Developing a Country or Campus Evangelism Strategy

Track from 'Because of Love' EEC Linz '08

Objectives for the Seminar

1.Theology - The Foundation for a Good Evangelism Strategy
2.Visionary Leadership & Training - The Energy for Evangelism Strategy
3. Strategies in Context - The Details of Creating an Evangelism Strategy

Training Methods and New Paradigms

Growth Assignments

Changing the definition of success

Creating a culture of risk taking

Train to help people understand the PROCESS of conversion

The Importance of Vision

"Vision is a preferred future. A destination. Vision always stands in contrast to the world as it is. Visioneering is a clear mental picture of what could be, fueled by the conviction that it should be." - Adam Stanley

“Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.” - Bill Hybels

“Without vision, the people perish.” - Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)

Examples:

PURPOSE:

1. “Advancing people’s capacity to explore the heavens.”

2. “Being the best I can be.”

VISION:

1. “A man on the moon by the end of the 1960s.”

2. “Breaking the 4 minute mile.”

“It’s not what the vision is, it’s what it does.” - Peter Senge, The Fifth Discipline

Who We Are -IFES

1. IFES exists to reach students in every nation with the gospel of Jesus Christ and to send them into the world to bear witness to Christ and his teaching.

2. to pioneer student work on unreached campuses and to establish a vibrant evangelical student movement in every country of the world.

Evangelists vs. Evangelistic Leaders

In your opinion, what’s the difference?

“The gift of leadership is the catalytic gift that energizes, directs, and empowers all the other gifts.” - Bill Hybels

Visionary Leadership

Vision for evangelism leaks! At EVERY level!

Roughly every 43 days.

Keeping evangelism central requires MORE energy than other values.

“Effective leaders are always monitoring vision leakage. They stand ready to recast the vision whenever necessary. Most leaders frankly, don’t cast the vision enough. They blame followers for faltering commitment, not realizing that they have faltered in their role of vision caster.” - Bill Hybels

Being a Visionary Leader