
  • The Worlds Greatest Adventure by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This booklet that is to be used with children that are ready to make a profession of faith in Christ.
  • The Decision Counselor's Guide by Dave Clippard (1-405-942-3800 ext. 313) This booklet will help your church prepare for the climax of your worship service by preparing your church to work as a team during the invitation.

Revival Preparation

  • Enter Into The Joy: Church Crusade Preparation Plan by Bill Cathey & BGCO (405-942-3800 x 313) This manual will help your church prepare for a local church crusade. It includes a calendaring plan, leader checklist, clip art, and leader helps.
  • Prayer for Revival and Spiritual Awakening by Henry Blackaby & NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This seven session kit reviews great revivals of the past and prepares a church to pray for revival and spiritual awakening. Kit includes overhead cells, video, instructor manual, and student workbook.
  • Fresh Encounter by Henry Blackaby & Lifeway (1-800-448-8032) This kit provides everything needed to prepare to leaders for church renewal including: video cassette teaching by Henry Blackaby and Avery Willis, audio cassettes, leaders manual, and two member's books. This emphasis will help your church evaluate itself in light of God's plumb line.
  • The Role of Prayer in Spiritual Awakening by Campus Crusade for Christ (1-800-352-2873) This 26 minute video featuring Dr. J. Edwin Orr, renowned authority on revivals, will help you discover how change your life today and bring revival to the world around you through the power of prayer.

Special Evangelistic Events

  • SEE: Workbook (Special Evangelistic Events) Manual by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This 30-page manual will introduce your church to 10 different kinds of special events that can be made evangelistic. It provides some great ideas and simple planning sheets to guide your church in the process of developing some great events.
  • SEE: Evangelistic Block Party Manual by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This 41 page manual will help your church step by step get organized to conduct an evangelistic block party. The manual includes job descriptions, clip art, planning sheet, ideas for variations of the block party concept.
  • SEE: Love is the Theme: Evangelistic Events for Valentine's Day Manual by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This 35 page manual includes event ideas related to Valentine's Day, sermon outlines, sermon illustrations, and a list of helpful resources.
  • SEE: Halloween for Christ Manual by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This 29-page manual includes 5 variations of events that are good for churches to do around Halloween. It also has some preaching themes, helpful resources, and additional ideas.
  • SEE: Evangelistic Events at Thanksgiving and Christmas Manual by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This 30 page manual provides 6 different event plans for Christmas and Thanksgiving along with sermon themes and a list of additional resources.
  • Fair Ministry/ Flea Market Manual by BGCO (405-942-3800 ext. 314) This manual was adapted from a plan developed in Florida. It will show you how minister in an open-air environment. It provides building plans for a three door soul winning unit and skull box.

Tracts

  • Split Time Tract by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This tract attracts a lot of attention and is easy to use. The opening statement can be used as a riddle: "What single event in human history has the power to split time?
  • God's Special Plan Tract by NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This tract is designed for use with children. It is interactive and provides a simple and clear presentation of the gospel.
  • IQ / Smart Cards by Living Waters Publications (1-800-437-1893) These cards are great for starting a witnessing conversation quickly and humorously. They work well at block parties, youth events, and at the fair.
  • Reasons for Believing by Frank Harber Evangelistic Association (1-817-921-2788) This tract presents evidence that Jesus was a real historical, that Jesus died on a cross, that Jesus rose from the dead, and that he is the only way to God.
  • Steps to Peace with God by Billy Graham (1-612-333-0725) This tract is available in a variety of tranquil covers and it graphically presents the gospel using the bridge illustration. Because Billy Graham signed this tract it has a lot of credibility.
  • Got Life? By Heart Spring Media (1-866-got-life) This tract uses the acrostic LIFE to present the Gospel and the acrostic RAMP as an apologetic. It visually attractive and well illustrated.

Prospect Development

  • Broadman Prospect Services (1-800-251-3225) This is a division of Lifeway Christian Resources and they can provide your church prospect information like "New Move In" labels and a variety of information that can help you find people in your community.
  • Mapping Center for Evangelism (1-888-627-7997) The Mapping Center can provide your church on a CD-Rom the names, addresses, telephone numbers of people in your area, and the corresponding maps that will help you locate them. The mapping center can help your church with a variety of services related to direct mail and canvassing neighborhoods. This is an invaluable tool for any church that is serious about getting into the community.

Ministry Evangelism

  • Servanthood Evangelism by the NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This manual is a must for any church. For just $4.00 you can get over a 100 simple ideas to reach you community.
  • His Heart Our Hands by the NAMB (1-800-448-8032) This comprehensive kit includes a ministry evangelism guide, inspirational video, CD with sermons by Charles Roesel and power point presentations, and a Servanthood Evangelism manual. This tool will help your church effectively minister to the needs of those around you.
  • 101 Ways to Reach Your Community by Steve Sjogren (1-888-kindness) This simple little book will give the best ideas from the man who wrote the book, "Conspiracy of Kindness." The book is full of ideas that your church needs.