Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Essentials for Evangelists





GOOD NEWS BIBLE TODAY'S ENGLISH VERSIONMessage: The evangelist has to have a message.  The calling of the evangelist may entail the Lord illuminating the message for the evangelist, but the bare essential is that the evangelist have a message of the saving grace of Jesus Christ through his work of redemption on the cross.  Your message should be delivered with confidence and competence.  You should know the Word and know that you know that you have been called to preach and proclaim the Word.



Calling America and the Nations to ChristMethod:  Some share the Word via verbal expression with a Bible and a bullhorn, while others blog and write lessons or strategies for churches, missionaries and shelters.  The evangelist needs a sure method for sharing his or her message.  You don't get the message out there without some form of methodology.  It may include feeding people at a local shelter and sharing a brief message before, during or after the food has been distributed.  It may entail going down to the rescue mission with a Bible study lesson or a small group meeting in someone's living room, but there is a method by which the message is disseminated.



YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a DayMedium: The modern-day evangelist needs to use a medium by which to broadcast his or her message beyond the "hearers" of the message.  Some evangelists who are into social justice issues are masters at letters to the editor or op-ed pieces for the local press.  They stir up the masses and persuade the would-be bystander to take action.  Others tend to use YouTube or Facebook, even Twitter and LinkedIn, with the mastery of tech wizards.  You have to use some form of medium, even if it is www.youversion.com or www.gracehope.com for Christian connections.

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In essence, the evangelists of today need to do more than simply say that they have been called.  They need to demonstrate their calling by acting upon their calling.  The biblical evangelists like Paul and others kept in touch with papyrus and messengers who ran messages from one place to another.  There are too many ways to connect online and make a difference in people's lives for the evangelist to not be in touch with more than his or her local flock.  The evangelist has to at least get the essentials down in order to become effective at evangelizing.

Friday, March 18, 2011

Get In Touch and Get Informed

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Monday, March 14, 2011

BruceJackson > Blog Entries | WritersCafe.org

BruceJackson > Blog Entries WritersCafe.org

Even the rap wannabe who will never be and the boy band reject who can o without American Idol and show that America (Don't) Got to Talent can upload an MP3 and a video clip and be on his way to content gold.  He just has to add some Google Adsense or a few Amazon affiliate links, and then he's all in there.

Read More at http://www.writerscafe.org/RevBruce/blogs/A-Lost-Art/12734/

Appeals for Action

"You can either take action, or you can hang back and hope for a miracle. Miracles are great, but they are so unpredictable."- Peter Drucker

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When it comes to raising funds, you are making an appeal for action.  In fact, your fund-raising efforts are to be action-oriented efforts.  You want to be sure to convey and communicate to others the opportunity to support your work as well as offer options in multiple ways to support the effort.  You want to give people action items when you make an appeal.  You should be able to point them to a list of actions that they can readily and easily take upon themselves in order to help you out.

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When you make your appeal, be sure to:
Make your appeals lead to some form of action.  Even if others don't do anything but pass the information to others on their email list or in their Rolodex, you have derived some form of action from them.

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