What will you accomplish at the Workshop? 1. You will know how to engage someone in a spiritual conversation. 2. You will observe a trainer witnessing and share the gospel yourself. 3. You will know how to share the gospel in a clear and interesting way using a simple framework. 4. You will know how to lead people in a prayer of commitment. 5. You will know how to follow up a new believer immediately. 6. You will be able to help them get involved in the local church. 7. You will begin to learn how to multiply this training by equipping members of your church to do the same as you be a disciple-maker. Assistance after the Workshop A leader or Implementation Field Worker will be available to help you get the evangelism training started in your church. They will contact you straight after the workshop to see how they can assist you. This could be by: Running a short implementation day or evening. Helping you train new recruits. Taking some of your members in on-the-job training. Assisting you to organise and set up CLASSIC EE Do you long to see many people in your church regularly, naturally and accurately sharing the gospel and leading people to faith in Jesus Christ? an ongoing evangelism ministry in your church. Helping in the follow-up of new believers. Teaching a few of the classes to help you get started. Keeping in touch to provide backup, support and encouragement for at least two years. Enquiries to: Evangelism Explosion III Ministries New Zealand PO Box 204-071, Highbrook AUCKLAND 2161 P: (09) 573 5787 | F: (09) 573 5035 eeoffice@xtra.co.nz | www.ee.org.nz National Director: Anne Bowie annebowie@xtra.co.nz “That you may be active in sharing your faith.” - Philemon 6 Leadership Training in EVANGELISM EXPLOSION can equip you to mobilise your church members What is Evangelism Explosion? Evangelism Explosion (EE for short) is a ministry that equips church leaders and What is EE discipleship training in a local church? What are the aims of an EE Leadership Workshop? 1. To train the Pastor, Minister or main A 16 week programme led in the local members to share the gospel in a natural, church by a trained pastor, leader leader personally, and equip them to train conversational way in everyday situations, or church member. their church members in EE. using everyday language. It trains you to be ready and able to express your faith and a selection of resources and effectively within your network of personal relationships and within the outreach ministry of the congregation. giveaway witnessing material. “Come follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19 How is it different? 1. You memorize a simple gospel outline (based on the Book of Romans) and how to 2. You have on-the-job training with an 3. You learn how to do it during the weekly outreach and pastoral ministry of the church. 4. You go on improving your skills in discipling new Christians, handling objections to the Gospel, witnessing sensitively and effectively to people of other faiths. 2. To sharpen the outreach focus of your church both in local witnessing and overseas mission. 3. To assist leaders mobilise their church Each week you meet for teaching and members in witnessing as a way of life as on-the-job training. You prepare for this they gain confidence in sharing the gospel by gradually memorising a gospel outline with friends, relations, associates, and reading the textbook to get an neighbours and even strangers they may overall grasp of personal evangelism meet. within the congregation. fit it to the contact’s need. experienced trainer. You receive a training manual, DVD, CD You become part of the outreach and Cost discipling ministries of your church as The 3½ day workshop costs $150 and this you welcome newcomers and help includes tuition, training materials and light enfold them into the congregation. meals. You get to know your community as you Venue learn to use a carefully prepared, brief The workshop is usually held in a local church. questionnaire. I AM NOT ASHAMED OF THE GOSPEL, BECAUSE IT IS THE POWER OF GOD FOR THE SALVATION OF EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES. Romans 1:16