5 Tips on Personal Evangelism
If you have ever really wanted to be able to share the good news with friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, or anyone the Lord seems to put in your pathway, then these tips may really be helpful to you. If you have been sharing the gospel, but feel like you need to learn something that will make you more effective, then these tips may enhance your abilities and give you a few new “hooks” to put in the water, or some new weapons to add to your evangelistic arsenal. These methods are all tried and true and continue to be used in new and innovative ways.
1. Write your own pamphlet to give away. It could be your own testimony with a simple evangelistic invitation at the end. This method works because people are more likely to read something if they know the author personally. You can add some evangelistic verses and a prayer at the end.
2. Wear something that gets people’s attention and makes them ask you a question. This could be as simple as a T-shirt, or buying a unique lapel pin with a message, or a wristband. www.ctainc.com Christian tools of affirmation.
3. Carry copies of your favorite book, CD, or DVD to give away that has a Christian message. Jesus Movie, Purpose Driven Life, More Than a Carpenter, American Tract Society, www.atstracts.org
4. Master at least one, easy to follow gospel presentation. After someone asks you a question, or after you have given your testimony, or they have read your pamphlet, you still have to be able to lead them to Christ. All effective soul-winners follow some presentation or plan. Whether it is the 4 spiritual laws, the Romans Road, or the ABC’s, you must have a plan to follow. I suggest you have more than one, so you are able to choose the one you think will fit best. Here are the three I like best: Good News Sandwich, ABCD, and One Verse Evangelism. All are clear, simple, easy to remember, easy for the listener to follow, non-threatening, actually present the gospel message, and call for a decision. All of them are very easy to lead into.
5. A good idea for Pastors and churches is to have one Unified Plan, to teach and use as a church family each year. Choose one of the methods above, or something different like “power beads” or “one verse evangelism.” Preach a series on the Plan you are using. Have a special training session and let everyone know that this is THE plan your church is using this year. Whenever possible, invite a guest speaker / authority to come in an speak on the subject. Get all of your leaders on board. Ask for testimonies of how people have used this to lead someone to Christ. People will be bolder since they know the entire church is doing this and they are not on their own. Testimonies will keep people encouraged and motivated. Use One Verse Evangelism which focuses on Romans 6:23 and call it “One Sentence That Changed The World!” Example: “Would you like to hear one sentence that changed the world?” “Can I tell you how it changed my life?”
Try one of these tactics and see how well it works for you or your church. Send me a note to let me know or leave comment at the bottom of this page.
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