Elim Evangelism exists to raise up and equip evangelists and help churches and leaders develop effective strategies for reaching their communities with the gospel.
Be inspired by reading the latest evangelism news, along with teaching and thought provoking articles from Elim Evangelism.
Mark Greenwood is Director of Elim Evangelism. He presents the gospel in a humorous and engaging way and loves equipping Christians to share their faith.
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Have you received little or no training in evangelism and sharing your faith? Maybe your are looking for more opportunity and experience?
The Elim Evangelism Academy will give you a greater understanding and the opportunity to confidently share your faith with others.
Over a series of 10 video training sessions, the academy will take you on a journey of clearly understanding what evangelism is and what stops you from sharing your faith.
You will learn what the good news of the gospel is, the significance of your personal story and how to passionately share it with others.
Overcome your fear of awkward questions and be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you for the reason of the hope that you have in Christ.
Whatever your level of experience, we are confident that you will find the Elim Evangelism Academy a life changing experience.
1 What is evangelism? What stops us sharing our faith?
2 Understanding culture Understanding the conversion journey
3The power of story Your testimony and how to tell it
4What is the gospel? Verbally sharing the gospel
5Visually sharing the gospel Leading someone to Christ
6 Apologetics foundation How to do it
7 Apologetics - New Atheists, the Resurrection and key big questions
8Sharing your faith with other faiths
9Prayer and evangelism
10Power evangelism
Mark, who has been a full-time evangelist since 1988, is an ordained Elim evangelist and also an associate evangelist with J.John, who has been a mentor to Mark. Known as an evangelist who presents the gospel in a humorous and engaging way, Mark loves equipping Christians to share their faith, giving them resources to help.
Mark is passionate about helping the local church to build an evangelism culture that works and loves changing the perception that those outside the church have about Christianity.
A gifted and inspirational communicator, Gary has been in evangelistic ministry for more than three decades. Much of his time these days is taken up with training, equipping and mentoring other individuals and churches as well as communicating the Good News of Jesus Christ to those who have never walked with him.
Combining humour and storytelling, he has the ability to make the Christian Message clear and understandable.
Each of the 10 sessions will be made available on the following dates. All those registered for the course will receive an email confirming the digital video is available to download, along with any course handouts and promotional materials.
You can then watch the course on your PC, tablet, TV, and study each session at your own pace. This might be by yourself, as a small group or as part of a course run by your church.
We encourage you to schedule a specific time each month to ensure you and those who may be taking the course with you commit to the 10 sessions.
Allow for 2 hours, although the length of each video will vary, this will ensure you have time to watch and interact with the teaching.
The registration process is quick and simple, so enrol online now.
During the course, we will provide an opportunity for you or your church to make an optional donation to REACH, investing in future training, evangelism and church planting. The suggested donation for the 10 sessions is £5 per month for individuals and £20 per month churches.
If you are unable to make a donation, please still register as we want to ensure that you have access to these equipping resources.
Session 1 What is evangelism? What stops us sharing our faith?
Session 2 Understanding culture and where we should position ourselves Understanding the conversion journey
Session 3 The power of story The power of your story (testimony and how to tell it)
Session 4 What is the gospel? Verbally sharing the gospel
Session 5 Visually sharing the gospel Leading someone to Christ
Session 6 Apologetics foundation How to do it
Session 7 Apologetics - New Atheists, the Resurrection and key big questions
Session 8 Sharing your faith with other faiths
Session 9 Prayer and evangelism
Session 10 Power evangelism
Here are some additional details about the Elim Evangelism Academy. If you have any further questions, please get in contact.
The Academy is for any follower of Jesus aged 16 and over. The course is very much open to anyone irrespective of denomination or stream.
The course can be taken by a complete church congregation, a small group or used for individual study. Each person, group or church should register to receive the free course materials.
Once a month we will release a digital video recording of our training. These will be issued from September to July, except for December. Please see the above schedule and plan 10 dates in your diary for when you plan to take each session.
Whatever your level of experience, we are confident that you will find this Academy life changing. So you don't need prior experience, just a heart or passion for sharing your faith.
You will need internet access to download the video file. These are typically large files, so make sure you have access to good download speeds or leave plenty of time to download the files. You can watch the digital videos on any suitable PC, TV, etc.
While there is no charge for the Elim Evangelism Academy, you have the opportunity to make an online donation to Elim REACH. A suggested monthly donation for churches is £20 per month and £5 per month for individuals. You can make a donation at elim.org.uk/DonateEEA.
You need to register for the Elim Evangelism Academy and we will send you details of how to access all of the currently filmed sessions.