The strategy to give people the opportunity to find their way to Jesus

1. Reaching out to searching
people

2. We live in the 21th century!
• Modern people want to make their own
choice
• Only one way? People feel trapped
• Go to them and help them to take the
next step
• Join them to cross “the spiritual river”

3. Cross the river. How?
And we yell from the
Traditionally:
other side: come over
We build a bridge
Non-
Person in
believer in
relationship
the “land
with God,
without
living in the
God”.
“land with
God”

4. Modern approach
1. We create
stepping stones
2. And go to the other
side and stimulate
people to take a next
step
Person in
! relationship
Non-
with God,
believer in
living in the
the “land
“land with
without
God”
God”.

5. No theory....
....working example

6. Working example
• French websites point to static website Connaitre
Dieu
• Connaitre Dieu (CD) offers visitors to register for
interactive online course WhyJesus?
• Participants of WhyJesus? are advised to join local
Alpha-group
• Alpha tries to integrate people into local church

7. Every minute someone prays to give
his life to Jesus!

8. WhyJesus? course
• Want to bring seeking people into a
relationship with Jesus
Friends
?

9. What is WhyJesus?
• Introduction to the
Christian faith
• E-learning
• 5 lessons in 4 wks
• Personal e-coach
• Email, chat, forum
• Invitation to church
• 30% !!

10. The essence of the local Church
• Christ installed it (Acts 3)
• Co-believers are crucial to stay faithful
• We need to function as a body (Rom 12)
• Virtual churches are helpful but not
enough
• Worldwide proof