Leaders from 18 denominations attending the Windermere leaders' summit heard about the results of the new Talking Jesus research, and the best strategy for sharing Jesus. Andy Hawthorne from the Message Trust said, ‘People's hearts are open to the gospel. The Church is on the front foot in mission, the like of which I've not known in my lifetime.’ The summit drew on a newly updated survey of adults and teenagers, which shows that people of all ages want to know more about Jesus Christ and Christianity. The strategy for seeing church growth is to pray for five people; talk about Jesus (the research shows that conversations play a key part in people becoming Christians); give away Bible-based resources; and invite people to church. The research found that 13% of young people now describe themselves as practising Christians, with 67% of adults saying they know a Christian and consider them 'caring', 'generous' and 'good-humoured'.
Sharing Jesus: ‘pray, say, give, invite’
Written by David Fletcher 29 Sep 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for the vision of 'a growing Church' to gain momentum, and for more church growth. (Psalm 92:12)
- More: www.eauk.org/church/stories/what-can-i-do-to-share-jesus-pray-say-give-and-invite.cfm
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