One of my favorite favorite favorite things to do is to train and build up Church Teams!
There’s a limit to how many people one person can reach with the gospel of Jesus Christ. But if we help come alongside other Christians, and teach and encourage and train them to be ambassadors for Jesus wherever they go, then the number of people reached for the gospel grows exponentially!
Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege to work with some superb local churches.
One inner-city church wanted help to reach their neighbors. So they invited me and my team in to train them, and we took them on the streets to try out talking to strangers. The results were amazing!
Afterwards, they hosted an “International Festival” where many from the neighborhood attended, and where I got to preach the gospel. Praise God!
Another local Church Team wanted to reach families in a local housing development. So we trained them in children’s ministry and went out and had a Kid’s Bible Club right there among the apartments.
The results were so positive, that the church has since had a 5-day Bible Club in the exact same spot, reaching all those families for Jesus!!!
We even had a Christian School send their 8th grade class out to the subways with us for a day to get a taste for stranger evangelism. I pray that the eyes of these young Christians were opened to see that we really can approach strangers and talk to them about the gospel.
God has opened doors for me to preach at a few other churches recently, to encourage and equip them in evangelism. This is my passion! One of the churches was far away, but one was really close by, and the one that’s close by has been sending people to evangelize with me at Hampton Beach recently!!! I praise God for that!!!
I’m convinced that one big reason Christians are not more bold about their faith is because of fear and lack of discipleship in this area. It’s an honor to be able to show Christians that we need not fear, and that it’s not that hard to go out and reach people who might otherwise not be reached!
Here are some encouraging photos from some of the training opportunities. Please click on any of them to enlarge.
https://picasaweb.google.com/113832164166152309192/201505ChurchTeams
If you would like me to come work with your Church, then please contact me! I’d love to do that!!! 🙂
Remember to share Jesus with the Lost wherever you are, because the Lost are wherever you are.
Thank you for your prayers, notes of encouragement, and financial support. Without all of those, we could not be reaching the lost for Jesus Christ!
Please feel free to share this with others you think would be encouraged by it, and who will pray!
all for Jesus,
Mark
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