Location: Lake Placid Retreat Center, Hartford City, Indiana
  This conference is designed for everyone who is interested in evangelism: from the beginner who needs basic tools, to the person who has the gift of evangelism or is a church leader who wants to know how to stimulate the church and lead others in evangelism. In addition, there will be ample opportunity to fellowship, network and be encouraged with like-minded believers who have a love for the lost.  
     
  Topics That Will Be Addressed Include:  
     
  Evangelism 101- there are so many models for evangelism out there today, but many are not Biblical. Fundamental teaching on evangelism will provide a foundation with practical examples of what is and isn't Biblical evangelism. Evangelical Christians generally understand that the gospel saves and that everyone needs a Savior, but much instruction on evangelism today isn't Biblical and doesn't adequately address the fundamental issues of salvation: What are we saved from? "Sin and judgment for sin". What are the consequences of sin? What reveals to a person that they are a sinner in need of a Savior? (Galatians 3:24, Romans 3:19-20, 7:7,13) How can this be accomplished practically in evangelism in a way that is compassionate but yet doesn't avoid the hard issues of sin, righteousness and judgment, cooperating with the work of the Holy Spirit (John 16:8)?  
     
     
  True and False Conversions: In fishing, if you provide the wrong bait, you potentially will catch the wrong fish. Jesus and the Apostles frequently spoke of false conversions. There will be teaching on what types of evangelism lead to an increase in false conversions and how to avoid false conversions in evangelism. In addition, all of us run into people that have revealed during evangelism conversations that they believe they are saved by praying a prayer, etc, but yet their conversation indicates that they never truly have repented and trusted Christ as their Lord and Savior. How does one share the gospel with such individuals in a way that exposes their false conversion but yet is filled with compassion?  
     
     
  Addressing Objections to the Gospel: Frequently while sharing the gospel with unbelievers, there will be a suppression of the truth as different objections are raised, whether it relates to science, the accuracy of the Bible, the Biblical account of Jesus Christ, archaeology, prophecy, church history, alleged discrepancies, philosophical arguments about relativism, objections to the fairness of God's judgment and even issues such as claiming religion is the cause of all wars. How can we adequately provide answers to objections and get the conversation back to the gospel?  
     
     
  How to Build Evangelism Teams and Stimulate Evangelism in the Church: Put an announcement in the church bulletin for a concert or a free dinner and you're bound to get many people show up, but yet tell the church that this Wednesday night, instead of the regular Bible study, there will be an evangelism outreach and hardly anyone shows up. How can church leaders and evangelists stimulate, exhort, encourage and train the church to fulfill the Great Commission? How can teams be raised up effectively?  
     
     
  Counting the Cost in Evangelism: Jesus warned about counting the cost of being His disciple. Evangelism is one of those areas where the cost is weighed. How can we adequately prepare people for counting the cost so that they are prepared when spiritual warfare strikes in the midst of evangelism? How can we stimulate and encourage each other to persevere in evangelism and finish the race well?  
     
     
  Cross-Cultural and Campus Evangelism: Our cities are filled with people from other countries, and our campuses are overflowing with international students- Muslims, agnostics, Hindus, Buddhists and Jews fill our campuses and our cities. We have such a privilege in America to be missionaries right where we are and in our own language. Learn some of the struggles to overcome to witnessing to people from different cultures and religions and become a missionary here at home.  
     
     
  Inner City Outreach: reaching out to people in the rough parts of our cities offers some special challenges. This naturally brings up the topic of how evangelism and discipleship work hand in hand, and how all the gifts can work together, preparing God's people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up and people can be taken out of the darkness of sin and provided a solid foundation for discipleship and community in the midst of the inner city.  

 

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Speakers
 
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Jose Muniz
 
   
 
Marv Plementosh
 
   
 
Randy Calhoun
 
   
 
Steve Spidel
 
   
 

Retreat Coordinator

 
Mike Porter
 
   

 

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