Resources for leaders are available at Evangelism page of the General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) web site. Here are some others:
One Matters Award- Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church
Annual conferences are being encouraged to renew their focus on discipleship, especially at congregations in the United Methodist connection where annual baptisms and professions of faith too often are nonexistent, by honoring churches with the new One Matters Discipleship Award. Discipleship Ministries of The United Methodist Church is urging each conference to use the award to recognize one church that is turning zeros into positive numbers with a renewed focus on discipleship. Learn more on the Discipleship Ministries website.
RETHINK CHURCH - What if church was a verb?
What if we re-think church? Not in terms of what it is but what it could be. Discover new, exciting ways to be inviting and welcoming, to assist people in applying faith to daily life, and to provide some ideas to nurture and equip people to become spiritual leaders. Is your desire to…reach out to people who do not know about the grace and love of Jesus Christ? Get ideas at www.rethinkchurch.org.
Each year this foundation works with annual conferences to offer the Denman Evangelism Award to three recipients: one clergy, one laity, and one youth. This is a meaningful way to honor and thank people who demonstrate evangelistic passion to reach others for Christ. Awards are presented at Annual Conference sessions. Nominations for the 2023 awards are due by May 1, 2023. Instructions and guidelines are on the form below:
Nomination forms in the Great Plains should be submitted to the Rev. Jeff Clinger at jclinger@greatplainsumc.org.
20 COMPONENTS OF EVANGELISM - Bishop Scott Jones
The following is an excerpt from Bishop Scott J. Jones presentation, "20 Components of Evangelism."
"God is a missionary God. God created the world and has not given up on it. God decided to use the Church to accomplish God’s mission. The Christian Church is a missionary organization.As an integral part of its mission to praise, worship and serve God, a congregation should be a channel of God’s love for the world, thereby loving God and neighbor in ways that are perceptible both to those inside and those outside the congregation. Genuine love is evangelistic. Genuine evangelism is loving. How does one create an evangelistically effective congregation?"
To continue reading this presentation by Bishop Scott J. Jones, click on the links below.
