A global pandemic. Climate change. Race relations. The presidential election.
People are searching for hope, security, and peace. Opportunities are abounding for people to hear the Good News.
Change is accelerating which is going to cause congregations to adapt in their outreach strategies. Personal evangelism is rising in its importance to spread the Word.
With those changes in mind, Praise and Proclaim is adapting its outreach initiatives to help our members engage, invite, and proclaim the gospel. Here's how.
INITIATIVE GOALS
Every Praise and Proclaim outreach initiative is designed around a consistent set of goals. Hover or tap below to learn more.
Member Training
Members will be trained to comfortably gives reasons for the hope they have in Christ to anybody the Lord places in their life.
Follow Up Participation
Increase lay participation in follow up activities with prospects.
Digital Evangelism
Enhance a congregation’s on-line presence by incorporating digital evangelism training.
Online Community
Combine on-site training with supplemental on-line instruction.
Build Momentum
Cultivate long-term relationships with each congregation by providing additional training and organization through quarterly hybrid initiatives.
Onsite Training
Preparing members to proclaim the gospel in everyday experiences.
Members will learn to utilize our evangelism methodology for their friends, neighbors, and family members. During the evening training, members will engage in a meaningful training exercise called “speed witnessing.”
Churches are discovering that there is an online audience who are viewing archived messages or watching streamed worship services. Churches will learn how to take full advantage of this new paradigm by conducting a digital evangelism campaign. Pastors will produce short messages on the church home page and members will learn how to engage and invite their community both in-person and online.
Outreach Initiative Experience
Providing a meaningful experience for members to immediately put their training into action is still a fundamental part of our evangelism training.
Right now, it’s important for members to feel safe while still engaging people in their community.
The on-site evangelism experience will include:
This is a safe and proven gospel activity that my home congregation is already incorporating into our outreach strategy. It is a good way to start meeting people in our community by providing for the poor. It is an opportunity to introduce our church and provide a growing need during this pandemic crisis. It also can be a wonderful opportunity for members to give reasons for the hope they have in Christ.
- We will visit low-middle income or lower income housing units.
- We will introduce our congregation and express our thanksgiving for what Christ has already done for us on the cross.
- We will ask people at the door if they could use a free bag of groceries or if they know somebody who could use a bag of groceries.
- Members will be trained how to extend the conversation at the door and learn when it is appropriate or not.
- When all the groceries have been given away, members will have the opportunity to go out into their neighborhoods to engage, invite, and proclaim.
Praise and Proclaim will lead members to engage people on the prospect list. The intent will be to provide a meaningful experience for members so that they will feel comfortable to participate in the future.
Congregations will also be trained how to gather prospects on-line through a digital evangelism campaign. They will learn how to utilize email platforms to connect and engage on-line visitors who expressed interest to receive resources or learn more about the congregation.
And now, thanks to a grant from the Antioch Foundation,
Praise and Proclaim will be providing:
Pre-Initiative training
Online evangelism Bible study and introductory webinar.
Post-initiative offerings
Access to a series of on-line courses that reviews on-site training, plus additional courses to help further training. This includes instructional webinars, on-line community interaction, outreach prayers, plus access to future Bible studies.
Hybrid initiatives
Every three months, Praise and Proclaim will provide off-site organizational assistance and oversight through hybrid outreach initiatives. A menu of options will enable a congregation to provide participants with additional training and evangelism experience.
Start the Conversation
Complete the form below to set up a time to discuss how Praise and Proclaim can partner with your congregation to enhance your gospel ministry.
