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9. What steps ought we to take regarding someone who is in a formal role of sharing the Good News and yet their personal lives are out of order? Explain. 10. Complete the following sentence. “Those who would have a powerful evangelistic ministry in the city, must prepare themselves for the work by ___________________.”

Evangelism: Methods to Reach the Urban Community

Segment 2: By Word of Mouth

Rev. Dr. Don L. Davis

We prepare for effective evangelism first and foremost through a structured program of prevailing intercessory prayer. Urban evangelism involves personal soul-winning as well as public preaching and evangelistic outreach. The most effective form of urban evangelism is along the lines of family and friendship networks, or the biblical concept of the household network or oikos . • The foundation and ground of all effective urban evangelism is a programmed, consistent ministry of prevailing intercessory prayer. • In order to reach as many of our neighbors as possible, we must encourage the practice of personal soul-winning and sharing one’s testimony, as well as public preaching and evangelistic outreach. • The most effective principle of penetrating urban communities with the Gospel is through the biblical concept of the household network or oikos . Helping individual believers share the Gospel in the context of their oikia lies at the heart of all equipping in urban evangelism. Our objective for this segment, By Word of Mouth , is to enable you to see that:

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