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EP 191 – MAXIMIZE SUMMER MISSION

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Well Bootcampers, summer is right around the corner and that means a lot of things. Shorts, BBQ, swimming and the summer slump in weekly attendance.  Fear not loyal Bootcamp listener, the summer provides some great opportunities to connect with your community in creative ways while mobilizing your church to be more missional.  The guys break down some of the ways from this original blog post on another site, you can find here.

  1. Pray for your neighbors by name (Of course, you’ll have to learn their names to do this).
  2. Take a morning or evening walk everyday at the same time. Pray. Wave and say hello if the opportunity allows. If you have a dog or kids take them with you.
  3. Invite neighbors or co-workers over for a cook-out or “porch-party.” Having people in your home can be intimidating. Move the party outside and enjoy.
  4. Have kids and have neighbors with kids? Water balloons and squirt guns go a long way.
  5. Neighbors who are shut-in, elderly, or alone may enjoy a visit from time to time. Just ask?
  6. Find neighbors interested in a block party or school kick-off and plan ahead for the fall.
  7. Live music in your city/neighborhood-gather and go.
  8. Popsicles in the Park. Bring popsicles for your little ones and extras to share.
  9. Look for opportunities to help. Notice the grass getting long or a trash bin still on the road or knocked over? Take the initiative and help out. People will realize you don’t just care about yourself.
  10. Listen. This missional principle is essential. Listen to your neighbors and co-workers. Listening shows you care, allows you to respond in a way that is thoughtful, and makes the world bigger and more beautiful.

Do you have some missional ideas or things your church as done to reach people during the summer?  We’d love to hear about it, drop us a line, voicemail or comment and remember to subscribe and share your feedback on your favorite Podcasting Platform.

 

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EP 176 – RECAPTURING EVANGELISM W/ DR. MATT QUEEN

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The boys are back with another EP from their time at Southwestern Baptist Seminary. This time with special guest, Dr. Matt Queen who recently released a new book, Recapturing Evangelism. We celebrated Bob’s honorary Doctorate, and then got down to the serious business of discussing evangelism with one of our favorite all time Evangelists, Dr. Queen, here are some of the highlights.

Why is evangelism difficult?

  • There are some who are for evangelism-as long as someone else does it
  • We often confuse things that are not evangelism, with evangelism: like inviting people to church (which is good) but the gospel has not been shared.
  • We don’t plan or make time to evangelize
  • We celebrate baptisms (which is great) and define it as success and then win. However, success is sharing the gospel (evangelizing) it is important to celebrate that.

It is important to establish evangelistic patterns or rhythms: “Those who fail to plan time to evangelize will fail to find time to evangelize.” — Dr. Matt Queen

 How can I take steps to become intentional in evangelism?

  • One, take a quantitative approach-define a goal of how many times you want to share the gospel.
  • Identify what is an opportunity to share the gospel. It can be as simple as identifying taking the opportunity to speak about the gospel when you: see a person wearing a cross, taking public transportation, or to use a catch phrase: “Have you heard any good news today?”

How do we cultivate a culture of evangelism in a dying or declining church?

  • Understand-not everyone in your church will “buy in” and start evangelizing, but some will support you.
  • Visit and take others with you, teaching them how to share the gospel.  “If your people don’t see or hear of you evangelizing-they will not likely do evangelism.”

How do I share the gospel with those whom I am concerned about losing the relationship?

  • Repent-confess that you’re sorry for not sharing the gospel with them and ask their forgiveness.
  • Reconnect with those in your relationship circles who you have shared the gospel before-and just check in and see if they have changed their thinking and ask; “Would it be okay if we had another conversation?”

Some the best quotes of the episode:

“People are more ready to hear the gospel than we are ready to share it.”

“If you know enough of the gospel to be saved by it, you know enough of the gospel to share it.”

Check out the rest of this EP with Dr. Queen for more great insights about evangelism in the local church.

 

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