Reading: Evangelism In Transitions (The Video Slides)
Evangelism In Transitions
by Henry Reyenga
People are Often Open to God in Transitions
The transitions are often about forming relationships.
Show the love of Christ in deeds
Wedding Opportunities
Offer that you do weddings in the community
Get a meeting
Ask if the couple knows what a relationship with God is all about
Often a couple has talked about God and now is your opportunity to talk
Funeral Opportunities
Form relationships
Elephants are in the room
Message as an opportunity to share Gospel, better as testimony of the life well lived.
Baptisms
Sacraments are a proclamation
Often you have an opportunity to paint a picture of a preferred future of a life to be lived.
Share how the gospel will transform that individual or individuals baptized.
Job Change
People often evaluate who they are when they loose their job. Grace for a new start, not judgment for past struggles.
Past struggles can be learned from.
Change
People often evaluate who they are when changes occurs. Grace for a new start, not judgment for past struggles.
Remember it is about relationships