Acts 29 School of Evangelism and Outreach
The Acts 29 School of Evangelism and Outreach is a weekend of evangelism and outreach. It was designed to serve local churches in many areas, such as the following:
- To train and equip every believer with the tools they need to effectively share the gospel and bear fruit;
- To help people overcome fear and believe that God desires to, and will use them;
- To build evangelism teams within local churches to better serve their pastor, church, and community;
- To serve the church's unique and specific vision; and
- To serve the church right where they are, and help them get to the next level in evangelism.
Acts 29 School of Evangelism was designed by Joe Oden, who learned from years of personal experience how to reach people and turn them to Jesus. Acts 29 provides an in-depth manual and training for all participants. The training sessions focus on basic evangelism foundations, as well as equipping individuals in spirit-led and power evangelism. The sessions are followed by a wonderful faith-building outreach that best fits the ministry or Church we serve. The range of outreaches vary from door-to-door, follow-up visitation, drink/food giveaways, children's outreach, street evangelism, feeding the homeless, helping businesses with clean-up, cutting grass for the disabled, helping the elderly, and many more. Every outreach is prayerfully organized according to each church/ministry size and budget, and geared to fit the needs or desires of the church. The avenues of outreach are discussed and determined by the pastor and Joe Oden Ministries thirty to sixty days prior to the scheduled weekend. Rarely are two outreaches just alike because churches differ in each community and ministry. This outreach is designed to bless every church, pastor, and leader we have the privilege to serve.
The Acts 29 School of Evangelism strives to mobilize believers in excellence, as they seek to answer the most important call mankind has ever received: to go into all the world and preach the Gospel!
Joe's passion is to help pastors build an evangelism team within their church. Over the weekend, Joe works with the pastor to identify a key person in the church who has a heart to lead in evangelism. After the weekend, Joe continues communication with the evangelism leader and provides them a bi-weekly teaching for six months. His desire is to help the church continue building an effective outreach team to reach their community. He also makes himself available to assist the leader in working through strategies and in developing fresh ideas to fulfill the great commission.
What should you expect at your church when you hold an Acts 29 weekend?
The Friday night meeting is a rally to encourage and empower every believer. The night focuses on overcoming fear, and to bring everyone to the knowledge that it is God's will to use everyone, in every situation. In a nutshell, we are believing God for a great manifestation of Acts 1:8.
The Saturday training sessions give teaching and insight on how to interact with the lost and lead people to Jesus. Joe teaches what to do, and what not to do when evangelizing. The teaching is followed by the planned outreach that normally begins around noon until complete (averages 2-3 hours).
If desired, there will be an evangelistic service Saturday night for the people reached during the day. The weekends are concluded with Joe ministering on the regular Sunday service(s).
If possible, Joe will also serve by bringing a team from Heartland School of Ministry, where he serves as Evangelism Director. His heart is to serve and help you dream your dream in any way he can.