Spectrum of Seeker Events - Ministry Exchange (MX)

Spectrum of Seeker Events

purpose and	examples	prayer request	Biblical example
explanation
Bridging	to show God’s love,	Habitat project	that God would	the parable of the Good
events	build trust. These are	volunteering with friends at a	create trusting,	Samaritan
community service	local soup kitchen	caring	Luke 10:29-37
events, sports	volleyball league	friendships
leagues, theme
parties, social events
Awakening	to arouse spiritual	discuss artwork at museum.	that God would	Luke 7:11-17 the healing
events	hunger, awaken	attend a movie, play, or lecture	stir something	of the widow’s son: many
spiritual desire.	and discuss	deep, perhaps	eyewitnesses were
These are artistic,	article/book discussion	previously	affected
intellectual,	create an event where important	untapped, in a
entertainment	issues are discussed or are	person’s soul.
presentations/experien	displayed in
ces that bring up	skits/stories/testimonies (topics:
important questions	death, destiny, comedy, confusion,
without necessarily	relationships, rejection, etc.)
answering them
Linking	to show the	debates	that God would	Acts 17:16-34 Paul
events	attractiveness and	panel discussions	break down	engaging the Athenian
reasonableness of	academic or popularized lectures	barriers to the	philosophers.
Christianity. These	by Christians on: science,	gospel.
events break down	literature, politics, etc.
barriers and show	powerful worship services
Christianity to be	Christian coffeehouse
compelling,	spring break service project
reasonable,
attractive.
Engaging	to engage	testimonies	that God would	Mark 2:1-12: the healing
events	nonChristians directly	Bible teaching with an emphasis on	give	of the paralytic
with the claims of	Christ	understanding of
Christ and the power	Christian videos, films, concerts	the gospel and
of the gospel. These	worship services with clear gospel	convict of sin.
events draw people to	content
the point of	Christian teaching about life
considering Christ for	issues (money, sex, evil, etc.),
their lives.	with specific references to
Christ.
GIGs
Harvest	to call nonChristians	Harvest retreats	that God would	Acts 2: 14-41: Peter’s
events	to faith in Christ.	Evangelistic conferences	give people the	Pentecost sermon
These events are the	concerts	gift of faith
final “link” in the	special speakers	and call them to
chain.	testimonies	himself

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