Eleven 12 Project

12 Steps to Perfect Witnessing?

Coach Mc — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:45:05 +0000

What you won’t hear from us are ‘Twelve Easy Steps to Evangelistic Excellence.’ That’s one way of acknowledging God’s role in the process of enabling you to better share your faith. It’s a big role…He’s a big God!

In the Classroom of God

Coach Mc — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:33:25 +0000

We are enrolled in Evangelism 101 at the University of Love and Good Deeds. Knowing exactly what each day’s curriculum should include, it is not uncommon for God to call on one of His many teaching assistants (TAs), to share what He wants you and I to learn. God’s TA’s (who can be any person He chooses) have been busy through the years, providing me with Good News clues for sharing the gospel with those I love. Here are some of them…

Feed Them Potato Chips – When I’m confronted with someone’s disbelief in Christ, being honestly curious about how they reached their conclusion, disarms them and leaves a good taste in their spirit, like the right amount of salt in a meal.
Don’t Throw Salt at Them – Saying to that same person, “How can you not believe in Jesus?” is more like pouring salt on an open wound, than giving them something salty to eat.
Antagonism is Not a Spiritual Gift – It’s perfectly understandable why a non-Christian would be antagonistic toward God. They’re at enmity with Him, according to Scripture. But the Bible tells me that I should be respectful when sharing my faith.
Fools Rush In – Time after time TA’s have told me they would pray, if possible, before responding to a non-Christian’s comment. My natural inclination was, all to often, to ‘let them have it’, often with both barrels. When I yielded to that temptation, I usually failed to love. Pray first!
Their Thoughts Count – I know what I mean when I say something but that’s only part of the communication equation. How the listener interprets what I say or how it’s said, can be just as critical. I need to take the time and frame my comments in a way that acknowledges their world view.
Choose Your Words Carefully – It’s much harder to retract something in today’s age of instant communication than it is to say it right the first time. Be slow to speak!

We all need to listen to the TA’s in our lives and learn from them. As we do, and become more proficient at speaking the truth in love, our words will be seasoned with the right amount of salt; salt that God might use to make the listener thirst for Living Water.

Enter Share the Savior’s ‘Create a Slogan for Our Mission Statement’ Contest

Coach Mc — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:50:51 +0000

It’s official! Our new, more focused mission statement is ready to direct our ministry’s evangelism efforts. Now we want ideas for short, memorable, slogans, and that’s where you come in. Submit a saying for one of the three aspects of our mission, send separate ideas for each of them, or be really creative and come up with one that encompasses all three components. Ready to get started? Here are the three aspects of our mission.

Coaching Christians toward more effective and attractive evangelistic efforts, grounded in a growing manifestation of love for their neighbor.
Promoting Christianity by offering people a safe place to explore, question, evaluate, and experience the Christian faith.
Communicating the message of reconciliation, at appropriate times and places, in the love of God and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

If you submit an idea, please let us know which aspect your slogan is for. Everyone who supports us by submitting a slogan, will receive a free evangelism related gift, and if you’re entry is a winner, you’ll also receive 2 hours of free evangelism coaching.

NOTE: Want to get your creative juices flowing? Visit our Facebook page to view the suggestions people make there. And feel free to ‘like’ us yourself and add your own contest ideas.

Who Do You Trust?

Coach Mc — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:43:02 +0000

You’re not at the same place spiritually as anyone else, and although God knows where that place is, we don’t. So, we’re trusting him to convey the piece of wisdom he wants you to have regarding how to share your faith. Is that exciting or what?

What’s Training Got to Do with It?

Coach Mc — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:39:34 +0000

Jesus, understanding the need for evangelism training, appointed and empowered evangelists, along with others in the church, “to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Got Training?

What Tools Do I Need?

Coach Mc — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:08:59 +0000

If you’re fixing a sink, you either know which tools you’ll need or you don’t. If it’s the latter, you can do some research or ask someone for help. But what about the tools necessary for sharing the gospel?

In case your evangelism tool box is a little empty, we thought we’d pass on some helpful implements that we think you should consider stocking.

Prayer – Get on Your Knees: God has not given you the ability to bring anyone to salvation without His help, and prayer is a great place to start. In fact, there may be no better place to begin than at the throne of grace.
Power – Use Scripture: The same power that God used to raise Jesus from the dead lives and breathes in the words of the gospel. You may have great debating skills or be highly persuasive but faith comes through hearing the Scriptures that testify about our Savior.
Possibilities – Open Your Heart: God is not locked into one particular way of drawing people toward Christ. Learn how your friend thinks and what they like, and utilize a method of sharing that fits them. There is only one message but it can be delivered in many ways.

We went to the Tool Idea Store (aka the Internet) to see what might be helpful for delivering the message of salvation. Here are a few we found.

Do you have a favorite tool that you use when sharing the Good News? If so, we’d love to hear it. Who knows, we might even want to use it the next time we get the privilege of sharing God’s plan of redemption.

Who is Jesus? – Part I

Coach Mc — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:18:46 +0000

Jesus touched and healed those who hadn’t felt human hands in years, faced the anger of religious self-righteousness, and abandoned his own grave in a show of his power and contempt for death. That’s the Savior we share!

Rapid Transit Evangelism

Coach Mc — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:23:36 +0000

You can’t rely on the world to encourage you to share your faith in Christ. You’ll have to look somewhere else.

Our local bus service has been forced to bypass a scheduled stop on their route due to road work. That notice, posted on the bus I’m using for today’s commute, could be very helpful for someone trying to get to work on time. But it will do nothing to point a person toward Christ.

A placard above the side windows encourage mosquito prevention, thereby reducing the spread of West Nile Virus. It’s worthwhile news; lifesaving perhaps. Yet it does nothing to mitigate the eternal penalty of someone without Christ.

I’m not criticizing the use of these informational signs. They are wisely and rightfully posted. It’s just not the responsibility of the citizens of this world to share the Savior, so reminders don’t need to be posted. It’s the task, and equally so, privilege, of people with a citizenship reserved for them in heaven, to spread this good news.

Don’t wait for governmental agencies to prompt you to love your neighbor. Reach out instead with the love God poured out on you at salvation and share the Savior. Someone you love needs him!

What Does Love Have to Do with It?

Coach Mc — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:03:09 +0000

“If we love our neighbor, we shall muster all our initiative and enterprise to find ways and means of doing him good. And one chief way of doing him good is to share with him our knowledge of Christ. Thus, if we love our neighbor, we shall evangelize…” Evangelism & the Sovereighty of God; J.I. Packer

Couldn’t have said it better myself!

Look Around, What do You See?

Coach Mc — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:25:59 +0000

You wouldn’t become angry with a blind friend for stumbling over something in an unfamiliar room. Well, sin for the person without Christ, is just as unavoidable. When they trip and fall, we should be the first to help them up.