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PREPARING
FOR AN EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN By
Evangelist Ken Lynch I.
PRAYING FOR THE MEETINGS
A.
Public Prayer Meetings 1.
Mid-week prayer meetings 2.
Cottage prayer meetings B.
Personal Prayer 1.
Prayer clock 2.
Prayer at meal time for the meetings 3.
Private prayer in devotions II.
PROMOTING THE MEETINGS
A.
Before
the meetings 1. If your evangelist send s hard copy
evangelistic material, you should expect to receive it at leat 3 months prior. Contact your evangelist right
away if you don’t. 2. Read (and reread) ALL the material your evangelist provides you. 3. Prayerfully consider the suggestions made
and do your best to implement as many as you can. Most evangelists do not make
demands, but do make some suggestions as to what has worked well for them. 4. Announce the meetings as early as possible
(even on the first Sunday of the year) followed by frequent announcements as the
meeting time approaches. 5. Encourage your people to set the entire
week aside for the meetings and plan to attend all the services. 6. Make sure all special music is prepared
ahead of time and is well done. Some
evangelists do their own music, so you will want to plan accordingly. 7. Plan several counselor-training sessions before
the meetings begin. 8.
Have a cheerful, well-staffed nursery for every service. 9. Ushers should be polite and neatly
dressed, and should make every visitor feel welcome. 10. Plan to have a good supply of visitor’s
cards and make sure that every visitor receives one. This will provide follow-up leads after the meetings are
over. 11. Always
prepare for every meeting as though it was the first one you ever had. Preparations for
last year’s meetings will not do for this year’s meeting. The field needs to
be plowed for this year’s harvest. B.
During
the Meeting 1. Start each service on time.
NEVER be late. 2. Follow a planned schedule for the service
so that things are not done “spur of the moment.” Make sure each participant knows what he or she is doing and
when it is to be done. 3. Depending on how much special music you
have, plan a lively song service being careful to not have too much singing. 4.
Have trained counselors ready to respond
as soon as the invitation is given. C.
After the
meeting 1. Make sure every visitor receives a letter
from the church and a visit from a member of the church.
Hopefully, these visits will yield even further fruit. 2. Make arrangements for follow-up on every
person who made a decision during the meeting.
Assign someone to disciple them and talk with them about the importance
of believer’s baptism. 3.
Be sure to write a “Thank You” note to
your evangelist for giving of his time and pouring his life into your people.
You will probably receive a similar note from him. III.
PREACHING PRIOR TO THE MEETINGS A. The preaching ministry of the pastor
during the weeks prior to the meetings can really help to set the tone for the
meetings once they begin. B. Pastoral preaching should include sermons
on such subjects as sin, revival, repentance, prayer, bitterness, forgiving one
another, soul-winning, etc. Such
preaching can do much to prepare the hearts of the people. IV.
PROVIDING FOR THE MEETINGS A.
Hospitality 1. Housing (RV, motel, prophet’s chamber,
private home, etc.) 2.
Meals a. Find out any particular needs and/or
dietary restrictions the evangelist may have. b. The general rule of thumb is no more than
one meal per day out. Since every person is different check with your
evangelist. B.
Finances 1.
Travel Expenses a. Find out what the expenses are. b. Try to raise as many of the expenses as
you can before the meetings begin. c.
Placing funds for meetings in the annual
church budget will greatly help with the financial needs of the meeting and will
lessen the pressure on your people. d. Expenses should not be considered as part of the Love-Offering. 2. Love-Offering a.
Keep in mind that the evangelist does not
receive 52 weeks of income per year. b. Apply the principle of II Corinthians 9. c. Remember, God honors generosity (Malachi 3;
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Evangelist Ken Lynch |