2. Relationship Evangelism
The Evangelism Prospect List

3. Review In the past few lessons, we looked at
The need for and duty of evangelism
The forces that hinder evangelistic efforts
The two main methods for evangelism
The message of the gospel
The manifestation of the gospel
In this lesson we’ll begin to examine practical things we can do to evangelize
Concentrating on manifesting the gospel in our lives as our primary method

4. What is an Evangelism Prospect List?
A list of names of people we know …
Who we would like to see saved
A very long list
Who we think we have or can develop a close relationship with
A somewhat shorter list
Who we are going to give our attention to for a period of time
The long list gets narrowed to a manageable list which can be revised at set intervals

5. The Evangelistic Flow Chart
NAME
Initial
Contact
Better
Acquainted
Serving
Them
Friends
Sharing
Faith
Introduce
Church
Expose to
Gospel
Invitation
Prospect List

6. Why have a Prospect List?
We need to keep prospects constantly in our minds and in our prayers – (Rom 10:1)
Success in any endeavor requires
Setting goals (direction)
Keeping the goals in mind (motivation)
The Prospect List and the Flow Chart are only tools to help define the goals and keep them before us
Make the list
Keep it where it will be seen often

7. Suggestions for the Prospect List
Start with prayer for wisdom – James 1:5
List the names of Non-Christians you know who may make good prospects
Visitors
New residents
Relatives of members
Unfaithful members
Neighbors
Friends and co-workers
List the names of Non-Christians you know who may not be good prospects

8. Suggestions for the Prospect List
Spend a week, or longer, just adding names to the 2 lists
If your good prospect list is short we’ll discuss ways of adding to it next week
Examine your “not good prospects list”
Why did you put them there?
Their lifestyle
Personality conflicts
Their religion

9. Suggestions for the Prospect List
Sifting both lists for prospects and prioritize
Any who have shown ANY spiritual interest
Any you have open communication with
Any who you already pray for regularly
Any who regularly come across your path
Any who you may only have a limited amount of time to reach
Any whose respect and friendship you’ve already gained

10. Suggestions for the Prospect List
Narrow down the list to a manageable size
I suggest 10 (individuals or families)
Mix names from both lists who are priorities
Try to get half from each list
Put the names on your Flow Chart
Keep the Flow Chart where you’ll often see it
Put the names in other places where you’ll see them regularly
List on bookmark
List in checkbook
List on car visor

11. Suggestions for the Prospect List
Pray daily for these people by name
Ask for opportunity to serve them
1 Cor 3:5-7
You don’t have to be the one who harvests
Col 4:3
Ask for wisdom to make use of opportunities
Col 4:4-6
Ask for boldness
Eph 6:18-20
For self and for the other members

12. Conclusion
The reason many do not reach their goals in life is they fail to set any goals
If soul-winning is a goal in your life . . .
Then a Prospect List is a way to set a clear goal and keep it before you
The lists should be reviewed and revised at least once or twice each year
Next week we’ll look at the Flow Chart and discuss developing relationships that spread the good news (evangelize)