Research shows that relationships are the best form of evangelism

févr. 08, 2012 Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States

S. Joseph Kidder

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thanks! enlightening.

Posted by raquel on 2012-02-29 11:17:52

Thanks Dr. Kidder, I was blessed by your testimony and lectures during our LEAD Seminar here in North Philippine Union Conference. I do agree with you commentary. May God continually bless you and use you to inspire our leaders and members to use their relationship-web to bring them to Christ and His Kingdom. More power!

Posted by Petronio Genebago on 2012-02-27 20:23:43 It has been my drum major call as a worker of the Lord in His church. This approach to evangelism is apostolic in order. Hence, it is a biblical approach and divinely appointed. With this foundation it cannot fail. We need to build a ministry of total participation within our ranks. The Lord waits to bless, and the dividends are enormous waiting to be claimed. We have been slow in coming in some quarters of the work territory.
Posted by Dolston Morian on 2012-02-16 16:48:03 Great Report!

In the year 2005 I had the privilege of seeing how intentional systematic
friendship making activity with seeker type people will reap a rich harvest for
God's kingdom. Homes of Hope was a strategy we designed for the Australian
Union to encourage churches to get intentional and systematic about
putting the welcome mat out more often. Churches appointed hosts who
were supported by a class or home group. The host’s role was to on a weekly
basis connect socially with “seeker” type people and if appropriate introduce
them to their group and eventually to their church family. This strategy was
bolstered by providing an expense budget of a thousand dollars a year to
each host. What was amazing about this strategy was the quick success
achieved by those churches who were involved. Thirty four hosts who had been
working the strategy for twelve months reported one hundred and eight
newcomers in church on a regular basis. This represents about ten per cent of the Australian total baptisms for a year.

That is an amazing result! But what is even more amazing is how quickly
many of these new people made a commitment. When hosts were asked -
“How long was it from your initial contact that they made a commitment?”
Have a look at the results: '...the largest number of contacts would make a commitment within 3-6 months of a host connecting with them.' To day’s wisdom says that people take longer in making a commitment. Well that probably is true using traditional forms of evangelism, but not so when your focus is on the harvest. Harvest people are people who are ready to be brought in.

My frustration as one who has worked and trained in 'relational evangelism' is getting administrators to take serious the research like yours that has been available for many years. We are slow learners.

“It is through the social relations that Christianity comes in contact with the world.” Ellen White (Ellen White Gospel Workers, Review & Herald page 193)

Regards
Rob Steed
Ministerial Secretary
Victorian Conference

Posted by Rob Steed on 2012-02-12 01:47:46

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