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Step One:
Join With Others
Bringing the Unchurched into the
vital life of the church will only be accomplished when people who love Jesus
Christ are convinced that lost people matter to God and begin to build
relationships with the unchurched. These relationships should be handled with
integrity and meaning. Our interaction with unbelievers should be governed by
faith and love, and the Unchurched are not to be treated like a project.
Every believer attending Jubilee Worship Center is strongly challenged to
build relationships of integrity with unchurched friends. Despite common belief,
unchurched people are effectively insulated from Christianity. The Unchurched do
not listen to Christian radio, their life is not touched by bumper sticker
evangelism or Christian literature that arrives in the mail. Much of will likely
be discarded. They do not have any intention of visiting a church. Therefore, a
believer's most effective means to reach the Unchurched is to develop a
relationship of integrity with him.
Step Two:
Utilize Your Testimony
After establishing a relationship of integrity with the Unchurched, believers begin to anticipate opportunities to share their personal
Testimony, asking God to provide appropriate moments to do so.
It
is unlikely that an unchurched individual will immediately come to faith in
Christ upon hearing about a believer's relationship with Christ. The Unchurched
view the gospel as a radical, unsettling concept, and may respond with
skepticism, suspicion, or indifference. The most likely response is a guarded
expression of interest. At this point, believers need a place to bring their
unchurched friends that will continue to challenge them to consider the claims
of Christ in a relevant, creative and contemporary way.
Step Three:
Be Sensitive To The Needs Of Others
When rapport has
been built, and the idea of a personal relationship with Christ has been
advanced to an unchurched individual, as a believer you now have the opportunity
to invite your unbelieving friend to one of our services. Jubilee Worship Center
strives to nurture the interest of Unchurched through a variety of service
opportunities. Each of which are intended to supplement the evangelistic efforts
made by the believing members of Jubilee Worship Center. These services attempt
to communicate the message of Jesus Christ in a way that unchurched individuals
can understand and relate to, while provoking a curiosity in the unbeliever to
learn more. Some of these services are
specifically designed for people who are somewhere in the process of evaluating
Christianity, making a decision for Christ, or who have recently committed their
lives to Him
Step Four:
Involve Yourself
Once Your Unchurched friend has accepted Jesus Christ as
personal Savior and is encouraged to attended service on regular basis, you are
encouraged get the involved in New Life Discovery classes. These classes
deal with discipleship training studies. These training opportunities are
designed to assit a new beliver by providing extended fellowship with
established believers as well as other new disciples. The teaching is designed
to encourage and edify a new believer. Attending these New Life Classes are
essential for those who are committed to becoming mature followers of Christ.
Step Five:
Learn From Others
Believers who are involved in Spiritual Development are
encouraged to further develop their Christian walk by participating in small
group studies. These Small group Studies provide
fellowship for the believer as well as a group where one can have
accountability, discipleship, encouragement and support.
Step Six:
Experience Spiritual Growth
Believers who consider Jubilee Worship Center their
church home are encouraged to discover, develop and use their spiritual
giftedness in some form of Christian service within the body of Christ. Without
the identification, development and use of their God-given gift, believers will
not experience their spiritual potential.
Step Seven:
Evaluate Your Potential
Every Believer
has a responsibility to learn obedience to God’s word. We are to give of our
Time, our Talents and our Treasures. Using what we have to bring glorify to God
through our submission to his word in every area of our life. This includes
living within their means, being gracious with their possessions, sharing with
those who are in need, and giving generously to the Lord's work, while learning
to avoid coveting material goods and indebtedness. It is important that every
believer recognize stewardship as a form of discipleship and giving as a form of
worship.
At this point,
you Unchurched friend has become a Believer,
and is well on his/her way to becoming a fully devoted to Jesus Christ.
With desire, training and encouragement, this new believer sets the seven-step
cycle in motion and once more begins to build bridges with their Unchurched
friends.
We at Jubilee
Worship Center believe that this strategy reflects a blueprint developed by the
Holy Spirit for Jubilee Worship Center. This strategy reflects the passions,
temperaments, and God-given giftedness of the leadership of Jubilee Worship
Center.
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