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MY PRAYER FOR
THE RESTORATION MOVEMENT CHURCHES
I became a Christian as a young man in a Christian church. I went to a Christian Church College. I have served all my life in Christian church congregations and missions.
In the later stage of my life I’m rather amazed at how other Christian group are jumping on board with our Relational Evangelism. Some of our congregations have also but I’ve found many not very open to even want to talk about it all. While most of our colleges and churches are not training their people in an effective model of personal evangelism I find it amazing that they won’t at least give this a try. My prayer is that this will change some day.
It is very interesting that I haven’t changed my theology at all but it is so exciting to see thousands of leaders from Pentecostal, Full Gospel Mission, Assembly of God and even Baptist churches getting excited about RE/IAAR and starting to use it around the world.
And most of the churches in the Independent Churches either don’t know about it or are not interested for any number of reasons.

I know RE/IAARt is not the only way but many are discovering that it is as Jackson Ndecheck of YWAM said, "Profoundly Unique." My prayer is that people in our brotherhood not miss out on this.
My prayer is that we not be so caught up in ‘church growth’, church planting, multi-site projects and mega church models that we miss out on preparing our people in how to GO and make disciples from among those who they know and meet in their life journey who aren’t disciples. Currently very few do. And that is unfortunate.

Many preachers use Malachi when the question is asked "Will a man rob God? when preaching about giving.
I have another question (Hendee); Will a leader rob his people of being trained in effective personal evangelism?

Have you actually noticed who has endorsed RE/IAAR?
Josh McDowell
Luis Palau
Loren Cunningham
Dr. Robert Coleman
and many more
I encourage you to read my short book (it is free at www.itsallaboutrelationship.org ).

Now I must share my excitement with being invited to do a 16 hour training at ICOM, 2019. Thanks to Jon Vance for sharing with them the impact RE/IAAR is having on his life and ministry. He is from Hazel Dell Christian church and has trained over 120 members in the last year and a half in the congregation he is serving. He says it is like ‘revival’. More than that, as you have read he is going to train leaders at Manila Christian Seminary in the Philippines this July.
Folks, this is really NOT about me. I don’t know how many years I have left here, but IT IS about doing what we area commanded to do; equipping the Saints for the work of the ministry and if equipping them to carry out the Great Commission is not doing that I don’t know what is. If you have another way to do it, praise God. Keep it up and never quit until you can’t find anyone to train. If you don’t you know how to get in touch with me.
Carla and I have known Judy and Jim for over 40 years. In fact Jim was the leader who met with me way back to negotiate my contract and salary when we went to Central Christian Church in Mesa, Az. They had been Mormons before coming to Jesus.
About 40 years ago they formed Concerned Christians, a ministry to Mormons and educating Christians about Mormonism. They have gone all over the U.S. speaking to groups about Mormonism, they have witnessed to Mormons, converted Mormons, served on the mission field for many years, they have been threatened for their faith, etc. Judy has written a couple books; one a best seller. Out of Mormonism. They have been powerful, committed, sacrificing Christians. Jim passed to be with the Lord a couple years ago. Judy just took my online course. She has known about my materials for a long time but look at a few of the comments she wrote after taking the course. Do you hear what she is saying?
Why would you keep your people from this experience?
If you have something else that is working, praise God.
But if not then I just don’t get it.
Some of Judy’s comments after taking the course. I appreciate her honesty and humility in doing this.
As a follower of Christ for more years than I can even count, I discovered that I was ill equipped to ‘share Jesus’ with another person. I suppose like most of us I thought when the time came and I had the opportunity I’d be able to do that naturally.

In reality how many people had I actually shared my faith in Jesus with? Well, the answer if pretty embarrassing.

(after taking the course) I gained more than I had anticipated…I learned things I hadn’t known before in all my years of church attendance. I learned how to open up the subject of a persons religious history without being pushy, how to ask if they would be interested in four 35 minute weekly lessons in their home.

I have started the lessons with a family member I have been praying for for many years; and with another neighbor (They both had positive responses).
I wont’ be keeping it to myself any longer. I have a way to gently and lovingly share the Good News of how we can have a loving and healthy relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
I would just like to encourage you to offer the IAAR course to those whom you are shepherding. There is no greater joy than to see the light come on in someone who has never believed before.
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