Evangelism Tele-seminar with Dr. Carlton P. Byrd
Thursday, May 29 marked the first of a new, monthly tele-seminar feature hosted by PastorsCLASSRoom.com.
Pastor Carlton P. Byrd, D.Min., Senior Pastor of the Atlanta Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church was the guest presenter. He is one of the North American Division's leading soul winners today, having already won and baptized over six hundred souls in the two years he has been pastor of that church.
This anointed man of God shared some very important principles of preparation and presentation with pastors from six conferences. The highlight of the seminar was his emphasis on creating a culture of evangelism in the local church. While local demographics, church size, culture and resources may vary somewhat, these principles are basically universal in practicality and application.
Byrd emphasized that worship is a primary evangelism forum, and that the worship services of the church should mirror the evangelistic crusade in energy, intensity and intentionality. He argues that people experience culture shock when the regular worship services are drastically different from the high energy crusade they were baptized in. He holds that just as care is taken in choosing the songs and the singers for the crusade, the same should be done for regular worship. He refers to the mid-week prayer meeting as the mid-week worship service, to underscore this salient point.
Education of the church membership was a strong factor presented by Pastor Byrd. He calls for persistent and consistent education during worship and meetings to let the members know that the primary purpose of the church is evangelism. Even funerals are venues for evangelism, he holds.
Another area of deep passion for our presenter is the area of investing financial resources overwhelmingly in Bible Counselors. These carefully selected and trained instructors are assigned to the field to knock on doors weeks before an evangelistic crusade begins. They are required to produce an certain number of interests daily, and meet with the evangelist daily for encouragement, prayer and accountability.
There is much more detail on the seminar, but we shall wait to read all when Pastor Byrd's first book, "Contemporary Evangelism for the 21st Century" is released in late summer or early fall this year. Preview Byrd's book here.
Please continue to visit www.PastorsCLASSRoom.com for daily updates.
Pastor Carlton P. Byrd, D.Min., Senior Pastor of the Atlanta Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church was the guest presenter. He is one of the North American Division's leading soul winners today, having already won and baptized over six hundred souls in the two years he has been pastor of that church.This anointed man of God shared some very important principles of preparation and presentation with pastors from six conferences. The highlight of the seminar was his emphasis on creating a culture of evangelism in the local church. While local demographics, church size, culture and resources may vary somewhat, these principles are basically universal in practicality and application.
Byrd emphasized that worship is a primary evangelism forum, and that the worship services of the church should mirror the evangelistic crusade in energy, intensity and intentionality. He argues that people experience culture shock when the regular worship services are drastically different from the high energy crusade they were baptized in. He holds that just as care is taken in choosing the songs and the singers for the crusade, the same should be done for regular worship. He refers to the mid-week prayer meeting as the mid-week worship service, to underscore this salient point.
Education of the church membership was a strong factor presented by Pastor Byrd. He calls for persistent and consistent education during worship and meetings to let the members know that the primary purpose of the church is evangelism. Even funerals are venues for evangelism, he holds.
Another area of deep passion for our presenter is the area of investing financial resources overwhelmingly in Bible Counselors. These carefully selected and trained instructors are assigned to the field to knock on doors weeks before an evangelistic crusade begins. They are required to produce an certain number of interests daily, and meet with the evangelist daily for encouragement, prayer and accountability.
There is much more detail on the seminar, but we shall wait to read all when Pastor Byrd's first book, "Contemporary Evangelism for the 21st Century" is released in late summer or early fall this year. Preview Byrd's book here.
Please continue to visit www.PastorsCLASSRoom.com for daily updates.
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