Kindle Notes & Highlights
Fourth Touch The secretary should mail a letter to confirm the pastor's appointment and thank the newcomer for their hospitality.
Fifth Touch The pastor or trained soulwinner will make a visit to the homes of all who have made appointments.
Sixth Touch After the pastor's visit, he should send a letter to follow up the presentation given in the home.
Seventh Touch On Saturday evening someone should be appointed to make ,t phone call to remind the prospect of the Sunday service.
1. On Sunday morning, while the newcomer is at the church for the second visit, one or more members of an appropriate cell group should meet him.
2. Drawing those who attend the church at the invitation of a member who already has them involved in the stair-stepping process.
The business of drawing newcomers to the local church is an essential part of the process of evangelism, both before or after the event of new birth. But, to be effective and powerful, it must be persistent and personal. It should be started as soon as possible, and it should be an orchestrated effort by the entire undershepherding ministry of the church.
Using people where they are usable" is another way of saying “Get every church member involved in ministry according to his spiritual gift.”
The Christian couple told how they had gone through the same experience until they were both converted.
Rather than try to make all Christians function as though they had the gift of evangelism, Friendship Evangelism is designed to help each believer discover and develop his/her individual spiritual gifts and apply them in doing the work of evangelism.
a spiritual gift is a special ability given by the Holy Spirit to enable Christians to do productive service in the body of Christ.
God often allows and enables Christians to use their natural talents and abilities as avenues or tools for the ministry of their spiritual gifts.
4. Spiritual gifts are given to more than church officers.
Spiritual gifts are special abilities for service, and spiritual fruit is Christian character.
These gifts are qualities that are possessed by Christian rather than activities they perform. These gifts perform the function of spiritual enablement, rather than active ministry.
