EVANGELISM/WITNESSING PATTERNS

I.     Public Evangelism

1.   Temple preaching/teaching- i.e. Jesus & Apostles

2.   Synagogue preaching/teaching- i.e. Jesus & Apostles

3.   Open air preaching/teaching- i.e. Jesus & Apostles

4.   Testimonies- i.e. Woman at the well, blind man, jailer

II. Household Evangelism

1.   Emphasis upon adults & families- i.e. Lydia, Jailer, Cornelius

2.   Use of homes to witness to the lost- i.e. Zacchaeus, Matthew

3.   Influence of Christian homes- i.e. mosaics, wall carvings, decorations, furnishings, plaques, pictures, Bible, anointing, etc.

4.   Homes used for variety of ministries- i.e. prayer, study, breaking bread, preaching, teaching, discipling, healing, etc.

III. Relational Evangelism

1.   Personal encounters- i.e. Jesus and Nicodemus, woman at the well

2.   Visiting- i.e. Peter and Cornelius, Ananias and Saul

IV. Literary Evangelism

1.   i.e. Written scripts, parchments, scrolls, letters, epistles, Gospel accounts, testimonies, books, booklets, tracts, leaflets, etc.