1. Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest
Open your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ready for harvest. John 4:35

2. Harvest Initiative 2017-18 Goals
Pray for Every Home and Share the Gospel with Every Person in Louisiana.
Provide A Simple, Transferable and Customizable Strategy Driven by the Local Association.
700 LBC churches involved

3. Harvest Initiative 2017-18 How? Intentional Prayer Prayer Walk
Pray4EveryHome
List Praying

4. Harvest Initiative 2017-18 How? Personal evangelism
One On One: Evangelism Made Simple
Spiritual Commitment Guide
Roman Road

5. Harvest Initiative 2017-18 How?
Strengthening Sunday School/Small Groups
Connect >1
Start New Groups
Create a Culture of Invitation

6. Harvest Initiative 2017-18 How? Crusades Simultaneous Revivals
Planning Manuals will be available for both

7. Harvest Initiative 2017-18 How? Simultaneous High Impact Events
Block Parties
Seasonal Events
Sports/Specialty Outreach Events
Other Events

8. FOLLOW-UP Personal contact (next day by SS/SG)
Personal visit ( week of event, by pastor/staff/deacon
Personal Mentor ( week following event begin Mentoring process- Schedule 1/1 or ¾)
Nicole, this is to be after
Nicole, place this after SS.

9. SYNERGY noun syn er gy \ ‘si-nər-jē/
the increased effectiveness that results when two or more people or businesses work together

10. Partnership True Partnership
Developed by Key Pastors and Staff, Associational DOMs, and State Convention Staff
Statewide Initiative where we can CELEBRATE the work of Gospel TRANSFORMING lives.

11. Suggested Timeline 2016 Development of Materials/Enlistment
2017 Preparation
2018 Harvest Events

12. What Can I Do?
Commit as a pastor to lead your congregation to participate in and pray for Harvest
Communicate the vision with your pastor friends who may not know about Harvest
Cultivate the vision in your congregation through prayer, evangelism training, Sunday School/Small Group training, and events to prepare for the harvest.

13. Attend the 2017 Evangelism conference for training
Attend associational Harvest training events

14. Sign up at LouisianaBaptists.org/Harvest