BTH105 PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLEMAKING

BITH105 PERSONAL EVANGELISM AND disciple-making
This course will challenge students to commit themselves to the fulfillment of the Great Commission to “go make disciples of all the nations”. A step-by-step guide to disciple-making is proposed.

Course Description: 

This course is a study of evangelism ministry with special attention paid to the context of a local church setting.

Course Objectives:
Students will be able to:

• Know the essential content of the Gospel message, at least one method for communicating this message, and criteria for evaluating presentations of the gospel with respect to accuracy and effectiveness.
• Describe how an effective evangelistic program could be integrated into the total program of a local church structurally and systemically.
• List the essential content of a follow-up program and be familiar with at least two methods for communicating it.
• Define discipleship and design a discipleship plan for the local church.

Course Requirements

A. Technical Requirements

• Download and install a browser other than Microsoft Internet Explorer. We suggest Firefox or Google Chrome.
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B. Academic Requirements

• Lessons (15%): Complete the weekly lessons
• Quizzes (25%): Complete the weekly quizzes. Quizzes are based on materials from weekly lessons and reading assignments.
• Final exam(25%).
• Assignments (35%)

1- Write your personal testimony in 2-3 pages.(See Appendix 1, in The Art of Personal Evangelism, p.235)

2- On three different occasions, share the Gospel with at least three different people.If at all possible, do this evangelism under the observation of an experienced student or layperson.

3- Summarize “The Complete Book of Discipleship” by Bill Hull and “Church Evangelism” by John Mark Terry into a 3-5 pages Evangelism Plan for your congregation. The plan should (1) aim at getting everybody involved in Evangelism, using different evangelism methods or activities(2) incorporate a church-wide discipleship plan.

Grading Scale

A = 94-100 Excellent
B = 84 – 93 Above Average
C = 74 – 83 Average
D = 64 – 73 Below Average
F = 63 & Below Failure

Required Textbooks