Resources to help you on the
THE DESCIPLESHIP PATHWAY
BELONG
(Embrace Unbelievers)
The gospel declares that because of Jesus Christ, all people are loved, forgiven and accepted by God--all belong (Eph. 1:4-6). Sadly, many don’t experience God’s unconditional love and acceptance and the result is sin and the pain it brings. But the Holy Spirit is actively at work helping people come to know that they belong. He does so by leading disciple-making churches to embrace unbelievers, thus joining with Jesus in his ministry of evangelism.
(Embrace Unbelievers)
The gospel declares that because of Jesus Christ, all people are loved, forgiven and accepted by God--all belong (Eph. 1:4-6). Sadly, many don’t experience God’s unconditional love and acceptance and the result is sin and the pain it brings. But the Holy Spirit is actively at work helping people come to know that they belong. He does so by leading disciple-making churches to embrace unbelievers, thus joining with Jesus in his ministry of evangelism.
Embracing unbelievers involves developing friendships with those who do not know Jesus, then sharing with them God’s love in ways that convey the good news (gospel) about Jesus accurately, clearly and attractively. Here are resources recommended by GCI for churches to use in their ministries of evangelism:
- GCI articles about evangelism
- FaithTalk Equipper – various resources to use in starting and facilitating evangelistic small groups.
- 18-minute video on evangelism:
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- Alpha – a discussion-based curriculum to use in sharing the gospel with unbelievers in a small group setting.
- Our Gospel Story – a curriculum for teaching believers how to evangelize.
- The Sacrament of Evangelism – a book on the theology of evangelism with tips on how to evangelize.
- Evangelism in a Skeptical World – a book that applies the latest in storytelling and missiology to equip Christians to tell the unbelievable news about Jesus to friends in a skeptical world.
Free Comprehensive Discipleship Course:
40 Days of Discipleship, is a three-part, self-paced course that leads students through an exploration of Incarnational Trinitarian Theology and the basics of Christian doctrine. The course would be helpful to any adult disciple, but has particular applicability for equipping ministers (pastors and ministry leaders) for their teaching and preaching ministries.
