Track #1: Transition to Vocational Evangelism

• Fundraising, administrative, audience & scheduling.

This is required for men who are joining the GWP.  Anyone interested in the topics can attend.These topics are covered: 

• Who is your audience?
• Consistency and the pastoral ministry that happens through your evangelism.
• Ministry Partner Development [fundraising].
• The role of the evangelist in the Great Commission.
• Spiritual disciplines which includes prayer and navigating the relationships you have as an evangelist.
• Leading your family.

The training is for men who believe they are called to or are considering the work of preaching Christ in the open air full-time. This is not training in evangelism, that training is conducted through SFOI.org events, rather this is training for the administrative and personal aspects of ministry.

To register to attend click on this link and when asked for the event you are attending type: George Whitefield Program – Track #1: Register.

About the teacher:

Bill Adams: Overseer of SFOI.org.

Rev. Adams has been in vocational evangelism for 25 years. He has preached and led teams in every western nation plus Brazil and Mexico. As Overseer of SFOI he coordinates the logistics for the 30 events SFOI conducts annually plus directs the George Whitefield Program for vocational evangelists. 

The following contain audio of his  thoughts about his teachings for the Summer Fellowship Conference.

This is the big picture of Bill's Track #1 teaching: Get Organized.

• Who are you reaching with the Gospel? Audio Message.
• Ministry Partner Development.

Audio message: It's not about the money.

• The role of the evangelist in the Great Commission. Audio Message.
• Leading your family and your relationship with others in your evangelistic life.
• Ministry disciplines and strategy to fruitfully leaven your audience and area of ministry.
• Why be a vocational evangelist. Audio Message.
• Spiritual disciplines: establishing spiritual disciplines to be a fruitful evangelist.

Audio message: Reordering Your Schedule.

Track #2: Keep Your Finger In The Text (KYFITT) Bible Exposition Workshop:

• This is for GWP evangelists, seasoned and/or beginning evangelists or men who want to strengthen and enhance their preparation for preaching and teaching of God’s word.

These skills will be developed:

• Biblical exposition: a foundational commitment in order to preach the Word faithfully and fruitfully.
• Preaching: you will prepare two sermon outlines. One will be discussed and the other preached. Both will be provided feedback by your peers.
• Critiquing and observing sermons: you will observe and critique the other participants sermons and work.

To register for the homiletics KYFITT Bible Exposition track training visit this page and enter “George Whitefield Program – Track #2” when asked for the event you are attending: Register.

Track #2: Sermon Preparation

Heath Pucel: is as an evangelist at Fishermen’s Call and the instructor of the "Keep Your Finger in the Text" (KYFITT) workshops for SFOI. This year Heath is teaching Biblical Theology in preaching.

The workshop focus this year will be on "Persuasion & Rhetoric."

Communicating a Biblical text is as crucial as understanding it. We often neglect spending time on this aspect of our preaching.

We will work on sermon preparation and preaching:

• Forming an argument
• Crafting a sermon outline
• Developing applications for our audience
• Illustrating the text
• Tips for sermon delivery

Each participant will apply the principles in the workshop through text and preaching assignments.

Heath describes the goal of his teaching:

"The commitment of studying biblical passages is crucial for faithful exposition in preaching and teaching scripture. It requires a commitment to diligent and thorough examination of the text and a willingness to engage in the hard work rather than relying on the interpretations of others, study notes and commentaries. Although these are useful, they should not be our first resources for study. This approach provides a path to practical, persuasive, powerful preaching. It guards against the pitfalls of misinterpreting or mishandling scripture in order to fit personal beliefs, agendas and theological frameworks. By carefully studying and interpreting the Bible, we discover and gain a deeper understanding of God's Word so we can apply its teachings to our lives first, which leads to preach and teach with greater accuracy and effectiveness."

Small Group Worksheet                           Sample Text Assignment from current teaching on Mark