Take your umbrella I might water the flowers today. God.

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What is Jesus. All about life?

• The Jesus. All about life campaign is seeking to
  bring the message of the gospel to the Australian
  community, using the media as the catalyst and
  the local church as the delivery point for city
  wide ministry.

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What is Jesus. All about life?

• Jesus. All about life
• Message of the Gospel
• Using the Media
• As the Catalyst
• Local church as the delivery point
• City-wide/state-wide ministry

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The Research

• We commissioned research into how Christianity
  was understood by our audience.
• The results

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The Research

• Christianity is widely rejected by most non
  Christians as an anachronistic and undesirably
  rigid set of doctrines while the Church is
  widely regarded as an old-fashioned organisation
  that is guilty of failing to live up to its own
  ideals of tolerance forgiveness and humility.

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The Research

• Jesus was cool
• Maybe Jesus this was the way to present the
  claims of Jesus to the community.

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Our audience Emerging Young adults

• Leading busy, active lives
• They may not be making conscious decisions about
  their values
• One defining characteristic of this generation is
  a belief in the awesome power of friends and the
  security of the herd
• Rising interest in the concept of spirituality
  and a search for meaning and purpose in their
  lives.

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Our audience New family creators

• A common desire amongst this group of people is
  to raise happy and successful children
• Open to guidance and information to help them be
  the kind the parents they want to be
• Many have grown up in a Christian household

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Our audience Mid-life

• The mid-lifers are part of the baby boomer
  generation.
• Face questions and feelings about their identity
  and purpose. 
• Feeling of greater control of ones life
• Desire for self-fulfillment

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The Ads
The ads are not meant to bring people to
Christian commitment, but to connect with the
three different audiences at which they are aimed
and encourage people to find out more.
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• The JAAL book

The book is based on the acceptance of Jesus in
our community.  The book leads the reader from
the life and work of Jesus, to the point of
personal commitment The following outline of the
chapters gives a picture of the key ideas
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The book

• Different views of Jesus
• Where did Jesus come from, prophecy, birth and
  early life
• What did Jesus believe about himself
• What did Jesus do. The power over nature, spirits
  and human illness

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The book

• Why did Jesus go to the cross and what happened
  at the first Easter
• The first steps to faith
• Myths stereotypes and misconceptions.
• Bible crash course
• Lukes Gospel
• Plus 12 testimonies

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• 2. Getting your church ready for mission

• Re-establish the importance of mission
• Understand your community
• Make mission a priority
• Leaders to champion mission
• Make mission a part of your goals and plans
• Schedule events
• Make mission a part of your budget

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2. Getting your church ready for mission

• Multiply your methods and approaches
• Specialised events
• Sunday Service
• Courses
• Individual action
• Co-operative regional events
• Acts of service

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3. What should your church do now?

• Register on line
• Organise to pray
• Corporate prayer
• Individual use prayer cards
• Decide what your church can do
• Banner
• Book
• 8 Pager
• Training
• Events
• Follow up course

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3. What should your church do now?

• During the campaign
• Pray
• Ask
• Give
• Invite

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4. What is the Gospel?

• We are created in Gods image
• We are separated from God and have broken
  relationships with
• God
• Each other
• Creation
• Work

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4. What is the Gospel?

• God planned a response
• Price for our rebellion was paid
• Resurrection is the key to the Gospel
• We need to act believe, receive, become (John
  112)

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5. Preparing yourself for Mission

• Not everyone has the gift of evangelism (Eph
  411-12)
• We should still have a heart for mission and
  evangelism
• Be sure of your own faith
• Be part of the community of faith
• Be consistent in your own spiritual life
• Know your own story

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5. Preparing yourself for Mission

• Be praying for opportunity
• Involve yourself in the mission of Word and Deed

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6. Talking about Jesus
We may not be an evangelist, (2 Tim 45) but we
are all to be a witness (1 Peter 313-16, Col
42-6)

• Be ready to speak
• Prepare for a range of questions
• Season your words with salt
• Act with genuine love and grace
• Live worthy lives

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6. Talking about Jesus

• Whats next?
• Ask what would stop you from following Jesus?
• Prayer of faith
• All about the heart
• Not a test of theology

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6. Talking about Jesus

• Should contain humility towards God, asking for
  forgiveness, acceptance of Jesus, decision to
  make a fresh start.

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