Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

membership to evangelize by going out on thestreets and subways of NYC EVERY SUNDAY afterthe services. We get filled with God’s Word in themorning, and then give it out in the afternoon. Thepastors of the church always go out with us and thusset the tone for the importance of the outreach. Theoutreach, called the ‘S.W.A.T. Team,’ is alwayspublished FIRST in the church bulletin andannounced by the pastor from the pulpit everySunday morning. I know that this is not a ‘fancy’idea, but it is certainly effective since I have neverbefore been in a church here in NYC that has somany people go to give out the Gospel on thestreets.”Tragedy OutreachThe following testimony is by Linda Cloud:“A little seven-year-old bus girl who attended aSunday School class I worked in was kidnappedfrom near her home one morning. Five days later herbody was found. Since this happened in a smallrural town, the entire town was visibly affected.Emotions were running high and surrounding mediaattention was focused on our community. As anoutreach, we decided to make a cassette tapededicated to the memory of this little girl, with songsby her Sunday School class, a story with a stronggospel message (aimed at elementary age children),and a song written especially in memory of the slaingirl. (The emergence of the song is a story in itself. Ihad called a visiting missionary whom I knew wrotesongs. I told her the story of the little girl and askedher to write a song – words, and music – and have itall complete within twenty-four hours. She boldly toldme it was impossible but I urged her to try anyway.After one hour she called back to tell me the Lordhad given her the song and it was completed —music and all! She sang that song before fivehundred people at the funeral and snippets of it werebroadcast on evening news stations all over thestate. Later she was televised singing it again, andwas also live on a radio program where she sang itand gave a brief testimony).161