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The Roadmap to
Community Evangelism
Followers, Families, Friends and
Neighbors for Jesus Christ:
A Strategy to Reach Our Country
and World for Jesus Christ
By Donn Laudermilch
What is the Evangelism Roadmap, Inc.:
The Roadmap offers a Biblical approach to reach your local mission
area for Jesus Christ. It brings the body of believers together for
evangelism through:
➢ Prayer
➢ Loving One Another
➢ Studying God's Word together
➢ Spiritual gifts test
➢ Identifying and mapping all the unbelievers in your local
mission area
➢ Helping your church to find ways to reach your unique
community
➢ Discipleship
➢ Home groups
➢ Changing to reach our community
➢ Money management Servant leadership
➢ Celebration and thanks to God
The Roadmap study guide will help you in many ways to reach your
community for Christ.
1. It will help identify the non-Christians living next to you.
2. It will help your local church to develop a plan to reach the
unsaved locally.
3. Individual spiritual gifts in your church will be recognized and
utilized to the Glory of God
4. Fulfilling the "Great Commission" will begin with individual
believers at the local church level.
5. Some people in your church may want to volunteer to
be facilitators for other churches locally, regionally or
nationally.
Whether you live in the country, suburbs, or
the city, you are probably realizing that
America is changing and moving away from
God. You may also be saying it is too late to
bring the country back to God, too late for
revival. Solving our problems may be
impossible politically. However, “if my people
who are called by My name will humble
themselves and pray and seek My face, and
turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear
from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal
their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14, NIV)
Evangelism Roadmap, Inc.
www.evangelismroadmap.com
Loving, caring and sharing Jesus Christ
with your local church’s mission area.
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INTRODUCTION
The Roadmap to Community Evangelism
As a church, have you ever wondered why it seems hard to reach your community for
Christ? Do you ever wonder what is going on in your community and world in that wrong
seems right and right seems wrong? Do you think that it is too late to reach your friends
and neighbors with the gospel of Jesus Christ? Is it too LATE for a revival that will impact
our country and our world?
Do you believe the burden of sins, the immorality in our country, the increasing trillions of
dollars of national debt, and the mounting antagonism against Christianity can be
overcome by the work of the Holy Spirit or is it too late for our country? For revival?
The Roadmap to Community Evangelism is a Biblical approach with which the church
might engage our culture. With the use of the spiritual gifts given to us by God, and
reliance upon the Holy Spirit revival can yet be brought to our nation.
My belief is that it is not too late for revival. The ultimate battle has been won at the cross.
It is our responsibility to work together as the body of Christ; to use the SPIRITUAL GIFTS
God has given us individually and collectively to reach the goal of presenting Christ to all
our friends and neighbors living in our local mission area. Everyone must be afforded the
opportunity to accept Jesus Christ as Savior and to become mature Christians in the Lord
Jesus Christ. This roadmap will present a step by step method to help all believers in your
local church to be able collectively to reach your unsaved community for Christ; to
evangelize, to preach, to disciple, to instruct, and to help to bring to Christian maturity
those who at this time do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Is your church, staff, and pastor really desirous of seeing people transformed by the power
of the gospel of Jesus Christ? Or are you content with the status quo? Do you want to be a
follower of Jesus who puts it ALL on the line or are you content to watch a few, if any,
people accept the Lord every year? Is your church satisfied with being only a social
organization or does it consider itself to be a living organism in which its members must
put their faith on the line for Jesus?
When Joshua came to the Jordan River, he needed to cross over to the other side. As the
local church, we too need to reach souls on the other side of the river of life with the life-
changing gospel of Jesus Christ. God says He will give us strength and courage. Strength is
who you (we) are and courage is what you (we) are going to do for Jesus to reach our world.
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Chapter 1: LOVE ONE ANOTHER
It just occurred to me that there is no love in hell and there never will be love in hell. Can
you imagine what the world we live in today would be without LOVE? Can you even imagine
eternity with no love, eternally separated from the author of LOVE our Lord Jesus Christ?
All this talk about prayer, studying God's Word (which by the way will never pass away)
and spiritual gifts without LOVE really means nothing. In John 15:10 Jesus says, "If you
keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's
commandments and abide in His love." In John 15:12, 14-17 Jesus says, "This is My
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 14 You are My friends if you
do whatever I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not
know what his master is doing, but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard
from My father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and
appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that
whatever you ask the Father in My Name He may give you. 17 These things I command you
that you LOVE one another."
What is our obligation to God? To love the Lord Jesus with ALL our hearts, mind, soul and
strength. And what is our obligation to humankind? To LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
YOURSELF.
In John 13:34-35, Jesus made it very clear "A new commandment I give to you, that you
love one another as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know
that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
We need to love those believers in our church as well as the people on the streets,
highways, and byways regardless of race or religious preferences. We need to stay true to
the gospel message even when we approach those who are antagonistic to that message.
And we need to do it with a spirit of love and forgiveness guided by the Holy Spirit.
Associated with love we certainly need to have faith and hope, because without faith, hope
and love we cannot be disciples of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 13:13 says, "And now abide faith,
hope and love, but the greatest of these is love."
We need to love these people in our communities that do not have the faith in Jesus Christ,
who have no hope for a future with Jesus Christ, and have no love for Jesus Christ. We
cannot wait for them to come to church; we have been waiting for years for them to come.
Let's use our love given to us by Jesus Christ to reach them with the everlasting Word of
Salvation. List all the people in your local church family you need to love.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
List all the people that you need to love and present the gospel message to in your
community [List all those under the shaded mission area; See Chapter 2 on Prayer.]. There
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may also be family and friends outside of this area you need to tell about Jesus. Please list
them now.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
I presented this plan on community evangelism to a Monday night Bible study and they
insisted that the chapter on LOVE should be the very first chapter. If we are going to reach
our communities, really reach them, we will need to love them genuinely. That means there
are some of your neighbors who you currently tolerate but do you love them as yourself? I
don't think I do; you know I wave to them, talk to them and somewhat tolerate them, but
do I really love them? Enough to talk to them about Jesus? Enough to bring them into my
house and show them real hospitality? I challenge your church as you read on to really love
those in your community; even those you don't agree with morally or politically. Even those
of different background or race. Even those of a different religious point of view. I challenge
you to read the next chapter on prayer and try, with God's help, to love your neighbor as
yourself.
I am convinced that there is no point to continuing with community outreach if we do not
truly love people who need Jesus. Jesus came to earth from the beauty of heaven because
He loved us. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."
God wants us to truly love the unsaved in our hometown. If we do not love them, we must
ask God to give us love for them. This is going to be hard work. Yet, the reward will last into
eternity. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 says, "4 Love suffers long and is kind, love does not envy,
love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its
own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. 7 Love bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
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Chapter 2: PRAYER
We cannot rely only on the people in our church for prayer. We also must be praying for the
unsaved. In Ephesians 6:14-20 we are told by the Apostle Paul how to defend ourselves
from the devil. The defense always includes girding ourselves with the belt of truth, the
breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith and the helmet of
salvation.
Interestingly enough, there are only two offensive weapons: one being the sword of the
Spirit, which is the Word of God, and the second being Prayer. Ephesians 6:18-20 says, 18
“in praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end
with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. 19 And for me that utterance may
be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains that I may speak boldly, as I ought also to
speak.”
There needs to be persistence in prayer because there is power in prayer. Prayer with God
should become to us as a good conversation with our best friend. Talking to God on a daily
basis, as we would our best friend, should be our goal so that we can become like God.
Prayer empowers us to witness to our unsaved world. In addition to praying for the lost, we
need to be praying for the “saints” in our church family. Make a list of the people in your
church or home group who need prayer as well those who have the Spiritual gift of prayer.
People who need prayer in your local church community:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
People in the local church who have the spiritual gift of prayer:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
Now make another list of the unsaved people in your local mission area (community). This
list or area is determined by drawing a circle on the outside perimeter of where your church
attendees live. Every unsaved person within the community inside the circle should be
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listed. This is your “local mission area”. Then list the “top 10” people out of this list you
would like to pray for that they might come to accept Jesus personally.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
I am not a betting man but if I was, I would bet that there are some people living in your
community who are not Christians. In fact, I've never met anyone who said their entire
church local mission area was entirely saved. List all unsaved people under the shaded
area where your local church attendees live. Plot all the houses on your map where all the
unsaved people in your community live. Now encourage all the people coming to your
church who are Christians to pray for these people. The “circle” that surrounds your
members and attendees defines “your local mission area”. See figure below. Other churches
in your area will have a “circle” also. We need to pray for our “local mission area” asking
God to send us revival that results in the salvation of the unsaved. Of course, the desire is
that the circles will eventually overlap and cover the whole community. Plot on your
community map, inside your “local mission area”, where believers and non-believers live
(see figure below).
In this chapter on prayer, we have determined who will be praying, who they will be praying
for specifically, and how many people they will be praying for, and where all the people not
saved in the community are residing.
Plot the homes of believers, either from
your local church or others in the
community, with a cross . Plot the
unbelievers in your local church mission
area, who need love and prayer from your
local church believers, with a heart .
Love
Location
+ of your local church
Prayer
Local Mission Area
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Chapter 3: STUDY GOD'S WORD
Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-
edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and
is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
In the last chapter on prayer, I mentioned the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God
(Ephesians 6:17.) This sword of the Spirit is an offensive weapon as is prayer. The Bible is
an armory containing hundreds of thousands of verses that we can study as being "swords
of the Spirit" to be used as offensive and defensive weapons against the evil one. When
Jesus was tempted in the desert by Satan, he used swords of the Spirit from the Book of
Deuteronomy to fight off temptation. We can only resist the devil if we are filled by the Holy
Spirit and have Jesus in our lives to fight the battle. We can only produce fruit if we study
the Word and remain in Christ Jesus. John 15:4 says, “Abide in Me and I in you. As the
branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you
abide in Me."
Jesus wants all His followers to be fishers of men (Matthew 4:19). Then He (Jesus) said to
them "follow me and I will make you fishers of men."
What does the verse say? You cannot be a follower of Jesus if you do not fish for men!
Really? Do you mean I am not a Christian, a true follower of Jesus if I do not fish for men?
YES, that is correct! Yet remember God has given different gifts to different people for
fishing for men, some people are the eyes, hands, feet, ears, touch of Jesus. You might say
“I really don't have the gift of evangelism, but I like to teach and disciple new converts; I like
to administer, I like to preach, or sing, encourage, or worship or help or show hospitality or
discern or lead.
My point is that you do not have to have the specific gift of evangelism to share your faith
with others. In fact, God used the "weak" of the world to confound the strong (and the rich).
As you use your spiritual gifts to bring new converts to a knowledge of Jesus Christ or
toward Christian maturity, then they can use their spiritual gifts to bring others to Christ
as well. In so doing, you are helping to fulfill the Great Commission and doing Christ's will.
You are being an evangelist! As we move on to the Spiritual Gifts test in Chapter 4, please
realize that God is calling you to reach your local community for Christ, with the Spiritual
gifts He gave you when you were saved. The church needs you. It needs everybody to reach
this lost world; everybody in your local fellowship. We need to have all our spiritual gifts
working together to be successful in reaching lost people—we must go to them, and we
must bring them in our homes so that they realize we are not boring, out of touch with
reality, and certainly not hypocrites. As we look at this next chapter of the church working
together, we need to know what our spiritual gifts are. We cannot afford to lose the gift of
sight, hearing, touch, taste, motor skills or compassion as we seek to complete the Great
Commission. We cannot afford to lose any of the spiritual gifts God has given us in the
church to reach our unsaved community. In this chapter list how you personally engage to
launch a study of God's Word and how your local church is going to study God's Word to
reach your community.
List your plan and your local churches plan to study God’s word in a planned, organized
and daily manner.
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Your individual plan:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
Your local church plan:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
In accordance with 1 Peter 3:15; how will you personally be prepared to answer the hard
questions unbelievers might ask? List some of the hardest questions you anticipate and
then list your answers.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
Resistance to the Gospel message changes with the culture. Accordingly, this would be a
good topic to revisit as a study group from time to time.
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Chapter 4: SPIRITUAL GIFTS TEST AND ASSIGNMENT FOR USING THOSE GIFTS
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law." Galatians 5:22-23.
When each of us accepted Jesus into our hearts we each had a unique set of abilities given
to us by God. After accepting Christ as Lord and Savior, some of these abilities in our life
became apparent. Spiritual gifts are God-given abilities beyond the physical abilities we had
before accepting the Lord Jesus. List some abilities you had before accepting Christ and
then list some of the Spiritual gifts you have been given since accepting Christ.
List of Abilities:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
Lists of Spiritual Gifts:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
One of the issues with evangelism, I believe, is that some followers of Christ cannot identify
or have not identified their spiritual gift(s) and do not know how to use them for the
ultimate glory of God to reach those lost in their community for Christ.
A spiritual gifts test helps rectify this problem by allowing you to identify what your
spiritual gift is. Our Spiritual Gifts were given to us by God. And He expects us to use them
for His glory.
After taking a spiritual gifts test, list your strongest gifts in order.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
You may discover that you have more than one spiritual gift. After taking the spiritual gifts
test, talk with your pastor about how you might use your primary gift(s) in serving the
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church. With service comes accountability. The whole body of believers will be able to work
together to bring new converts to a mature, spirit filled relationship with Jesus Christ.
When was the last time you had an assignment that was due at a certain time? If your term
paper was due at the end of semester, most of you would finish it by the end of the
semester. Do you have the gift of teaching? Volunteer and ask your pastor where you are
needed. Do you have the gift of discipleship? Form a home group and start discipling new
converts. Do you have the gift of hospitality? Bring people home from church and share
Sunday dinner. Is your gift singing? Use this gift to worship God in a worship service. Do
you have the gift of helps? Help someone cut wood or take them to a doctor's appointment.
The list goes on.
Retry Your Spiritual Gifts Tests
Everybody's in, all in. Everybody who has accepted Christ is in to help to get this person or
these people to Christian Maturity. We cannot and must not drop the ball. We all need to
use our spiritual gifts to help bring those people to spiritual maturity and fruitfulness. We
must use all our spiritual gifts with the Holy Spirit's help to prepare the soil, plant the seed,
help to keep the weeds out of the garden, and to bring this person to fruitfulness. And we
might actually have to go outside the church's circle to meet, evangelize, pray with, disciple,
eat with, cry with, sympathize with these individuals in order to bring some into the
Kingdom of God.
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Chapter 5: "Let's Go Fishing"
Matthew 4:19, "Then He said to them, 'Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."
I remember studying John Maxwell's plan for evangelism. John Maxwell said everyone
needed a definite time to go, a definite plan to know, a definite seed to sow, to reach the
country with the gospel message. I was also in Campus Crusade for Christ in veterinary
school and used Bill Bright's, The Four Spiritual Laws to lead some to Christ. I have used
Billy Graham's Steps to Peace with God to lead others to a saving knowledge of the Lord
Jesus. I remember listening to a seminar by Don Sonshine who said everybody we talk to
should be someone to witness to as soon as we can change the subject to evangelism. I
studied D. J. Kennedy's Explosion Evangelism. I studied Bill Bright's approach to reach the
entire world, namely, one teaches two, two teach four, four teach eight, eight teach sixteen
etc., but why are we struggling so much in this culture in the United States where we may
be one generation away from post-Christianity, or in Eastern Europe, where the culture can
be termed "pre-pagan?" Warning books, like Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman, or All In by Mark
Batterson point to the need to change our approach to personal evangelism.
I believe that the fishing process needs to be looked at differently in order to "catch" our
culture for Jesus Christ. I agree with Steve Wingfield when he states that you cannot be a
follower of Jesus Christ unless you go fishing for men. However, to go fishing for men, it
cannot be just the evangelist, it needs to be everyone in the local church putting all their
spiritual gifts together to make a beautiful, wonderful army working together. All our
available gifts and weapons of spiritual warfare must be engaged to defend ourselves and
attack our enemy Satan to reach the world for Jesus Christ.
People and well-meaning evangelists have isolated some of their gifts and not included
other essential gifts necessary to bring a new believer to Christian maturity. For example,
many people can be saved at a large public crusade, but without follow-up many are lost in
the shuffle and never get discipleship follow-up. I am suggesting let the church be the
church. Programs that have been independent like evangelism need to be incorporated with
all the spiritual gifts the church has been given: Evangelism, praying, preaching, teaching,
home care groups, discipleship follow-up, encouragement, helps, hospitality, discernment,
leadership, etc. A discipleship program like "The Healing Journey" may be an appropriate
follow-up discipleship program for new believers. After crusade meetings when our
neighbor has been presented the gospel, we all need to work together to keep from losing
new converts. When planting seeds, one can protect the seed from falling in the wrong
places, springing up and dying, and weed them so that weeds do not destroy the crop. We,
as the church of Jesus Christ, need to nurture new converts when they are young and
vulnerable. Believe it or not, the gift of evangelism may not be the most important spiritual
gift in the church. Nurturing, or discipleship, or some seemingly weaker gift, may be more
important, depending on what the new convert needs at the time. I like evangelism because
I can say "Look this person got saved". Discipleship is hard work and takes a lot of patience
and work.
Have you ever actually gone fishing? Catching the fish is actually very exciting and a lot of
fun. But it is hard work to keep many fish alive for a long time. It takes work to clean and
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change the water/tank to keep the fish alive. In fact, many people want the fish but don't
want to keep the fish alive and certainly don't want to clean them to get them ready to eat.
If you're gifted in evangelism, it is fairly easy to catch the sinner, at least temporarily.
However, discipleship and "cleaning" the sinner takes hard work and a lot of discipline. In
fact, we know that, apart from the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, no one can be
saved and changed to become a born-again, Spirit-filled man or woman of God. To the
evangelists in the group: please consider we need the entire body of believers in our church
to help these new converts. This is one reason we are not being successful in the church.
The evangelist can measure how many converts are converted by one to one evangelism,
but many of these people do not have the follow-up of the church that they need. In
addition, there needs to be a measure of how many new converts actually stay in the
church to become mature in the faith.
I suppose this chapter on "Let's Go Fishing" relates very closely to the next on discipleship
and mentoring. The manner in which people get saved, with or without follow-up from
people in the church, with the appropriate spiritual gifts, certainly will be critical to keeping
the new Christian growing. Now I am not saying that some cannot grow without follow-up
and discipleship. Sometimes I plant corn in my garden and individual stalks do seem to
yield fairly well, but the majority of the individual stalks get choked out by weeds or
drought and do not yield at all if not attended to. There have been a lot of evangelism plans
over the years. I am going to give your church the opportunity to select a plan you would
like to use for evangelism.
Here are some fishing plans:
Four Spiritual Laws
Romans Road
ABC Plan
Steps to Peace with God
Area-wide Crusades
1:1 Evangelism
Street Evangelism
Friendship Evangelism
NASCAR Evangelism
Bringing neighbors into our homes for evangelism
Fishing Derby
Home groups, Care groups, or other Shepherd —groups
Block Party
Book of John
Explosion Evangelism
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One thing I do know about fishing for souls is this: do not make the plan too easy. Don't
tell people all their troubles are going to go away after they've received Jesus in their hearts.
Sometimes life after accepting Jesus is wonderful, sometimes it is harder. After Jesus fed
the crowd, everyone was ecstatic, but then, many left Him when the free meals went away
and they were expected to commit to serving Jesus every day. Eleven of the twelve disciples
were martyred for their faith. John 15:20 says, "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A
servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you.
If they kept My word, they will keep yours also."
To end this chapter, let me say, "Let's go fishing for the souls of men." Stop sitting around
talking about it— go fishing! I take a gang of guys bear hunting every year. Sitting around
and talking about last year's hunts is very satisfying. However we need to get out and try to
hunt and kill a bear every year. When I take my children and grandchildren fishing, then
we are able to catch fish, not when we are talking about going fishing. Keep in mind, the
way you go fishing will depend upon the culture in the area in which you live. Fishing for
men in Harlem or Manhattan, N.Y. will be very different than in churches in upstate N.Y. or
rural Pennsylvania. Fishing in Northern California is different than in Southern California.
Fishing for men in rural Kansas will be different than fishing in Chicago. My 7 year old
granddaughter, Gracelyn, took me aside the other night and told me she was training
Nellie, her golden retriever, to be able to go to nursing homes with her to present the gospel
to residents. Name some ways your church may be able to "Go Fishing" in the community
you live in.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
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Chapter 6: DISCIPLESHIP—MENTORING PLAN
How is the best way to make disciples— to best mentor men and women to become great
servants of Jesus? In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus said, All authority has been given to Me in
heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the
age." Amen.
All authority has been given to Jesus; that means He is in control of all things. Jesus also
leads us to make disciples and to baptize them. When people accept Jesus, they should be
baptized and they should be taught to observe all things that Christ has commanded us to
do. A discipleship plan that teaches a new believer to observe all things Christ has taught
us is going to take a lot of prayer and studying of God's word in order to equip a person or
persons with a great deal of Biblical knowledge. Therefore, it is my opinion that the pastors
and people in the church gifted with gifts of teaching and the best knowledge of God's word
should be the mentors to do the discipleship. Also, these teachers should be of high moral
standards and be familiar with God's word.
Now discipleship is not my spiritual gift, but at times I have been in the situation that God
has placed people in my life to disciple, after they have received Christ as personal Lord
and Savior. Truthfully, it was hard work, and I thank God for the opportunity so that I
would be able to have had the chance to see how hard discipleship of a new believer really
is. Even Peter denied the Lord three times because the pressure of following Jesus was so
high.
There are many follow up discipleship programs in various churches. Perhaps your pastor
or board could pick one out for you as a new believer or as a mentor for new believers. It is
my opinion that either reading through the book of John or having a study through the
book of John would be helpful. Earlier I mentioned the 29 week "Healing Journey" also. In
order to be able to study Jesus' words the gospels are a good place to start, but the entire
Bible, including Revelation, helps to explain the words of Jesus very well. However, it will
take a lifetime of study in order to learn "all things that I have commanded you." Make a
list of discipleship material your church provides for new converts. Then make a list of
people in your church who are equipped or could be equipped for the task of bringing a new
convert to observe "all things I have commanded you" (Jesus) to become a mature Spirit-
filled Christian sharing the gospel message to unbelievers.
Jesus said that a disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a servant above his teacher. "No
one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will
be loyal to the one and despise the other. ... " Matthew 6:24
I stated earlier that the gift of teaching and discipleship may be one of the most important
spiritual gifts even though it is not one of my strong areas. I love sharing the gospel to the
unsaved and seeing them receive Jesus and if they don't, the time has not yet come for the
harvest. I look to the time when they will receive Jesus. Yet, so many times we in the
church, do not have a follow up plan for those who come to the Lord.
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Perhaps we do not have strong churches because we do not have strong men and women
committed to discipling new believers in our churches. I remember Bill Bright's idea of
discipleship/ mentoring in the Campus Crusade organization when I was in veterinary
school. One person strong in the Lord, dedicated to learning and teaching the word of God,
would hopefully meet 3-5 times a week, or as much as possible, to put their life into new
believers in order to disciple/mentor them to be able in turn, to share their faith with
unbelievers who do not know Christ. A teacher/disciple who is only lukewarm in their faith
will probably only produce a lukewarm disciple. (A disciple is not above his teacher.) "Dr.
Bill Bright probably had more influence for Christ in his generation than any other man
even Billy Graham." —Steve Wingfield, Chambers Camp.
Make a list of the people in your church with the gifts of teaching, mentoring and
discipleship.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
These people should include you pastor and assistant pastor and probably a majority of the
elder and deacon board. Both men and women need to be included in this list as well as
couples. It is my suggestion that men do not individually discipleship women, nor women
disciple men alone. My suggestion is also to include those with the gift of evangelism into
the work of discipleship. The main reason is that those with the gift of evangelism need to
work at the hard work of discipleship to be able to relate to the challenges presented to a
mentor/disciple in order to bring an immature, carnal Christian, or a new convert to a
mature Spirit-filled believer. In fact, everyone is called to "Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations."
Let's go back to Dr. Bill Bright's plan for discipleship multiplication. At the time I learned
about how to multiply myself I wondered and still do, why the church did not grasp the
concept of multiplication. Dr. Bright's plan would have reached the whole world easily in
one generation. This is how the multiplication discipleship plan works: One spirit-filled,
born again Christian teaches, mentors, disciples just two individual converts. These two
people in turn witness to and teach, mentor, discipleship and instruct two more new
converts/new believers. The first person of course, could and should find two more people
to disciple. But let's just suppose everybody continues to do their job and works with just
two people. How long would it take to reach the whole world for Jesus? 220 (2 multiplied
times itself 20 times) would account for one million converts. Of course, the length of the
interval of time required for one person to teach and disciple two new disciples would
determine how long it would take to reach the whole world for Jesus Christ. There are
about 8.5 billion people in the world today and about 1 billion Christians are dispersed
among the nations. Yet the concept will hold true that exponential growth can occur when
this discipleship plan is instituted. 233 would reach the whole world for Jesus. If each
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person disciples two other people for a year, in 33 years the whole world could be discipled
for Jesus Christ.
Discipleship and being a disciple will cost you a lot. In Luke 14 (Luke 14:26, 27, 33) Jesus
says, 26 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children,
brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. 27 And whoever
does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. 33 So likewise, whoever of
you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple."
The discipleship plan will vary from church to church. After presenting the plan of salvation
and having one accept the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord, I would suggest the
discipling going through the book of John and a little booklet called "My Heart-Christ's
Home" by Robert Boyd Munger. Discipleship of 4 days a week for a two-month intensive
training period should prepare the disciple to disciple new converts.
Make a list of discipleship programs your church might use to help new converts to become
mature Christians.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
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Chapter 7: HOMEGROUPS, CAREGROUPS, AND PERSONAL TESTIMONIES
The Lighthouse Movement was started on the premise that people in a small group are
more likely to share their most intimate feelings in a small group, than in a larger group
like the Sunday morning church service. Growing a huge body of believers is certainly a
great accomplishment and yet the sharing and testimonies of individual Christians makes
up the cumulative body of believers— the church. More intimate sharing and therefore
growth can more easily occur in a small group. In fact, Matthew 18:20 says: "For where two
or three are gathered together in My name (Jesus), I am there in the midst of them." The
teaching materials of the home groups should be amenable to the local church's discipline.
By this I mean accountability of leadership of homegroups should have a check and
balance to the local church. I Timothy 3:12 says: "Let deacons be the husbands of one wife,
ruling their children and their own houses well."
The home group, Sunday school group, under-shepherd group, or care groups should also
be accountable to one another and to the local church. Prayer, evangelism and discipleship
materials should be shared under the direction of the local church, board, and pastor.
Leaders of the homegroups should be spiritually mature leaders with leadership abilities as
well as having their family living in a godly manner. Men should not individually mentor
women and women should not individually mentor men. Material in homegroups should
include prayer, study of God's word, ways to develop Christian maturity as well as helping
new believers to share their newfound faith with unbelievers.
List the people that live in your geographical area who attend your church who you would
like to have in your homegroup.
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
Personal testimonies should be encouraged in the small group setting as well as the
personal testimonies at morning worship service so that the smaller homegroups and the
whole body of believers will be able to celebrate together the individual new converts being
brought into the church. Testimonies throughout the Bible were very important; our
testimonies about Christ's love in our lives are very important and need to be shared. Psalm
119:119 says: “You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love your
testimonies." 1 John 5: 11-12 states: 11 “And this is the testimony: that God has given us
eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 12 He who has the Son has life; he who does not have
the Son of God does not have life." Revelation 19:10 says: "And I fell at his feet to worship
Him. But he said to me, 'See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your
brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the
spirit of prophecy."
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Homegroups can be used mightily by God, but be careful to study and follow the word of
God so you will not be deceived. Ephesians 5:6-7 warns us: 6 “Let no one deceive you with
empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of
disobedience. 7 Therefore do not be partakers with them."
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Chapter 8: UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES TO REACH YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES FOR
CHRIST
Well, local church, here is your opportunity to shine! You know your community! Do not
hide your Light under a bushel! There are people in your local mission area who do not
know the Lord Jesus! There are the poor who will always be with you. There are widows
and orphans whom the Lord loves more than we can realize. There are nice people living
next door who are not saved and headed for hell. There are probably atheists, alcoholics,
those addicted to prescription drugs, drug addicts, and child molesters living in your
community. There are divorced couples and children suffering from the effects of mom and
dad being separated. Physical disabilities, pain, suffering and cancer are commonplace in
your local mission area also. There are probably "churches" representing the cults in your
local mission area. There are possibly Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims, and many others
including agnostics living in your local mission area. The question really is, “How do we
reach the unsaved in our local community for Jesus?” Let us come up with unique
outreaches for your church right here at My Church, USA.
Possibilities include: teaching ministries, visitation, meeting needs, disaster relief, meeting
new residents, community picnics, Vacation Bible School, Harvest Dinners, Community
Dinners, Community events, Parade floats, Booths at local fairs or other events,
Evangelistic meetings, and so forth. Be specific as to what your church can accomplish.
Also, consider working together with other churches to reach your community for Jesus
Christ.
List some specific outreaches your local church can do:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
If you pick up your local paper and you see an unsaved person's obituary who lived under
the shaded area of your local mission area and they have never been contacted by your
church, I would consider it a failure on the part of your local church not to have reached
this individual. In our local mission area, we do not know everyone, but we do know many
individuals who profess to know Jesus as Lord and Savior, and these individuals may go to
our church or another local church in the area. The tough part of this plan is how to
strategize to reach those in your local community who have never accepted Jesus as Savior
and Lord, those who have never stepped inside a church, those who think things are ok.
In their life, those who do not feel they need God, are those who we may consider to be
immoral, incompetent, slanderers, murderers, and possibly plain evil. As expressed in
Chapter 1, we need to ask God for love, agape love, for these individuals because God loves
them and does not want any to perish, no not one. 2 Peter 3:9 says: "The Lord is not slack
concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not
willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance."
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Identify the individuals that may not be Christians or at least do not attend church on a
regular basis. Hebrews 10:24, 25 says: 24 “And let us consider one another in order to stir
up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, 25 as is the
manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day
approaching."
I am not in your local church: your opportunities to reach your local community are
definitely unique! Perhaps a welcome basket to your new neighbors in your area would be
appreciated and helpful to new families moving in. You may be able to reach your local
mission area with a strategic outreach plan.
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Chapter 9: MONEY MANAGEMENT AND CONTENTMENT
Money—Wait a minute! We can talk about love, evangelism, and discipleship but wait a
minute— how does my money fit in here? Even Jesus Christ in His ministry needed money
and a treasurer so that the disciples could travel, eat, drink and have a ministry to the
masses. The amount of money believers have is obviously different, but where to apportion
that money is a question for every believer. Matthew 6:19-21 one of my life verses (the other
is Jeremiah 9:23-24) says: 19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth
and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal; 20 but lay up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break
in and steal. 21 For where your treasure is; there your heart will be also.”
Obviously, reaching your community for Christ through the Roadmap to Community
Evangelism, will require funding from your local church. Local church missions will need to
be funded by the local church. Follow-up material after conversions to Christ as well as
discipleship and homegroup materials will also be required to be funded. Miscellaneous
expenses with the ministry will also need to be budgeted. Have your finance committee of
your local church consider possible future expenses.
I mentioned contentment also after the money. Remember that in order to be content with
our financial situation, that three principles of God are in place. First of all, God owns it all.
Secondly, God controls it, and thirdly God provides for all our needs [Jehovah Jireh]. Keep
in mind: "Now godliness with contentment is great gain." (1 Timothy 6:6.) Remember
possessions and riches are really a spiritual test from God. Not having riches is a test and
having riches is a test. Rich people in the Bible are not condemned for being rich, they are
condemned with what they do with their riches and what they do with Jesus Christ. On the
other side poor people are not condemned for being poor, they are only condemned for
doing ungodly acts because they are poor, and for rejecting Jesus Christ.
As you attempt to reach your community for Christ, you may be faced with decisions of
where to put your money for the most good of the unsaved in the community. For example,
James 1:27 says: "Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit
orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world."
If you really love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor
as yourself, you will find times when God will lead you to donate to a worthy cause to help
people in your community with spiritual and financial needs. Keep in mind, God continues
to provide for all our needs while He is allowing us to provide for the needs of others.
(Philippians 4:10-20) List local outreach ministries your local church supports and/or
might begin to support:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
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Chapter 10: CHANGING TO REACH OUR WORLD AND DEFINING THAT
CHANGE FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE
Change is a necessity for your church to present the gospel message to the unsaved in your
community. The old way of doing evangelism like inviting an unsaved person on a Friday
night to a mass evangelism service, may not be as effective as it once was, possibly due to
the fact that most people have so many things to do besides going to church, or the
mindset that they do not need God. God is a God of change; but the changes need to be
defined, and the change needs to have a Biblical basis. In Daniel 2: 20-22 after Daniel
received the secret of Nebuchadnezzar's dream, Daniel answered and said:
20 "Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,
For wisdom and might are His. 21 And He changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and raises up kings;
He gives wisdom to the wise
And knowledge to those who have understanding. 22 He reveals deep and secret things;
He knows what is in the darkness,
And light dwells with Him."
In Joshua 1:1-11 the people of Israel were in for some big changes. Changes they had been
waiting for forty years. Change to give them a land flowing with milk and honey. The first
change is that Moses is dead. God said change from wandering and said, "Let's Go." No
longer did the people of Israel follow Moses— Moses had gone to be with God. The second
change was that in verse 2 the people were to get ready to cross the Jordan. The change of
crossing the Jordan relates to us as the church, beginning to GET READY to reach our
community as we never have before in our Christian lives. In the third change God says,
"I'm Here" if you are available. In Joshua 1:5: "No man shall be able to stand before you all
the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you nor
forsake you."
Then God tells Joshua: “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you
shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is
written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good
success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor
be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." (verses 8 and 9)
The fourth change comes when we follow God's Word in our lives. If we do, we need not be
afraid and we will be prosperous and successful, including in the work of evangelism and
discipleship. Define change number four as “LET'S DO THIS” with God's help through the
Holy Spirit. Let's reach our local community for Jesus Christ!
List the ways your church can change from the status quo from a Biblical perspective to
reach your local community for Jesus Christ!
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
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3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
List the ways your church can have a better relationship with God the Father and His Son
Jesus Christ under the leadership of the Holy Spirit so that you can accomplish the task
implied in Mark 12:29-31: Jesus answered, “The most important is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The
Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and
with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is
this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater
than these.”
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
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Chapter 11: SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND HUMILITY
Jesus Christ in His ministry was at the same time God and man. Jesus was and is a
member of the eternal trinity yet took on the form of a man, so that He could experience
every human emotion and temptation to understand what is was like to be a man.
Philippians 2:5-8 says: "5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who,
being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made
Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the
point of death, even the death of the cross."
If we can humble ourselves in the local church and realize that we are nothing without
Jesus Christ in our lives, we might be able to keep from sinning against God while we are
celebrating lost souls coming into the kingdom of God; while we have crossed the Jordan
River into the land flowing with milk and honey. Let us not forget the desert of our own
lives before we were saved. Let us not go into the land, possess it, and turn away from our
God. Let us always be sensitive and humble to those who do not know Jesus as Lord and
Savior, those who are going to go to eternal damnation if they should die in the next
moment of time. We need to abide in Christ in order to bear much fruit. Recall John 15:5
says: "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much
fruit, for without Me you can do nothing."
List ways for your local church to abide in Jesus Christ so that you can bear much fruit;
that you can reach and continue to reach your community for Christ. Also make a list of
ways to be humble servants to your community. What are the ways to humbly and meekly
[strength under control] reach your community?
How can we better abide in Christ?
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
How can we be better humble servants in our community?
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
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At the last supper, Jesus, the Maker and Sustainer of the universe: "rose from supper and
laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a
basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel, with which He
has girded." (John 13:4-5) Humbly, very humbly the God of the universe Who loves us and
keeps us became a humble servant to become the Servant of all.
We have a community in spiritual need; it is obvious that our local community and country
are not going in a spiritual direction that is honoring to God. Living our lives to shine and
be light to our community is not enough. We need to reach those who have no hope of
reaching heaven aside from accepting the Person of Jesus Christ. You, local church, know
your community best and have been given the assignment of The Great Commission to
reach them. Let us use our spiritual gifts, talents, time, abilities, resources, and funds
under the direction of the Holy Spirit to reach friends, relatives, co-workers and neighbors
for Jesus Christ.
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Chapter 12: TAKE TIME TO REST, REFLECT, CELEBRATE, WORSHIP,
AND GIVE THANKS TO GOD IN THE LOCAL BODY OF BELIEVERS
There are times in our lives when we need to rest, reflect, celebrate, give thanks and enjoy
the fruits of our labors. In Christ's ministry, He took time to rest, to get away from the
crowd, and get close to His Heavenly Father in prayer.
In each individual church, these times may be different. Keep in mind that God set aside
time [one day out of seven], to have as a day of rest for the human race. Prayer, evangelism,
discipleship, using our spiritual gifts as the body of Christ [the church] are very hard work.
My suggestion for your church is to set aside times during the year to celebrate the harvest
of souls that have been coming to your church as a result of the hard work of evangelism
and discipleship. Perhaps the Christmas [Advent] and Easter [Lent] seasons would be times
for celebration and reflection on what God is doing in your church. Perhaps summer
vacation season might also be a time when home groups might take some time off. List the
times of the year when your church plans to rest from the labors of evangelism and
discipleship:
1. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________ 7. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________ 8. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________ 9. ____________________________________
5. ____________________________________ 10. ___________________________________
In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus said "28 Come to Me all you who labor and are heavy laden, and
I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly
in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is
light."
As your local church rests and reflects on blessings over the last months or year, this
would be a good time to celebrate within the church. Perhaps a white rose in the front of
your church representing each new convert, would be appropriate following their
conversion and baptism during the year. I also think that the church should have a
memorial for remembering those who accept the Lord. A plaque in the church or an
engraved memorial rock or flagstone could possibly be used. These memorials can be
remembered by every generation in your church until Christ returns.
Thanksgiving and thankfulness also need to be part of our rest, reflection, and celebration.
Let us be thankful for what God and Jesus through the Holy Spirit have done for us and
our church. Psalm 95:2 says "Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us
shout joyfully to Him with psalms." 2 Corinthians 9:15 says "Thanks be to God for His
indiscernible gift." Let us thank God and not be complaining or have a critical spirit. Take
time in church to praise and worship God thanking Him for what He has done in your
community, convicting lost souls to come to Jesus, and what He has done sustaining and
loving us.
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SUMMARY of Roadmap to Community Evangelism
Step 1: The local church determines the local geographical mission area. This is simply the
circle that includes the current members and regular attendees. This circle of
influence includes all the ministries of the local church. Please see Diagram.
Your Local Church
Step 2: The circle that includes all believers also includes members of other churches and
the unsaved in your community. Members of other bible believing churches are not
potential contacts. Plot the unchurched and potential unbelievers on your map. Use
a cross for those who are already following Jesus Christ and use a heart for those
who are not. Those people represented by a heart are the people for whom you are
praying and to whom you need to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Please see
Diagram included at end. (Please see chapters 1 and 2)
Step 3: Prepare to reach your community by studying God’s word (so that you will be ready
to give an answer for the hope within you – 1 Peter 3:15) and by using a spiritual gifts
test to determine the gifts of the congregation so that you can employ your people
with discernment and efficacy. Plan for budgeting expenses as necessary and
indicated. (Please see Chapters 3, 4 and 9.)
Step 4: Evangelize your community and attempt to reach the unsaved with various
programs and outreach events. As the individual local church circles intersect and
Love Prayer Believers in area
Preaching Pastor Board
Local Missions
Small and Home
Groups
Sunday School
Benevolence Programs
Home Hospitality Programs
Global Missions
Youth Programs
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overlap the opportunities for revival increases. The goal is nothing less than reviving
the free world and beyond. (Please see Chapters 5, 8 and 10)
Step 5: Disciple new converts to maturity in Christ, so that they too will be able to disciple
others. For example, one reaches and disciples two, two reach and disciple four, four
reach and disciple eight. (Please see Chapter 6 and 7.)
Step 6: Put on the mind of Christ and the heart of Jesus as your church reaches the lost
for Jesus Christ. (Please see Chapter 11)
Step 7: Give thanks to God and worship Him for He is good. Celebrate, rest, reflect and
begin to start reaching your unsaved neighbors, friends, relatives and co-workers.
(Please see Chapter 12)
Step 2 Diagram
Local Mission Area
Love
Saved
Prayer
Unsaved Neighbors
Unsaved Co-
workers
Unsaved Friends
Unsaved Relatives
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Step 4 Diagram: As the number of churches evangelizing their community
overlaps the area of coverage grows and becomes more comprehensive.
Your Church
Church A
Church B
Church C
Church D
