Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

ImmigrantsWhen people from other parts of the world immigrate toone’s area, it is a wonderful opportunity to reach out tothem with the gospel of Jesus Christ. More often thannot, though, they are the neglected “mission field” at achurch’s doorstep.Churches in metropolitan communities have a greatopportunity to reach people from other countries. Forexample, Spanish is becoming so prominent in Americathat some Baptist preachers are learning the Spanishlanguage so they can minister to these people.It is essential that those involved in such outreach try tounderstand the mindset of the people. Oftentimes theyhave absolutely no Bible knowledge, so the gospel mustbe presented in such a manner that they understand themost basic Bible truths. A foundation must be carefullylaid, beginning with the authority of the Bible, the natureof God, the lost condition of man, and the death, burial,and resurrection of Christ.One means of providing this is to conduct anInternational Bible Class designed to meet the particularneeds of foreigners. This could be held in homes or at thechurch. It could be a special Sunday School class. It isnecessary to present the gospel carefully and toencourage the students to ask questions. The goal is notto hurry through a certain amount of material but to makesure that the people understand the gospel. The classneeds to be informal to an extent, while being structuredenough to accomplish the goal. The goal is to present thegospel on the level of the foreign visitors, to get themsaved and grounded in the basics of the Christian faith.107