As Alabama Baptist leaders gathered March 1–2 in Montgomery, each speaker shared the importance of evangelism.
“We’re all commanded to do the work of an evangelist,” said David Burton of David Burton Ministries.
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Burton was joined by Mark Johnson, president of Louisiana Christian University, to lead the main sessions at “E3: Evangelize, Establish, Equip,” the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions evangelism conference held at Heritage Baptist Church in Montgomery.
‘Aggressive, unapologetic’
Just sharing “Has God told you today that He loves you,” can be a witness to someone in need of encouragement, Burton said.
“Jesus is going to use you until the day you die,” Burton said. “Be aggressive. Be unapologetic.”
Every believer has the power of the Holy Spirit to help them in sharing Christ with others, Burton noted.
Many times, believers tend to overcomplicate the gospel, Johnson shared.
“Stop gazing and start blazing,” he said. “The risen Christ has commanded us to go, and someone’s eternity may hinge on our obedience.”
Other highlights
Other highlights included six breakout sessions on Monday morning, an optional lunch program with Sam Rainer, who leads Church Answers and serves as a pastor in Florida, and a bonus afternoon session with Scott Wilkins of R.E.A.C.H. Evangelistic Strategies. Parker Webb, who hails from North Carolina, led the music for the main sessions Sunday and Monday.
“All church health is downstream from evangelism,” Rainer said, indicating that evangelism is the blood stream. Without it, the organs of the church begin to fail.
“I think God is just waiting to bless you and your church.”
Planning ahead
Jacky Connell, pastor of Eden Westside Baptist Church in Pell City, shared about the upcoming 250th celebration of the founding of the United States. He emphasized the need to pray, prepare and proclaim as the targeted dates approach. The aim is for churches and associations in each of the 12 regions for Alabama Baptists to pray about revival in their communities, to prepare their people to serve and evangelize their neighborhoods and to come together for revival services.
Leaders aim for Sept. 30 to be a large prayer push leading into revival gatherings that are being planned Oct. 1.
The prayer, Connell said, is for 250 people to be saved in each of the 12 regions.
To find out more, visit Celebration250AL.org.
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