Helping Small Churches Grow

A Ministry of the Waterview Church of Christ in Richardson, TX

1409 N. Waterview Drive Ì richardson, tx 75080   Ì (877) 874-3268  (toll free)

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Resources to Increase Evangelistic Outreach

Opening the Door to Evangelism

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The Story

video series

30% discount for small mission churches

 

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The Story


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Personal Evangelism Training


Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5

Appeal

Color Map

 Chart 1

Chart 2
Chart 3
Personal Work Tips
 

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Some have tried evangelism and given up.
  • They were rejected.
  • People were unresponsive.
  • They were overwhelmed by hard questions.

Sometimes, you just need the right tools. When you drive a nail, you need a hammer. When you want to open doors, you need a door-opener. When you want to give the big-picture, you need a a tool that will do that.

The Door-Opener

Several years ago, Robert Oglesby taught a training session on evangelism at the Waterview Church of Christ. Small video cameras were just coming on the market, so Robert filmed himself for a training tool.

One member saw it and said, "I have a friend I want to teach with the video." Robert protested that it was a training tape, but to no avail. The man showed it to his friend and baptized him into Christ.

The result was a video series called One Story. In 1996, Robert and professional movie director and Waterview member Tom Moore, went to Palestine and shot a new version called The Story.

The Story presents a panoramic view of the Bible with the backdrop of the places in which Bible events occurred. A prologue presents the plan of salvation is a concise and loving manner.

Recently, The Story became available on DVD and is for sale to small mission churches at the reduced rate of $19.95. (The regular price from RKO Video is $29.95.)

People are accustomed to watching TV programs on The Discovery Channel or the History Channel. It "opens the door" to more in-depth study.

For information about The Story, download the brochure or email us.

The Big-Picture Tool

The basis for The Story was a series of training in how to teach the Bible to friends and neighbors. Personal Evangelism Training (PET for short) has been a staple a the Waterview Church of Christ for over 35 years.

It works and it's easy to use. Instead of memorization, all points are keyed to charts that lead a person through the Bible's story from Genesis through Revelation in 5 lessons.

We have made available for download the PET training manual and the PET charts.