1) Matthews reports that when one closely examines mass or saturation evangelism that there are critical questions that must be posed including the following stated questions: (1) Are those who respond believers coming forward for rededication or unbelievers for conversion? (2) Are they incorporated into churches? (3) Are they nurtured into responsible, reproducing members? (4) Do local congregations grow as a result of mass evangelism? (5) What is the effect on the local church one year and five years later? (6) Answers to these and similar questions will assist in discovering the real problems and potentials of mass evangelism. (Matthews, nd, p
Apollos, a Jew from Alexandria, Egypt, a well-educated, or 'learned' as related in Acts 18:24 man that was in possession of "great facility in the Old Testament Scriptures." (Luter, 2010, p
" (Genesis 3:17) God provides for growth of agriculture only when a human toils enough to create the needed conditions for production of the agriculture and as noted by Wagner "In some sense, as mysterious as it might be, God established a similar procedure for world evangelization." (Wagner, 2010, p
The Romans Road method is systematic and has a clearly defined process, as it is based on scripture. Moreover, the Romans Road method is logical in that it shows who needs salvation, why salvation is necessary, how to achieve salvation, and what to expect from salvation (Fairchild, n
). Part Three: Confrontational Methods Evangelism Explosion is one of the world's most renowned methods of confrontational evangelism, which is now used in at least 100,000 churches in 211 countries worldwide (Kennedy, 1996)
The advantages of lifestyle evangelism are similar to those of friendship evangelism, in that these methods are supported by research. Over three-fourths of all conversions occur "in the context of a family or personal friendship suggesting lifestyle evangelism," because the unbeliever "feels a sense of belonging" ("Relational Evangelism," n
Because it focuses on one book of the Bible, the Romans Road method is easy to communicate and teach, as listeners do not need to become overwhelmed with the differences between different books of the New Testament. The method is also "easy to memorize" because of the focus on Romans (Slick, n
The basic tenets of the Romans Road method are that all persons are sinners, that Christ died to provide a means by which human beings can receive grace and salvation, that death is certain without salvation, and that the only means by which to achieve salvation is through Christ. Advantages to the Romans Road method include the fact that it is "popular" and therefore well explained in Christian resources (Stewart, n
Knowing that you are part of a larger group can foster a real sense of confidence, care and faith.[footnoteRef:12] [12: Dave Earley, Evangelism Is: How to Share Jesus with Passion and Confidence (Nashville: B & H. Academic Publishing Group, 2010), 307
[footnoteRef:5] The Sender of course is God Himself, who calls each missionary to spread his evangel. [5: Kirsteen Kim, Joining in with the Spirit: Connecting World Church and Local Mission (UK: SCM Press, 2010), 9