Ministries of Southside
FAITH
WHAT IS FAITH Sunday School Evangelism Strategy?
FAITH is an ongoing, comprehensive (evangelism and ministry) strategy and process which functions through your existing Sunday School. FAITH equips and mobilizes Sunday School classes to accomplish these ministry “touches.”
1. Personal Evangelism/Soul Winning
2. Follow-up of new believers
3. Assimilation/Discipleship
4. Reclaiming absentees
5. Ministry to regular attenders
WHERE DID FAITH ORIGINATE?
FAITH grew from the grassroots, practical, consistent ministry of the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Florida. This church has implemented Evangelism training through the Sunday School since 1985. It has been proven successful. Now, FAITH can be successful in your church!
WHY DO WE NEED FAITH?
- Plateaued churches
- Declining baptism trend
- Dysfunctional Sunday Schools
- Untold millions lost without Jesus
HOW IS FAITH DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EVANGELISTIC TRAINING APPROACHES?
- FAITH “marries” Sunday School and evangelism.
- The FAITH gospel presentation is easy to learn and simple to use.
- FAITH enables your church to realize more public professions of faith, increased baptisms, and stronger assimilation of new members into your fellowship.
- FAITH lights a fire of “soul consciousness” in your Sunday School.
- FAITH training resources are state of the art and exciting.
WHO IS DOING FAITH NOW?
28 SBC churches “originated” FAITH in January of 1998. Since August 1998 over 6,500 churches have been equipped at a FAITH Training Clinic. Encourage leaders from your church to enroll in a clinic today.
WHAT CHURCHES CAN DO FAITH?
ANY CHURCH of ANY SIZE with a Sunday School, and a pastor who is willing to lead, can successfully use the FAITH Sunday School Evangelism Strategy.
WHO SHOULD DO FAITH IN OUR CHURCH?
At least one FAITH team should be created, initially, in each age division in your Sunday School (including preschool and children leaders). A FAITH Team consists of three people (a leader who has already received training and two learners) who are all members of the same Sunday School unit. FAITH teams reproduce themselves within their unit each semester.
WHEN IS FAITH TAUGHT?
It is taught at a time during the week designated by the church that is best for leaders and learners to receive class instruction, on the job training (visitation), and celebration time. FAITH is not taught during the Sunday School time.
HOW LONG IS FAITH TRAINING?
A FAITH training semester is 16 weeks. This gives each Team Learner opportunity to learn the Gospel Presentation, see it modeled several times during visitation and get to the point where he or she can lead visits where the gospel is shared. Each weekly session of FAITH, including teaching, visiting, and celebrating lasts approximately 3 hours. A church should plan to conduct two semesters of training each year.