Chocolate Evangelism » A: Introduction http://chocolateevangelism.com Outreach IN Your Comfort Zone Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:36:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://chocolateevangelism.com http://chocolateevangelism.com/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/Strawberry%20favicon.ico Chocolate Evangelism The First Slice http://chocolateevangelism.com/the-first-slice/ http://chocolateevangelism.com/the-first-slice/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 13:22:14 +0000 Andrew http://chocolateevangelism.com/?p=14 As always, thank you so much for your time. Previously I introduced the concept of “CHOCOLATE EVANGELISM, Outreach in your Comfort Zone”. Now comes “The First Slice”

Chocolate has at its very heart three basic ingredients. These are Cocoa beans, Cocoa Butter and Sugar. Mixed together you get Chocolate…Yum. Successful Evangelism is similar with core elements of Plans, Vehicles and Tools.

PLANS give us Clear Direction, consist of Desires and Goals and are derived from our Church through Prayer and Obedience to God. VEHICLES give our Plans a Means of Expression, consist of Appropriate Shopfronts and are derived from Outside the Church relevant to our Target Group. TOOLS give Needed Resources, consist of targeted aids and come both from the Church and those outside.

Phew! Please don’t panic if these concepts seem a little hazy now as I’ll be explaing them further a little later on. I’ll be giving lots of examples. At the end I’ll give a specific example of bringing it all together in “Let’s finally produce this Heavenly Substance”.

For now think of it like this:
“Through my Plan I am aware where I’m going, through my Vehicle I know my expression and through my Tools I will be equipped.”

As I read God’s Word I see the masterful use of Plans, Vehicles and Tools that draw me closer to Jesus. Through God’s Holy Spirit, I want the same with others.

I would love you to Comment (and read other’s Posts) by ‘clicking’ HERE.

Next week I’ll be talking about Cocoa Plans and the absolute need for them in your evangelism.

May God bless you in all your endeavours for Him
Captain Andrew CARTER ]]> http://chocolateevangelism.com/the-first-slice//feed 0 I can smell that ‘Old Gold’! http://chocolateevangelism.com/i-can-smell-that-old-gold/ http://chocolateevangelism.com/i-can-smell-that-old-gold/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:25:37 +0000 Andrew http://chocolateevangelism.com/?p=8

I love Chocolate. There’s something about Chocolate that just reeks of comfort. Life doesn’t quite seem so hard and scary with a mouth stuffed full of Chocolate. Chocolate Evangelism is not so hard or scary either.

Psalm 37: 4 tells us to ‘Delight in the Lord’ and He will give us the ‘Desires of our Hearts’. I love Harley Davidson Motorcycles. I love Science Fiction and Fantasy. It’s not by accident I minister to Bikers, Lord of the Rings fanatics and Star Trekkers.

I don’t cold doorknock. I don’t give out pamphlets at shopping centres. I don’t invite friends to high sell church activities. That’s scary and often comes with great effort and little or no results. It’s out of my comfort zone, nothing like Chocolate at all.

I spend time with friends who want to see me and visa versa. We have a common love. Relationships develop. True friendships happen that are great pathways for Jesus to cross. That I can do. I’m in my comfort zone. I’m not scared. Now that’s Chocolate.

I invite you to have some of this ‘Chocolate’ too.

How does the idea of effective evangelism in your comfort zone challange what you are doing for the Lord now?

I would love you to Comment (and read other’s Posts) by ‘clicking’ HERE.

Next week I’ll be talking about that “First Slice” and the three basic ingredients of Plans, Vehicles and Tools.

May God bless you in all your endeavours for Him
Captain Andrew CARTER

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