This past week, I’ve had fun with some new friends in Palmer Alaska, while teaching The Evangelism Dunamis.
One of the joys I get in my travels as an evangelism trainer is meeting new people all over the country.
Pastors from various denominations and gifted lay ministers.
At this conference, new mission outreaches were launched as well as the initial groundwork to start a new tract of the Dunamis project sometime next year.
Breathtaking Alaska Scenery
It’s hard to talk about Alaska without speaking of the jagged mountain peaks, glaciers, and an all around cross cultural food experience:
Moose tacos and reindeer sausage.
I also enjoyed the first sight of snow for me this season.
It was also new to me to try an get a grasp of the size of Alaska.
The state is bigger than Texas, and I’m told that two Texas sized states would still fit in Alaska. The Aluetian island chain actually crosses the International Date Line and as such, is the only US state to experience two days at one time, and the first state to experience the brand new day.
I invite you to see the full photo album mountains at my Facebook photo Album.
Evangelism Training 101
The Evangelism Dunamis is focused on personal evangelism training. (See related article: 10 Practical Ways Of Sharing Your Faith)
People arrived on Wednesday and the conference continued through the celebration on Sunday morning, finishing with a communion service where people offer their stories of what God was doing in their life during the event.
Much of the content for The Evangelism Dunamis is found in various pieces here on Evangelism Coach, and it is always fun to present the material live.
We focused on some theology, including the kingdom of God, but much of the teaching time was also given over to lots of practical work, praying and sharing in small groups:
- Sharpening the focus of your testimony
- Using a Gospel Scripts.
- How To Practice A Gospel Presentation
- Praying for those who don’t know Christ.
- Listening for God’s call to a particular region or people group.
- Sharing in small groups about your faith journey.
- Learning how to recognize Kairos moments.
Given the remoteness of the location at Victory Bible Camp in the rugged Alaska mountains, we didn’t really have an “on the street” opportunity. We usually like to include a live practicum, based on the Phillip and Ethiopian Eunuch.story.
Conference Follow up.
For my newest subscribers through the EvangelismCoach feed and Monthly EvangelismCoach Newsletter, here are some important links that I highlighted at the Evangelism Dunamis.
- Using a Gospel Scripts.
Upcoming Evangelism Dunamis
The Next Evangelism Dunamis will be in Mount Vernon Washington (Oct 23-25), just outside of Seattle.
If you are in the Pacific Northwest, or even want to come down from Alaska, see Seattle WA Personal Evangelism Training Conference for registration.
Registration covers only catered meals. A love offering for advancing the vision will be received nightly.
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Wow, Chris… You really are a globe trotter. I take it you will be out west until after the Seattle conference.
Chris, it happened; God is making connections, just like you said. The person God put on my list to pray for at Victory Dunamis called me Friday night (a rare occurrence) to ask if she could come over. She had to study, but asked if she could do it at our place. ? Of course I didn’t get this message until we were back down the mountain in phone range Sunday evening. The next day she called before I could call her, and said she’d been thinking of me all weekend. This girl is very church-burned, into all sorts of strange spiritual things. She asked me what the conference was about, and I dived into my 100 word plus story that wasn’t ready, but I was!! I had an email exchange with another friend, ending with him saying “I’m afraid of the Holy Spirit”, to which I replied, “May I respectfully submit that the HS is gentle, full of love and light; it’s the posers that are scary.” He wrote back “You’re probably right, I just had a bad experience back when…” I was so happy in that one sentence to testify to truth, and felt the smile of God in the act of touching a wound with love. That friend keeps coming to my mind for prayer.
Also, my boys are writing their stories, and will soon submit them to you for review. It’s been a blast to see what they are thinking of as they look back over their journeys.
Another also: we are going to a mission in Mexico in November, and are eager to see what God will bring up. We feel better prepared to pray, and more skilled in listening, more ready to obey.
Hope you got home okay, feel better, and are encouraged in what you are doing. Keep the candle going!
Teresa Greta Leif Olen