Welcome!_____

It is clear from the Word of God that the God wants all men to be saved and come to a knowledge of the truth. God has placed this desire of His into the hearts of believers everywhere. We have received the wonderful gift of forgiveness through Jesus Christ from our very loving God. With joy want want to share it.

This website is designed to SUPPORT congregations as they move through the process of developing a Congregational Outreach Plan, and to RESOURCE them to cary it out.

Support

Website

The bulk of this website will be devoted to connecting congregations to the wide range of resources that are available on the topic of evangelism.

Blog

The Revs. Mark Frith of the Kansas District and Mark Larson of the Rocky Mountain District will host a blog for the purpose of sharing thoughts and encourage on the topic of evangelism.

Web Meetings

Generally on the second Wednesday of the month, we will host a web-meeting on evangelism topics. From time to time special guests will share their thoughts on evangelism. The first Web Meeting is December 10, at 9:30AM. Check back on this website for more details in the future.

District Evangelism Team Support

If you would like further assistance from the District staff or Evangelism Teams will be glad to assiste you in what over way we can. For the Rocky Mountain District contact Mary Marten, MMarten548@aol.com. In the Kansas District contact Rev. Mark Frith, mtfrith@kslcms.org.

Resources

The chart below describes some elements to consider as you develop an evangelism plan. It also provides on way to organize you thoughts as you determine what resources are necessary.

Getting Started

This section orients the reader to some ideas and tools to plan the work of developing an outreach plan.

Plowing

This section deals with preparing the community and congregation for outreach by 1) buliding openness and commitment to the Lost in the congregation and 2) awareness of the congregation in the community.

Planting

This sections deals with the skills and tools for actually sharing the Good News of Christ with our family, friends and neighbors.

Cultivating

Evangelism occurs in the context of relationships. This section offers resources for building and maintaining there relationships over time.

Harvesting

God gives the increase! This sections offers ideas and resources on intentionally bringing new members into the Body of Christ.

Evaluation

As our plans move through the implementation stage, it is helpful to evaluation how things are going. This section offers tools to do just that.