Seminar on Gospel Centred Proclamation

Friday afternoon 28 February 2014

What do we mean by Proclamation?

• Presence evangelism – “how many are helped?”• Proclamation evangelism – “how many hear and

understand the gospel?”• Persuasion evangelism – “how many become

active followers of Jesus, fully integrated into the Body of Christ?”

• We tend to be good at Presence and bad at relating presence evangelism to other forms of evangelism.

Keys to proclamation

• Receptivity to the gospel rises in direct proportion to the number of times people hear “God talk”.

• People hear more clearly when they are in relationships with people they trust.

• Hearing is a two way communication process – people need to be able to speak as well as listen.

Building relationships

• Open set, closed set, fuzzy set• Gifted evangelists• Offering a witness• Telling our story• Cross cultural barriers

Evangelistic tools

• The Engel scale• Alpha (strengths and weaknesses)• Pre-Alpha tools – Puzzling Questions• Pre Alpha course (Puzzling Questions)

– Who am I?– What is God like?– How can I be happy?– Why is there suffering in the world?– What happens after death?– What is the spiritual realm and how does it affect my life?

• Initial contact – Table Talk