1. Raise an Army of Champions to Reach the Lost
This doesn’t necessarily mean you need to find the most gifted evangelists in your church and commission them to exercise their gift of evangelism. In fact, I suggest you find people with a heart and passion for evangelism who have different gifts needed to accomplish your church’s evangelism goals. Sometimes we get stuck thinking the only way to be successful in evangelism is by finding those who have evangelism as their primary gift and sending them out.
Keep in mind that evangelism needs a champion at all levels and in all places in the church. Evangelism needs structure and organization to be successful and thrive. I challenge you to find and empower evangelism champions, give them tasks and influence to take evangelism to the next level. The ultimate goal is to raise the temperature of evangelism in your church and see everyone participate in the Great Commission
2. Go Back to the Whiteboard
Facilitating what I call disrupted brainstorming is one my favorite things to do. It’s more than looking at ways to fill a white board with new ideas. It’s taking your best leaders through a process that causes them to get to a different depth of thinking. There are many different ways to facilitate this kind of thinking. You can use scenarios, put people in uncomfortable roles, observe best practices and create conflict. The idea is to interrupt their normal thinking patterns and comfort zones to get to new levels of clarity and best practice.
By doing this correctly, I guarantee you will come up with fresh ideas and practices that are a good fit for your church and the community you are in. I also think this process will re-energize your leadership’s heart for evangelism and provide you with a platform to give it away to key leaders in your church. Email me If you want sample scenarios and conflict, I have plenty and would love to help.
