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Ray Jones is the Coordinator for Evangelism for the Presbyterian Church (USA). He has served the church as a pastor for twenty-five years. He has a heart for helping people grow in the love of God in Jesus Christ. This growth always includes our words and deeds. He is married and has two grown daughters. He has experienced training and education at Furman University, Columbia Theological Seminary, the church, and through living in the world.
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Sharing What You Have
Can you actually share something you don't have? Now, you're probably thinking that's a stupid question! But so often when we are dealing with evangelism, we find ourselves training people to share something they don't have or believe they don't have.
If we are simply training people to share what they don't believe thay have, the ministry of evangelism is awkward and inauthentic. When people get tools to share what they don't believe they have inside of them, the sharing is often hesitant and reluctant. What usually happens is that people come up with all kinds of reasons …
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