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How Churches Get Started
in Public Event Evangelism

Up-Dated - Friday, April 04, 2014

Table of Contents
* Your Church could have a Public Event Ministry
* Seeing accomplishment
* From wishing they could do something
* Simple and Effective
* Involvement
* Team Soul Winning
* Splitting the Work among the 3 areas
* Public Event Director
* Shift Leaders
* Workers
* The Witness Pamphlet is ...
* What could be ...
* Decision Cards
* Contact

Your Church could have a Public Event Ministry
* Fair Ministry
* Festival Ministry
* Flea Market Ministry
* Parade Ministry

Other Churches already using a Public Event Ministry

Seeing Accomplishment
* Many tracts distributed
* Many professions of faith in Jesus Christ
* All members have an opportunity to move to the next level of Evangelism Maturity

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From wishing they could do something ...
* To handing out tracts
* To learning how to witness
* To winning the lost
* To setting aside fears
* To gaining courage, to confidence, to boldness
* To winning prospects they already know
   (this is where church growth is)
* To training others to do the same

"And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." 
II Tim 2:2

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Simple and Effective
Public Event Ministry is a straightforward way to train membership in soul winning, evangelism, witnessing.
* A member can be a good positive witness the first day out
* A member can become confident with very little classroom work
* A member can distribute 100's of tracts in a single session
* A member can encourage others to do the same

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Involvement
There are 3 areas of Public Event work
* Public Event Director
* Shift Leader
* Worker

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Team Soul Winning
* One person Directs the whole effort with planning, scheduling, purchasing, training and encouragement. 
* Several persons act as Shift Leaders by handling one half of the soul winning effort, finding prospects to whom a witness is given.
* Many Workers actually do the witnessing, the second half of the the effort.

The Team
* Director
* Shift Leaders
* Workers

Team Soul Winning Slide Show

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Splitting the Work among the 3 areas ...
* Reduces the training time
* Removes a lot of fears
* Instills cooperation
* Dispels pride
* Involves more people
* Keeps from overloading a few
* Makes many feel their involvement is necessary

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Public Event Director
Either the Pastor or his appointee will be the Public Event Director or local Public Event Missionary.  This person ...
* Finds an event
* Contracts for the booth space
* Raises the money for the booth space fee and tracts
* Supervises the scheduling of Workers
* Trains the Shifter Leaders and Workers
* Prints the necessary forms for follow-up
* Composes the announcements for volunteers and prayer
* Furnishes the booth with needed supplies and equipment

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Shift Leaders
They should be
* a little outgoing
* not given to flustering
* not necessarily a soul winner already
* able to take directions
* aware of the urgency involved

They will only have to memorize 3 questions, but must stick to them word for word. 
They must speak up to the public without being obnoxious or a "carnival barker".
They must take for fact a list of things pertaining to "What not to do".
Their training takes about 1 hour, depending on the number of questions asked.
They will be able to seat the first few prospects encountered and become proficient in an hour's work.
They do not have to memorize a lot of scriptures to meet objections.  The 3 Questions handle everything.
They will not offend the public and make enemies for the church.

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Workers
They will do all the witnessing, but will not have to ...
* Handle prospect objections
* Memorize the plan of salvation
* Talk prospects into listening
* Know how to handle the Bible

Every prospect to whom they will witness has already ASKED TO SEE how to be saved, so as the prospect is seated, the Worker goes right into the plan of salvation.

Workers will be trained and encouraged at a single, regularly scheduled, church service.
* Trained in the use of a Witness Pamphlet
* Encouraged in being a witness
   - Witnesses relate the plan of salvation
   - Witnesses plant and water the seed of the Word,
      while God actually does the saving
   - Witnesses understand that very few people will actually
      be saved, but everyone will be told how to be saved,
      which is all a witness can really do.  Therefore, telling
      the plan is being successful

Workers can use a Witness Pamphlet for witnessing.  It lends itself to be read to the prospect.
* It starts with why being born again is necessary
* takes them through sin
* presents punishment for sin
* reveals Jesus as Saviour
* Asks pertinent questions
* Leads to a suggested prayer
* Warns of insincerity
* Supplies assurance
* Obtains contact information for Follow-up
* Shows the prospect where to get further help

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The Witness Pamphlet is ...
* short
* is concise
* introduces very few concepts
* repeats for retention
* is not offensive, even in showing the prospect is a sinner

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What could be ...
... Simpler? 
... Easier? 
... more Helpful to the Church?
* The Gospel is spread
* Members become confident, competent soul winners

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Decision Cards
Contact information is retained for Follow-up and Discipleship. 80 to 90% making a decision will complete a Decision Card.

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eMail G. Steven Andres
Contact us and compare schedules to determine an appointment date to discuss how we can help your church train more members in evangelism by using local and regional Public Events.

This is not an unproven, untried scheme or an idea that needs development.  It has been proven over many years in varying cultures in all 50 states and on 4 continents.

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Continue to Explore the same Subject
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* Flea Markets
* Follow-up
* Parades
* Public Events
* Salvation ... How, Testimonies, Assurance, more
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   - Public Events
   - Publishing ... Sermons, Illustrations, more

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G. Steven Andres
Psalms 45:17
Missionary Evangelist
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