Evangelism

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Evangelism Consultation Introducing
Themes Martyn Atkins General Secretary of the
Methodist Church in Britain The Methodist
Church a discipleship movement shaped for
mission
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Thanks The Report to the Conference 2011
Evangelism... making more disciples of Jesus
Christ
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Evangelism... Part of our calling because
deep in our identity Instinctively good at
evangelism?
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Evangelism... Were not very good at it. Could
we and should we? We should and we could! But
apt and appropriate evangelism is most needed
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Evangelism... copping out and under
conviction? The key outcome question recruitme
nt.... to what?
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Evangelism... kingdom focus and
values discipleship better than conversion
but conversion is not all bad! a discipleship
movement shaped for mission....
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Evangelism... In a rainbow church of colour and
variety... Apologetics.... Social
justice... Worship... Methodist evangelism at
its best...
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• Evangelism moods and times
• You will!
• Will you?
• Please will you?
• Will you pretty please?
• Why wont you?
• Why wouldnt you (want to)?
• Naah, you wouldnt want to!
• Whats that you say?

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Evangelism... A disproportionate amount of
resources.... The Spirit wants apt and
appropriate evangelism too!
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Outcomes... Conversation, speaking about God,
listening for the (quiet) loud voices Focus on
things that hinder, trust the process, trust each
other, for clues to overcome them...
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Outcomes... Enthusing, equipping,
energising... Communicating to the wider
connexion... this is where we go from
here... Have fun. Be expectant.