Comprehensive Evangelism

Evangelism: perpetuating Spiritual, sociocultural, intellectual, and economic development in communities

(The video is reportedly fictional. If it is, the scenario is too often real and does not exemplify what the Bible teaches about Christianity. An indigent person should not be judged. Rather, the focus should be on helping to heal her/his broken/wounded spirit.)

“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” (Habakkuk 2:2-3)

The invention alluded to in About Me would necessitate the start-up of a new company. It would finance the comprehensive evangelism program, which would be the Spiritual and humanitarian aspects of the company. What the company would bring to Corporate America would be strategy for giving testimonies to sole proprietors and corporate executives about our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. This could could cause them to serve the Lord. Thus, the United States’ motto could again be “In God We Trust.”

Philippians 2:13 tells us that “. . . it is God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Since it is God that works His will in us, it is only reasonable to expect Him to make provisions for it to be done. He is the God of objectivity and the masterful planner. As He said through Jeremiah the prophet in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an [My] expected end.” God would NEVER work both to will and to do of His good pleasure in us unless He has an expected end for our obedience. Namely, His church would be what Jesus said in Matthew 5:13: “You are the salt of the earth”.

Experiences from preaching in jails/prisons, in the streets (often from a flat-bed truck), in downtown settings, in parks, and in churches caused me to give evangelism a broader definition: perpetuating Spiritual, sociological, intellectual, & economic delelopment in communities. The experiences caused me to see more plainly what is already in place and what is needed to truly have effective evangelism.

I saw how small neighborhood churches strategically located throughout neighborhoods and networking together could make infinitely greater impacts on metropolitan areas than all of the mega-churches combined. The reason is that there are far more small churches. Furthermore, small churches are much more often in urban areas and therefore closer to or in problem communities whereas mega-churches are typically in the outskirts of cities or in suburbia.

The most important thing for a small or mega-church is fully realize the reality of Ephesians 6:12: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Therefore, only by being completely yielded to the control of the Holy Ghost/Spirit will any evangelism be effective today. Reference must again be made to Mark 16:20, “And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs.”

Principalities are not threatened by us merely quoting form the Bible and they can out-smart  any human reasoning. But, they could never withstand the power of the Holy Spirit in any respect as we learn to yield to Him for effective evangelism.

That realization is what the Holy Ghost proved in the lesson, Baptized In The Holy Ghost vs. Filled With The Holy Ghost. As Jesus said in John 16:8, “. . . when He [the Holy Ghost/Spirit] has come, He will convict the world of sin . . .” In addition to that reference, more than ever before in world history, Zechariah 4:6 applies to the body of believers today: ” . . . not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.”

The Proposed Strategy

Visualize a 25 square mile area with one small church per square mile. Their combined efforts networking together could be infinitely more effective than one mega-church in initiating strategically coordinated attacks against the works of the dEVIL within the 25 square miles. Given this analogy my vow to God is to use the majority of the net proceeds from the invention to underwrite an evangelism program that would enable small churches especially to reach a 1/2 mile radius around their locations. However, the churches would be required to adhere to the program,

I would start by giving God the tithe of the company’s gross income and more as the company grows and pays wages higher than it competitors. The funds would be administered through a Trust that would be established to finance the multi-faceted evangelistic program defined under the sub-headings: Administration, Strategy, and Conclusion. The Trust would specify irrevocable clauses/requirements to be maintained to insure the viability of the program until the Blessed Lord blows the Trumpet.

Administration

An Administrative Committee (AC) consisting of 12 members to govern the Trust and oversee the ministry. The members would consist of pastors, attorneys, financial experts, physicians, sociologists, teachers/professors, and me.

(Explanation: Giving all due respect to the Biblical office, Bishop, history discloses too many instances of some exhibiting pompous attitudes and asserting themselves as “lords” over the people (pastors and laity). They became dictatorial and beguiled churches of money in order to build their personal financial empires: synonymous in character to pimps. Consequently, pastors have been mentally and financially oppressed and disabled from bringing their visions to fruition. That day would be over!

A lesser concern would be that the lack of fortitude in some pastors could cause them to feel too subservient to bishops just by virtue of their title. This could cause a pastor to feel intimidated if his ministerial needs necessitated him voicing an honest opinion on a matter that contradicts that of a bishop. If the pastor (man/woman) would not be assertive and expressive, once again her/his vision could be impeded from coming to fruition.

These two reasons would preclude a bishop from serving in any administrative capacity of the vision herein defined: thus the reason for the AC. However, upon thorough evaluation the AC may elect to give special consideration to a bishop if he has a 15-year history of operating a diocese/jurisdiction in perpetuating Spiritual, sociocultural, intellectual, & economic development in communities. His progress would be examined to determine its growth and effectiveness. If his history does not satisfy the AC, his participation would be limited only to reaping the same benefits as pastors that are not members of the AC.)

The irrevocable requirement for AC members that are pastors is a minimum history of seven (7) years experience unless special abilities justify a her/him becoming a member sooner. The following factors would indicate their potential as an AC:

• validated impact they have made on the lives of their lay people
• minimum 5-year history of a congregation’s growth
• impact the community
• integrity of a church’s financial records

The irrevocable requirement for AC members that are professionals (attorneys, financial experts, and etc.) would be for them to have three to five years of practices in their professions. Their achievements would be discovered in their interviews.

The vision is for the ministry to be continued by the succeeding generations if/when the first AC members and/or I die. Therefore, I pray to God that from amongst the pastors and professionals that I know and I am meeting, He would bring the AC and its successors because 1 Thessalonians 5:12 instructs to “know them which labour among you”. This would provide for the torch to be confidently passed to the succeeding generations in an orderly fashion.

The ministry would be funded by a Trust. The ministry would be audited annually to insure that it is in compliance with the bylaws set forth in the Trust. The accountability would insure its continued credibility and viability. Therefore, after the my [the founder] demise the ministry could grow perpetually to continue its effectiveness.

Irrevocable requirements

It would be an irrevocable requirement for quarterly sessions to be held to review the activity of the Trust. The sessions would be comprised of the AC members and the supporting laity of participating churches and be referred to as the General Assembly (GA). During the sessions the laity would be referred to as the GA, making a distinction between them and the AC members.

Any issue that the AC votes in favor of can be vetoed by 66% of the attending GA. Also, 75% of the GA can overrule the AC and determine an issue and vote to pass it and the AC would be obligated to accept it provided it falls within the by-laws of the Trust.

It would be an irrevocable requirement for each AC member to have three assistants with the same credentials in the ranking order of first, second, and third to be in attendance in all sessions. They would be assigned to the three front rows of seats according to their rank in the GA: AC members on front row, 1st assistants on second row, 2nd assistants on third row, and 3rd assistants on forth row. They would be seated directly behind the higher ranking member. This would provide for the successors to know the full history of every meeting and to be able to dot the next “i” and cross the next “t” should a higher ranking AC member become dysfunctional or die. This would also provide for them to be familiar to the GA and for their participation to be noted for future references, particularly for being selected to assume greater responsibilities.

Beginning on the date that a first assistant succeeds an AC member, the second and third ranking successors now move to first-assistant and second-assistant positions respectively. A new third-assistant of the same title/qualifications must be elected by the active AC members and presented to the GA for a 66% majority final approval within 30 days. Or, 75% of the GA would elect and install a replacement of their choosing if he/she falls within the requirements set fort in the by-laws of the Trust.

The irrevocable requirement is that there would be no campaigning for the election. It would be based solely on the GA’s recognition of a candidate’s noted history of participation and value contributions made to perpetuate the effectiveness of the ministry.

The primary function of the AC would be to execute the by-laws of the Trust. They would work diligently to accomplish this monumental task for the Lord, Jesus Christ. Should any AC member be deemed a hindrance or discreditable to the ministry, he/she can be terminated by 66% majority vote of the AC. The termination can be appealed to the GA and overturned by 75% majority vote.

Most definitely one person cannot execute, be the sole overseer, and effectively perpetuate a ministry that would accomplish the magnitude of the vision herein defined. Therefore, I resort to the Holy Bible for directions: Proverbs 24:6: “For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety”. This coincides with “. . . workers together with Him {Jesus} . . .” (2 Corinthians 6:1).

Therefore, given my vow the Trust would support a network of neighborhood churches throughout our metropolitan areas. The pastors would be those who refuse to be segregated over denominational traditions. Instead, they are endeavoring to do “the work of the church” instead of using the phrase, “in the name of Jesus”, to justify being involved in things that have absolutely nothing to do with Jesus. Furthermore, they would be pastors that unequivocally qualify as mandated by the Apostle Paul in the following references:

1 Timothy 3:2-7

2. A bishop [overseer, pastor] then must be blameless, the *husband of one *wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach;
3. not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
4. one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence
5. (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how would he take care of the church of God?);
6. not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
7. Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

*MEMO – The language of the Trust regarding ALL administrators/personnel will specify the following. “Given that the program defined herein is Christian and is therefore based on the teachings of the New Testament of the Holy Bible it will perpetually adhere to the practice of a marriage being defined by and comprised of one biological male and one biological female. The program will not tolerate a divorce that is outside the conditions of infidelity or physical cruelty to spouse or children.”

Titus 1:7-11 (NKJ)

7. For a bishop [overseer, pastor] must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money,
8. but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled,
9. holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.
10. For there are many insubordinate, both idle talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11. whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole households, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

Strategic Evangelism

The indisputable necessity of pastors networking is that the dEVIL definitely IS NOT selective of whom he destroys. He absolutely IS NOT respectful of one’s denomination, position in society, economic status, intellectual achievements, ethnicity, or anything else by which people are categorized. The dEVIL’s explicit ambition is to destroy the people that Jesus Christ died to save, i. e., everyone. Therefore, we must be equally as aggressive about bringing people to know Jesus as the dEVIL’s efforts are to destroy them.

A broad definition of evangelism would be perpetuating Spiritual, Sociological, Intellectual, & Economic Development in Communities. Being blessed to have a company to manage the concept could produce the effects of Proverbs 11:10-11. “When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth . . . By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted . . .” Ultimately we would fulfill what Jesus said in Matthew 16:18: ” . . . Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Therefore, evangelism is defined as stated: community oriented.

The book of 1 Corinthians 3:9 says, “For we are labourers together with God . . .” Therefore, pastors would have to agree and commit to a prescribed networking evangelistic program that could make their churches effective in winning people to the Lord, Jesus Christ. The program would consist of the following highlights to demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to make churches resource centers, “the salt of the earth”, in their neighborhoods:

1. tutoring for students weak in learning skills
2. mentoring program for pre-teens and adolescents
3. free day care for children of single parents (An environment would be structured to prepare the children to be the next generation of productive adult citizens.)
4. indoor/outdoor recreational facilities for pre-teens and adolescents (Refreshments and light lunches would be served daily with short sermons and motivational speeches on alternate days.)
5. educational field trips with neighborhood parents as chaperons (to expose children to professions in action in order to stimulate their thinking about what vocations to elect)
6. weekly seminars (career planning for students, family business development, patents and trademarks, managing finances, estate planning, and etc.)
7. care for seniors (three daily AM & PM “how are you?” telephone calls, weekly yard cleaning, limited transportation for personal needs)
8. host “town meetings” (with refreshments and wholesome snacks) for the communities to know their elected officials and voice neighborhood concerns
9. hospital visitations for neighborhood residence
10. clergy care to bereaved neighborhood families (Having clergy people and churches available for eulogies would give the churches opportunities to minister to unsaved families, friends, and acquaintances of the deceased.)
11. old fashion neighborhood tent revivals/camp meetings (Gospel preaching and singing)

The vision would ultimately encompass the humanitarian needs Jesus addressed in Matthew 25:34-40: “Then the King would say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: ‘for . . .

• I was hungry . . . you gave Me food
• I was thirsty . . . you gave Me drink
• I was a stranger . . . you took Me in
• I was naked . . . you clothed Me
• I was sick . . . you visited Me
• I was in prison . . . you came to Me

“Then the righteous would answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? ‘When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? ‘Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ “And the King would answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.”

The company would give financial support to neighborhood churches strategically located throughout metropolitan areas that would participate in the program outlined to accomplish the above objectives. The support would enable small churches especially to have two full-time pastors (with shared responsibilities: pastoral and evangelistic), an administrative staffs, and employee benefits. The pastors would become acquainted with the neighborhoods. They would keep abreast of the neighborhoods’ events. (A portable stage equipped with instruments and sound systems would be provided for each church for outdoor services.)

The significance of two is based on what Jesus did and said in Matthew, Mark, and Luke and what the Holy Ghost did in Acts. Note what Jesus said in Matthew 18:19-20: “Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”

The operative sentence is “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” I submit that if the gathering together of two or three is about ONLY what Jesus is about (which is soul winning) then the gathering is in His name. Jesus will then be in the midst and something miraculous will happen. Otherwise, its just a gathering.

Note what was accomplished in Mark and Luke when Jesus sent two on assignments in preparation for His crucifiction:

Mark 14:13-16: “And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will shew you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us. And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.”

Luke 19:29-35 “And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.” And they that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? And they said, The Lord hath need of him. And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.”

Note what the Holy Ghost said as the apostles worshiped the Lord and fasted. Acts 13:2 “As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.”

The power of two is further obvious in the familiar account of Peter and John in Acts 3 when the lame man who had never walked was healed. The account continues in Acts 4 describing how the power of the Holy Ghost used the apostles to affect Jerusalem because of one miracle performed by two.

These scenarios make it imperative that we also do what the Bible says and not be influenced by logic. Thereby, we will please the Lord and have success.

The overall objective of the program would be to do what Jesus said in a parable in Luke 19:12-13, “. . .a certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, occupy till I come”.

The following are the three primary generalized objectives of the vision that would encompass occupying until He comes:

• demonstrate what Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
• exemplify Jeremiah 31:3, “. . . with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”
• demonstrate Proverbs 18:24, “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly . . .”

This practice would be a louder volume of the Gospel of Jesus Christ than could be resounded over any public address system. It would establish a good rapport with both adults and children and win their confidence so that they may be willing to learn more about Jesus Christ and ultimately serve Him.

Pastors could negotiate with local governments to utilize vacant lots to conduct all of the outdoor activities. The community would know that the “Body of Christ” is concern about its neighbor. The neighborhood would see and be touched by a message that it may not have heard. This could ignite appreciable growth rates in small churches that could cause them to become true “pillars in their communities”.

Any requirements that would cause stress in a family would NEVER be placed on pastors or associate ministers. This would be in accordance with 1 Corinthians 7:33, “. . . He that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.”

(Wives would be the main supporters to the ministry if they would respect the ministry as their husbands’ full time employment. Namely, husbands WOULD NOT be interrupted or called away without justified causes. The bottom line is that if wives cannot agree to commit to giving the ministry the same respect that they would secular employers their husbands would have to find other means of employment. This would be an irrevocable requirement.)

The scope of the vision would also include having Christian schools and fully accredited universities. The personnel would be the highest paid in the industry. This would insure that they appreciate their positions, respect the standards of the ministry, and possibly come to know the Lord if they are not saved.

The primary focus would be to encourage students to be dedicated Believers. The secondary objective is defined in Renaissance In Corporate America. Students could be motivated to excel and become world renowned innovators and entrepreneurs.

Another aspect of the vision is to help our senior saints that need assisted living. I visualize assisted-living facilities that would be staffed by Spirit-filled personnel. They would not be responsible for more than four patients each. This would provide for the seniors to have more personal attention and minimize them feeling lonely.

The facilities would be equipped with two-way state-of-the-art audio visual systems in chapels and at the bedsides of invalid patients. In both cases, patients would be presentable for being viewed on camera. The intent is for them to see, hear, and to be seen and heard by congregations. This would provide for patients to participate in the worship service as though they were present: singing their songs and giving their testimonies in the manner to which they are accustomed. The setting would be so real that the seniors would feel as if they were actually in an over-flow adjacent to the sanctuary.

Seniors who are physically able could be taken to church on Sundays as their families permit. They would also be taken on outings at least once a week: lunches in parks, restaurants, and on sightseeing tours, and etc. Members from various churches could volunteer to be surrogate children and grandchildren to the seniors who have no children and/or no spouses.

The vision also includes ministering to the homeless. This would include those released from prisons and need a places to have a new starts in life, being born again. For men, vacant properties in need of repair would be purchased for groups of at least seven to share. They would have their individual spaces for privacy. Licensed carpenters, electricians, and plumbers would teach them to make the repairs to prepare the properties for the market. After a house is sold, the same group would have moved to another house to repeat the process.

The net profits from each sale would be divided amongst with them. The program would require that they complete at least 12 houses before they could make individual offers to purchase one. They would be required to continue the process in order to pay for their purchases or face foreclosures.

When they have completed 12 additional houses, they would have learned the skills for team effort and could be encouraged to form their own corporations amongst themselves to continue their new roads to prosperity. The process could be repeated throughout the city with several groups of men. This is a means of demonstrating the Gospel.

Women would be offered programs that provide temporary residences in homes owned by the ministry provided they attend classes for developing skills that lead towards finding employment or becoming self-employed: entrepreneurs. This would also be for the homeless and those just released from prisons and need places to make a new start in life: born again.

The vision also provides for pastors to embrace each other, win each others’ trust, put aside differences and concentrate on their commonalities, network together, and lead their congregations in militant strikes against the strongholds of the dEVIL. This could result in revivals that supersedes anything in history. The reason is because the abundance of spiritual wickedness that we are plagued with is unparalleled by anything of the past.

The Bible tells us that . . . where sin abounded, grace did much more abound (Romans 5:20). In other words, Grace outweighs sin. Furthermore, Jesus said of the Holy Ghost in John 16:8, “And when he is come, he would reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment.”

So then, since the Holy Ghost is the One that would bring convictions and repentance to those perpetuating sin then we would apply the principle of 2 Chronicles 20:15, “Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” The reason is because of what Jesus said, ” . . . Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” In other words, the gates of hell CANNOT withstand the pressure of the church. Consequently, our cities would never be the same.

This is what I visualize for evangelism for churches networking together:

• form a fellowship (NOT a new denomination) of pastors across metropolitan areas
• post city maps and pin the location of each church
• define their target areas by circumscribing a 1/2 mile radius [square mile] around each and compose a mailing list for each
• come to a consensus for common (tri-fold) tracts and flyers to be mailed to the communities monthly
• each church would have tracts with its identification under the title: the name of the church, address, telephone number, schedule of services, and the two pastors’ names
• place an invitation above the telephone number for the readers to call a 24-hr prayer line that is specifically to bless the households of the callers. The Holy Spirit would inspire pastors about when and how to change the prayers in order to address the needs of those whom He foresees would call. (Jesus said of the Holy Ghost in John 16:13, “. . . He would shew you things to come”.)
• the tracts would list directories of associated churches in the back center or right columns
• the laity would be taught to use them to share the message of Jesus Christ with their families, neighbors, friends, co-workers, and to anyone with whom they come in contact
• preferably, lay people would invite prospective converts to visit their home churches
• a prospective convert without personal transportation would be referred to one of the fellowshipping churches in the directory that is closest to his/her home

The benefit for pastors networking would be monumental. For example, visualize as few as three churches committing to networking together and each one has just 10 members committed to spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The churches would collectively have 30 people spreading the Gospel throughout their communities and the cities. In addition to the 10 from each church, all three churches would have an additional “task force” of 20 (10 x 2 = 20) that could likely refer potential members to those churches if their locations are closest to where the potential members live.

Suppose that quarterly each church is blessed with just two members sent by each of the 20 evangelists from the other two churches. That would give every church 40 new members with a potential of 160 in a year. This would be in addition to what each church has accomplished from the evangelistic efforts of its own congregants. Initiating this approach for evangelism could make the smallest churches progressive. They could double or quadruple their memberships every year.

Other pastors throughout the cities would undoubtedly become aware of the success of the three churches. They would also want to participate in the networking. If the number grew to be as many as 12 churches making the commitment, the results could be amazing.

Remember that each new church also has 10 members committed to evangelizing. The network would collectively have 120 people diligently spreading the Gospel throughout a city. This would give each participating church a “task force” of 110 (10 x 11 = 110) outside the 10 from its particular congregation that could send members its way.

Suppose that every three month each church is blessed with just two members referred by the 110 evangelists from the other 11 churches. They could have 220 new members quarterly with a potential of 880 in a year. This strategy would practically guarantee that most churches would have a phenomenal growth in memberships every year.

The results of this strategy would be comparable to “launching out into the deep” as Jesus told Peter to do in Luke 5:4. Namely, the blessing is the deep is too big to be caught in the shallow.

I would therefore suggest that the lay people do the following. Think of it as “pyramid evangelism”: each one concentrates on winning 5 converts (1 x 5). Namely, from the effort of just one who reaches 5 who reaches 5 who reaches 5 who reaches 5, the total contacts that any one person would initially be responsible for could be 3,225.

Taking into account that Jesus healed 10 lepers and just 1 came back to give thanks, that is 10%. Let’s assume that just 10% of 3,225 committed to Jesus. That would be 322.5 just because of 1 person. Suppose 10 people were each responsible for 3,225 to ultimately be given testimonies about Jesus Christ and 10% (322.5) accepted Him and came to the church. Imagine the process being repeated each year. It would be a logarithmic affect. See calculations in the table below.

1	x	5	=	5
5	x	5	=	25
25	x	5	=	625
625	x	5	=	3,225
10%	x	3,225	=	322.5
10	x	322.5	=	3,225

Regardless to how much pastors network together it is imperative that they are of one mind and speak the same thing as exhorted in the following references:

Romans 16:17

17. Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them.

2 Corinthians 13:11

11. Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.

Ephesians 4:1-3

1. I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called,
2. with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love,
3. endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Philippians 2:1-4

1. Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
2. fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
3. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.
4. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.

The only way to accomplish this type of unity is for pastors to meet together at least one weekend monthly to share experiences and to affirm Biblical doctrines pertaining to being born again. This would be the mandate for pastors receiving financial contributions for their ministries. This would insure that the evangelist are unified in witnessing throughout the cities, which would insure that everyone hears the same message. This would establish an invaluable comradeship amongst like-minded pastors.

This endeavor has an even greater potential to succeed, especially since terrorist and potentially fatal viruses continue to threaten the United States. People are living under clouds of fear that they have never experienced. Therefore, the ministry could be accomplished. Look at what Jesus said in John 4:35-36:

35. Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!
36. And he who reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit for eternal life, that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together.

Look closely at the last clause of verse 36: “. . . that both he who sows and he who reaps may rejoice together”. This would be basis to believe that if pastors would sow into each other’s vineyard by networking together, they could all reap a harvest and rejoice together.

It is not uncommon to hear pastors refer to the “law of sowing and reaping” when its time for the Offertory. It’s a Biblical principal.

Likewise, the same “law of sowing and reaping” would apply to the proposed strategy. As it says in Proverbs 11:25, “The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.” Therefore, if a pastor would water another’s vineyard, her/his would definitely be watered.

Conclusion

Herein is the description of evangelism: perpetuating spiritual, sociocultural, intellectual, and economic development in communities. Thus, we would be the salt of the earth as our Blessed Lord said we would be. We would take back our households, neighborhoods, cities, states, and ultimately the United States and the world for Jesus Christ.

My objective is to give up to 90% of the company’s net profits to the ministry of evangelism. My consolation comes from what God promises if merely the 10% was given in accordance to Malachi 3. God promised that He would not only open the windows of heaven and pour out blessings AND He would also speak against the devourers (the Internet’s proverbial Goliaths; AMAZON, GOOGLE, BING, and etc.) should they try to destroy the company. Note the reference in Malachi 3:10-11:

10. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this, “says the Lord of hosts, “If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.
11. “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field,”says the Lord of hosts;

This insures that the company CANNOT be devoured by the Internet’s giants because there would be no recovery for anything that God rebukes. Furthermore, God’s word CANNOT return to Him void: not without accomplishing what He intends.

NMC in the iFrame above is my stepping-stone to bringing the vision for the Comprehensive Evangelism program and Renaissance In Corporate America to fruition. The season for evangelism especially is now according to what our Blessed Lord said in John 4:35, “. . . Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!” – AMEN!