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A Complete Evangelism Team
Messages will be given out of the usual order. The judgments of God are in the land. While city missions must be established where colporteurs, Bible workers, and practical medical missionaries may be trained to reach certain classes, we must also have, in our cities, consecrated evangelists through whom a message is to be borne so decidedly as to startle the hearers.
This paragraph shows the need to have a complete evangelism team working together in a city. It seems that most of the time these classes of workers operate in isolation: canvassers by themselves, Bible workers by themselves, etc. What we need to do is build a team with all the components.
A team of just canvassers is not complete. A team of just Bible workers is not complete. An evangelist by himself is not complete. We need to learn to operate as a body. A complete work will be done only when the body works together.
Sometimes I find that certain people prefer to work in specialized groups. This is ok to some extent, but we need to come together and coordinate our work. We need to reexamine models that are exclusive to one type of evangelism. Workers should still focus on their primary task (Canvassing, Bible work, medical), but there should be coordinated teamwork.
This combined model is what ThisGeneration tries to do. On our mission trip programs we train our students in Bible work, medical evangelism, and canvassing principles. We also run a canvassing program in parallel to the mission trips so that both groups have an exposure to the other group. We then bring in Bible workers to follow up the leads and train church members. We also work with a church through a reaping series. It is total, holistic evangelism.
Let’s work as a body.
Bible Work Position in Centerville, OH
The Centerville Seventh-day Adventist church in the Dayton, OH area is looking to hire a Bible worker to a year term starting in February 2012.
I will be interviewing people at GYC, for those interested. We can set up an interview if you will not be at GYC.
The position consists of following up on leads, giving studies, and training church members to give studies. The church is placing a strong emphasis on the training of church members. There are media leads, leads from the congregation, and (if necessary) mail card leads to follow up on. Applicants will be expected to have relevant training, experience gaining decisions, and ability to train church members to give Bible studies.
The position will be paid around $1,200/mo with housing and includes benefits through the conference.
The Centerville Adventist church is a large congregation on the south side of the Dayton metro area. The church has a membership of greater than 500, and has two services on Sabbath. They have a pastoral staff of three pastors, having recently hired a pastor specifically for evangelism. This pastor, Bill Hrovat, has been a conference evangelist in the New York conference, and was most recently the pastor of the Westvale Seventh-day Adventist church in Syracuse, NY. He will be the supervisor for the position. The Bible worker will also be working with me, the interest coordinator for the church. There are several former Bible workers in the church, and area, that will be providing lay support. Please see the Centerville church web site:
It Is Written will be holding a large evangelistic effort in the Dayton metro area in 2012. This will culminate in a prophecy series in October in Dayton. The churches of Dayton are working together to host the event, and several evangelistic initiatives are moving forward. The Kettering church is hosting a canvassing program from Ouachitta Hills College, the Centerville church is hosting a youth training program in conjunction with ThisGeneration, It Is Written is working with the SALT evangelism school to train the churches in the area, and the students in the area are working with Spring Valley Academy to host several youth-led evangelism programs.
God is doing big things in Dayton and Centerville. God is bringing people into the area, and lots of exciting things are happening!
Please contact me with any questions or other people you know of that might be interested. <tsalbrec@gmail.com>
Bible Worker Verses
If you know of any other verses, leave me a comment.
Psalm 126:6 –
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Proverbs 11:30 –
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Isaiah 51:16 –
And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Isaiah 55:11 –
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
John 15:16 –
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Acts 5:32 –
And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
Acts 8:1,4 –
And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles. (4) Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Romans 10:14,15 –
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
(15) And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
1 Corinthians 15:58 –
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:20 –
Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.
Galatians 6:9 –
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Revelation 22:17 –
And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
