Evangelizing Todays Senior Adults

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Evangelizing Todays Senior Adults
Charles Arn
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Four Common Denominators of Effective Older Adult
Ministries ...
(Review)

• Fellowship (Love)
• Evangelism (Outreach)
• Ministry (Service)
• Spiritual Growth

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Four Common Denominators of Effective Older Adult
Ministries ...
(Review)

• Fellowship (Love)
• Evangelism (Outreach)
• Ministry (Service)
• Spiritual Growth

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How old are people when they become Christians?
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How old are people when they become Christians?
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Research Question

• Rate the effectiveness of your group in reaching
  unchurched seniors adults.

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Research Question

• Rate the effectiveness of your group in reaching
  unchurched seniors adults.

Effective
Ineffective
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Research Question
What is the number of senior adult Christian
conversions you experienced in your group last
year?
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Research Question
What is the number of senior adult Christian
conversions you experienced in your group last
year?
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How Why People Come to Christian Faith (in
the New Testament)

• Acts 1612 - 15 Lydia
• Acts 1623 - 31 Philippian jailer
• Luke 839 Demoniac
• Luke 199 Zacchaeus
• John 452 Centurion
• Acts 102 - 24 Cornelius
• Acts 188 Crispus
• 1 Cor. 116 Stephanas

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How Why People Come to Christian Faith (in
the New Testament)

• Mark 214-15 Matthew
• Luke 737 - 83 sinful woman
• Luke 15 lost sheep, coin, son
• John 140 - 41 Andrew
• John 144 - 45 Phillip

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How Why People Come to Christian Faith (today)

• Special Need 1 - 2
• Walk-In 2 - 3
• Visitation 1 - 2
• Church Program 2 - 3
• Mass Evangelism 1/2
• Sunday School 4 - 5
• Pastor/Staff 1 - 6

• Friend/Relative 75 -
  90

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for Sharing New Life with Older Adults
5 Steps
Step 1 Identify Those People God Has Put In
Your Life
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Where Are They?

• Common Kinship
• Common Friendship
• Common Associates

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5 Steps
for Sharing New Life with Older Adults
Step 2 Learn More About The Person
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5 Steps
for Sharing New Life with Older Adults
Step 3 Pray For The Person
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5 Steps
for Sharing New Life with Older Adults
Step 4 Identify and Respond to a Need
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What do we say?

• How has being a Christian made a difference in my
  life?
• What does it mean to be a Christian (in words
  understandable to a non-Christian)?
• Why would I like this person to be a Christian
  and member of my church?
• How would a person become a Christian (in words
  understandable to a non-Christian)?

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5 Steps
for Sharing New Life with Older Adults
Step 5 Involve Other Believers
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