EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH THROUGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

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EVANGELISTIC OUTREACH THROUGH SUNDAY SCHOOL

• DEVELOPING STRATEGIES FOR USING SUNDAY SCHOOL AS
  AN OUTREACH TOOL

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8 Reasons People Give For Not Attending Church

• There is no value in Attending
• 74
• Churches have too many problems
• 61
• I do not have the time
• 48
• I am simply not interested
• 42
• Churches ask for money too frequently
• 40

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Reasons for not attending church (continued)

• Church services are usually boring
• 36
• Christian churches hold no relevance for the way
  I live
• 34
• I do not believe in God, or I am unsure that God
  exists
• 12

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WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENTION OF SUNDAY SCHOOL?

• SUNDAY SCHOOL IS AN EVANGELISTIC CHURCH GROWTH
  TOOL
• IT IS DEFINITELY A GROWTH TOOL FOR THE 21ST
  CENTURY

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WITHOUT AN ONGOING STRATEGY, EVANGELISTIC ZEAL
WILL DIE
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL THAT IS DESIGNED TO FULFILL THE
GREAT COMMISSION MUST GO TO WORK IN OUTREACH
BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE
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EVANGELISM IN THE SUNDAY SCHOOL IS A MATTER OF
STRATEGY

• BUT IT IS MORE THAN JUST STRATEGY
• IT IS COMMITMENT

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SERVANTHOOD EVANGELISM
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Conservatives
The church has lost its credibility in America.
Because we live in a Post-Christian culture, we
must re-establish that credibility before we can
share our faith.
THE LIFESTYLES OF MANY CHRISTIANS !
Southern Baptist Controversy
Moderates
Fundamentalists
Clergy Ethics Morals
Liberals
Televangelists
False End-time Prophecies
Cult Suicides
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What is Servanthood Evangelism?

• Servanthood Evangelism is intentionally sharing
  Christ by modeling biblical servanthood.
• Servanthood Evangelism is a combination of simple
  acts of kindness and intentional personal
  evangelism.

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Servanthood Evangelism can be done by

• Women
• Senior Adults
• Teenagers
• Children
• Inter-Generational

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Strengths of Servanthood Evangelism

• 1 It is effective in reaching people in
  todays culture is easily contextualized.
• 2 It is personal evangelism in a corporate
  setting.
• 3 It is low-risk evangelism.
• 4 It can become an essential part of the
  churchs mission.

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Strengths of Servanthood Evangelism

• 1 It is effective in reaching people in
  todays culture is easily contextualized.
• 2 It is personal evangelism in a corporate
  setting.
• 3 It is low-risk evangelism.
• 4 It can become an essential part of the
  churchs mission.

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Strengths of Servanthood Evangelism

• 5 It is fun!
• 6 It involves everyone in evangelism,
  especially family units.
• 7 Servanthood Evangelism follows a model
  of Jesus.

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Strengths of Servanthood Evangelism

• 8 Servanthood Evangelism allows laypeople
  to use their creativity to
  initiate ministry opportunities.
• 9 Servanthood Evangelism takes very few
  resources and can thus be done anywhere
  in any setting.
• 10 Servanthood Evangelism is extremely
  winsome.

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How to Begin Servanthood Evangelism

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• R
• V
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• Seek the Fathers Power and Presence.
• Enlist the People.
• Resource.
• Vacate the Church.
• Evaluate.