Ideas For Evangelism - Way of Life Literature

interested ones aside and instructed them more carefullyin the things of God (Acts 17:34; 18:5-11).2. Use the Bible studies to reach out to specificneighborhoods. Bible studies can be conducted in manydifferent neighborhoods simultaneously by various menand women in the church and thus greatly expand theoutreach. The Bible studies can become the focus for thesoul winning efforts in the various neighborhoods. Theseare not “cell groups,” but are evangelistic Bible studieswith the goal of getting people saved and brought intothe membership of the church (and incorporated into thefull life of the church, including the regular services).The studies can also be used to provide basic discipleshipfor new Christians to establish them in the faith and tohelp the new Christians build close relationships withmature church members.3. Use the Bible studies to target specific groups ofpeople. Basic Christianity Bible studies can be geared tospecific groups, such as women, teenagers, foreigners,professionals, uneducated, deaf, etc. By offering Biblestudies for a particular group, the church can focus ontheir special needs in a way that cannot be done duringregular church services.For example, in American cities today there are largenumbers of immigrants and visitors and students fromother countries and cultures. They often need specialconsideration when the gospel is communicated to them.Oftentimes they do not speak English well. It is notuncommon for them to be completely ignorant of thegospel or even of the most basic facts of the Bible andChristianity. The typical “Romans Road” presentationthat uses a few verses out of Romans will be insufficient.