Ambassador’s Fellowship

If your church is look for ways to grow in evangelistic outreach. …

If you wonder how to motivate people for outreach….

If your to turn spikes of evangelistic activity into sustainable outreach…

They you may want to consider starting an Ambassador’s Fellowship.

WHAT IS AN AMBASSADOR’S FELLOWSHIP? An ambassador’s Fellowship is a group of Christians who meet regularly to encourage one another toward personal evangelism. These people aren’t special “evangelists,” jost ordinary men and women who have a heart for lost people.

WHY SHOULD I START ONE? Because we all need supportin reaching out to lost people. Evangelism is hard. It’s like trying to excercise on your own- it’s usually better to do it with friends. When you meet together you can encourage one anotherm hold each other accoutable, pray together and share questions you have about talking about Jesus. And you share the blessings too.

HOW DO I START ONE? It’s easy. Starting an Ambassador’s Fellowship involves finding a place and a time to meet - preferably once or twice each month. You might meet in a home or a church, or any place you can talk freely and pray together. Then gather together a group of people who would to grow in outreach and ivite them to this meeting. We can help you with the content of the meetings, especially as you get started.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO AT THE MEETINGS? Four things: 1) pray for one another and non-Christians. Pray by name for neighbors, friends, family, co-workers, etc.. 2) read the Bible and a book on personal evangelism. 3) share about your outreach experience and 4) train yourselves and plan for outreach. You don’t need to do all these equally at each meeting, but these elements should make up the ongoing diret of an Ambassador’s Fellowship.

WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE? We recommend starting with a few basic resources: The Gospel of John - read it between meetings and reflect on it together. Your meeting doesn’t need to be a bible sutdy, but you do need to fill your minds with God’s word.  A prayer journal - have someone in the group keep a journal of prayer requests and answers to prayer. This will act as a reminder to perserve in prayer and as a source of praise for answered prayer. Evangelism for the Tongue Tied by Chap Bettis or Concentric  Circles of Concern, by Oscar Thompson, Jr. We recommend one of these two books for your first reading. Both are biblically - based, practical and written for ordinary Christians.

WHAT ARE THE GOALS? The goal is to support one another in pursuing the mission of God and the mission of the church - to go into all the world and make disciples. To do that you will fill your mind with the truth of God’s word and with practical ideas from books. You will enlarge your heart for lost people by praying and speaking with non-Christians about Christ. And you will sharpen your skills in outreach as you do it and talk about it together.

HOW CAN THE PHILIP CENTER HELP? We can help through coaching at every stage of your meetings - from starting up, to evaluating the first few meetings, to solving problems and growing stronger as you go. We can also help you multiply these meetings as others catch the vision and excitement of personal evangelism. We offer a Newsletter just for Ambassador’s Fellowship and we are available by phone and email. We exist to support your growth in outreach.