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Notes for: A Biblical Perspective & Approach to Evangelism/Witnessing
By Jack Kooyman, MA – jack.kooyman@gmail.com
Old Model New (Old) Model
Evangelists as salespeople Witnesses as Travel Guides
Sales Call ( Close Deal Conversations with Friends
Conversion as Event Conversion as Journey or Process
Either In or Out Moving toward or away
Formula/Script oriented Genuine relationship/interest
oriented
Agenda Friendship
Focus on afterlife Good News of God’s rule in world
Witness as individuals Witness as a community
Share gospel w/ everyone all the time Awareness of Holy Spirit provided
opportunities
Attempting to convince/apologetics Sharing our
transformation/grace stories
Believe then Belong Belonging before Believing
Witnessing with the Holy Spirit
“The Holy Spirit is always and everywhere the first and primary Witness. We
are partners and collaborators with the Holy Spirit….the first
tasks…are learning to listen to God and collaborate with the Holy
Spirit.” (p. 34 in Re-Imagining Evangelism, by Rick Richardson)
Pray, Pray, Pray
< Pray for opportunities.
< Pray for other Christians.
< Ask and depend on the Holy Spirit to speak through you and to the
heart of the hearer/observer
< Pray for people with whom you have spiritual conversations.
A Few Examples from Scripture
< Jesus and the Samaritan woman: John 4:7-30
< Jesus and the man blind from birth: John 9 1-11 / 24-38
< Paul in Athens – Acts 17 22-23
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