Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

Church PapersMany churches send out a paper to the community on amonthly, bi-monthly, quarterly, or bi-annual basis. TheHaven Baptist Church in Nepean, Ontario, distributestheir church paper on a quarterly basis. It contains simplegospel messages and Bible studies geared for thecommunity, as well as announcements of church events.Pastor Johnson says they have gotten a number ofvisitors because of the paper.Pastor Donald Williams, Believers Baptist Church,Winona Lake, Indiana, adds: “We send out anevangelistic paper that is Baptist in theology calledFellowship. This gets sent out every other month to themail carrier routes that we choose. This paper also printsour church name and info on the back of it for people torespond.”Correspondence CoursesEvangelistic correspondence courses can be a veryeffective and fruitful church outreach if used correctly;and many churches have found this to be true, not only inNorth America but also in many other parts of the world.They are especially helpful with people who might not beopen to attending church, such as wives whose husbandsdo not want them to attend, or young people whoseparents will not allow them to attend a church, ormembers of religions such as Islam or Hinduism orRoman Catholicism whose relatives would hinder themfrom attending a Bible believing church.153