National Christian Churches and Ministries Network. Modern Evangelism. A look at trends, changes, and shifting winds in evangelism
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1 National Christian Churches and Ministries Network Modern Evangelism A look at trends, changes, and shifting winds in evangelism
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12 I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination. Jimmy Dean
13 A Post Christian World 5 Important Ways Evangelism Is Shifting In by Carey Nieuwhof Our Post-Christian World
14 A Passion for christ Almost every Christian leader I talk to has a passion for reaching people who don t know Christ. But as we ve seen before, our culture is changing so rapidly before our eyes that many of the methods we ve used to tell people about Christ become less effective with every passing month. If you keep using methods that worked decades ago to talk to people outside the Christian faith about Jesus, you might see some fruit. But I m quite certain you ll lose the vast majority of people you re trying to influence, and I m positive you ll lose the vast majority of people under age 35.
15 In a Post Christian World In the post-christian, post-modern age in which we live, the methods of evangelism have to change in order to keep the mission alive. By the way, if you re wondering what the post-christian mind looks like, The study from the Barna Group outlines 15 criteria that delineate the trend. So what s changing in evangelism? More than you might think.
16 Shifting the sails While there are many things that are shifting in how we should approach evangelism in a post-christian, post-modern world, these 5 stand out to me as shifts I m seeing not just in the ministry I lead, but across many churches:
17 1. Embracing The Question Is As Important As Giving An Answer
18 Embracing The Question For me, evangelism used to be mostly about helping people find answers. In fact, I ve been very anxious to get people to answers. I still am. But, often, in the process of getting people to an answer, I would fail to really embrace or honour their question. Increasingly, that s a massive mistake. Almost no one likes going into a store and asking a question only to have a customer service person blow past your question or make you feel stupid. In fact, your most positive experiences have likely been those in which someone listens to your question, takes it seriously, appreciates it, and then tries to respond to it thoughtfully and helpfully.
19 Embracing The Question Too often, Christian apologists rush past the question to get to an answer. Church leaders who embrace people s questions will be far more effective in the future than leaders who don t. Listen to the difference: So when I die, will be in reincarnated? Answer: Christians don t believe in reincarnation. So no, not at all. You ll be resurrected in Christ. or Answer: That s a great question. Thanks for asking it. Actually, the Christian experience focuses on resurrection. Would you like to talk about that? Which answer would you rather hear?
20 For post-moderns, embracing the question is as important as giving an answer.
21 2. Steering The Conversation Is Better Than Pushing For A Conclusion
22 Steering The Conversation One of my favorite environments at our church is Starting Point. It s an eight week small group experience for people who are new to Christianity, new to faith or returning to church after an absence. Our best Starting Point leaders are not the people with all the answers or the leaders who are always trying to close the deal. If you have 12 people in a conversation, you re likely to have 12 different world views, many of which might seem Christian but in truth aren t.
23 The Best Leaders Our best Starting Point leaders are people who can steer a conversation. They don t freak out at people s questions, no matter how strange they might be. They listen without judgment. They affirm a person s intentions. Our best leaders listen, don t judge, thank people for their input, and then gently steer the conversation back toward truth. Listening, empathizing, and then steering the conversation back toward truth will often get you much further with post-moderns than slamming on the brakes and telling them they re wrong.
24 Steering a conversation back toward truth is far more effective than slamming on the brakes.
25 3. Being Open Is More Effective Than Being Certain
26 Being Open Don t get me wrong, Christians can be certain. Ultimately, Christians must be certain because our faith is certain. Our faith stands on a sure and certain ground. But, when talking to post-moderns, coming across as certain is far less effective than coming across as open. I mean, people will be able to tell that you have a depth of conviction if they spend more than a few minutes talking to you. But leading with that conviction all the time can be counter-productive.
27 Opens people to you The person who is always certain thinks they re being convincing when the opposite is often true. You re less convincing because being perpetually certain makes you appear anti-intellectual, closed and a bit arrogant (see below). If you re open to people and their views, they ll be more open to you. Even if underneath all that, you re certain. Because you likely are.
28 A person who is always certain thinks they re being convincing. The opposite is true.
29 4. Arrogance, Smugness And Superiority Are Dead
30 A tone of arrogance For too long, Christian apologetics has carried with a tone of arrogance, smugness and superiority. If you want to repel anyone under 40, lead with that. Arrogance is so ingrained in many Christian cultures that Christians don t even see it or hear it anymore. Humility is attractive. Humility is what makes Jesus so much more attractive to people than the Pharisees who lack it.
31 A tone of arrogance Arrogance is only ever attractive to the arrogant. Arrogance also a sin. So repent. Get over your smugness and superiority. Humbly love your God, love your community, and love the people who don t know him. God does.
32 Micah 6:8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8 New International Version (NIV)
33 Arrogance is only attractive to the arrogant.
34 5. The Timeline Is Longer
35 This is not McDonalds I m so A-Type I d love to conclude everything in about 35 seconds. Increasingly, evangelism doesn t work that way. Ever notice that people who come to faith when pressured often leave it after a few years? And that, conversely, the people who come to faith on their own timeline tend to be flourishing years down the road? Jesus said he would draw all people to himself, and he will. But he didn t promise to do it in 3 minutes, or during a 90 minute service or even an eight week class.
36 It takes time You need people and leaders who will take the time to go on a journey with people. It kind of took the disciples 3 years to figure out who Jesus was, didn t it? Why do you think your church will be any different? Don t get me wrong, we can t lose our sense of urgency in the mission. I feel that urgency every day. Sometimes I think I feel it more every day. But we need to give people space and we need to give the Holy Spirit space to do His work. So give people time and space to come to faith. Apparently, God does this too.
37 It took the disciples 3 years to figure out who Jesus was. Why would your church be any different?
38 How About Your Context? I m not saying high-pressure evangelism never works or that God has stopped using it entirely. I m just saying I m seeing it becoming increasingly less effective and that another methodology that shares the same end appears to be even more effective. What are you seeing about how evangelism is changing in your community?
39 Time for questions, answers, comments
40 Modern Evangelism A look at trends, changes, and shifting winds in evangelism Thank you for being with us today.
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