NURTURING A LIFESTYLE OF EVANGELISM Nurturing A Lifestyle of Evangelism (original) (raw)

It is every pastor's desire to have a congregation that understands the Great Commission and realizes that each one is responsible to live out this last command of Christ, thus living a life which constantly reaches out to the lost. However, such is not always the case. Even with proper instruction, there is usually a time where members even forget about evangelism! This paper is an attempt to design a learning environment for the women of the Tugbungan Alliance Church (TAC), which hopes to impress upon its learners that evangelism is not just a response to a seminar, nor is it a week-long or a month-long event for the church, but a lifestyle. To accomplish this endeavor, authentic assessment methods will be utilized. As such, desired learning outcomes would be measured through real-life situations where learners' understanding and skills will be applied. 1 However, it is to be understood that these alone do not guarantee success. First and foremost, there is that need to acknowledge the role of the Holy Spirit in this undertaking, knowing that without Him, our efforts are for naught. Second, this being authentic assessment processed, brings with it that underlying implication that this is an ongoing practice which need the intentional engagement of both the facilitator(s) and the learners, where constant feedback is employed, measuring whether goals are met, and appropriating the needed changes along the way. 2 Limitations such as the different educational attainment, the variation of ages, as well as the Christian maturity of the learners have to be taken into consideration. However, we hope to overcome this roadblock through the assessment methods that would be used.