ESC Local Outreach Ministry

Local Outreach Ministry (6 members)

Coordinator :

  • Ming Her 賀明皓

Members :

  • Jeremy Zung




Ministry Description

Mission Statement

To motivate and equip brothers and sisters to become effective witnesses of Christ in their sphere of influence through their lifestyle.

Goals

  • To reach the seekers through Evangelistic Bible Studies (EBS).

  • To provide and facilitate training in lifestyle evangelism.

  • To provide resources and assistance in evangelistic efforts.

  • To establish partnership with local evangelical para-church organizations.

Areas of Ministry

EBS

  • To promote and conduct EBS.

  • To train EBS leaders.

Training and Mobilization

  • To identify suitable training programs and organizations which can help ESC meet their needs.

Resources

  • To set up an evangelistic resource centre.

  • To promote the resources and make them available for easy usage.

Community Service

  • To engage the community alongside brothers and sisters in a compassionate and gospel-centered manner


2023 Ministry Report

  1. The goals of the ministry group for the Year 2023

    • To cultivate Christians who authentically imagine and enter into participation in God’s mission in their workplaces, homes, neighborhoods and world;

    • To promote biblical knowledge, passion and commitment for evangelism as integral to worship and discipleship

    • Sharing stories about evangelistic conversations

    • Working with teaching ministry, develop a new branch of knowledge to equip brothers/sisters to share the Gospel including courses like “conducting spiritual conversations” or “workplace evangelism”

    • To reach seekers through Evangelistic Bible Studies (EBS)

    • To keep watch and inform the church of local outreach opportunities in our neighbouring communities

    • To set up an evangelism resource centre (including various packaged courses), to support intentional evangelistic teaching efforts

  2. The highlights of the activities for achieving the goals

    • Purchased and distributed 40 ESV Bibles to congregation for sharing with neighbours

    • Purchased the evangelism video series “Jesus the Game Changer”

    • Organized six training sessions on conducting spiritual conversations for Contagious Faith with Pastor Lane Davis

    • Formulated a Contagious Faith Whatsapp group to share regularly evangelism practices

    • Delivered two teaching sessions on workplace evangelism with Pastor Lane Davis

    • Organized a lunch to support Street Leader Summer Training for Urban Promise

    • Conducted an in-house evangelism survey to ascertain evangelism interests, readiness, target population, current practices, obstacles and areas of training needed for evangelism

    • Purchased >100 tracts available for church members to give to neighbours

    • Conducted a weekly evangelistic Bible study

    • Organized a weekly badminton fellowship group

    • Prayer walk July 20, 2023 with Tibetan ministry group in Little Tibet

    • Several ESC members volunteered and worked with CSC LOM on the Yonge Street Busking Evangelism event

    • At least 3 ESC members volunteered at and spoke to newcomers at CSC LOM’s winter festival

    • At least 1 ESC member assisted in preparation of Christmas gift boxes for CSC LOM

    • Hymn singing group convened ~10 times in 2023 and joined with International Students Fellowship on Dec 2, 2023 to make dumplings together

  3. The results and some forward looking sharing

    • 3-5 more regular newcomers have been attending evangelistic Bible studies or other church ministries

Forward Looking Sharing

  • Video series “Jesus the Game Changer” to start up in 2024

  • Plans to engage Matthew House refugees, International Student Ministry group, and the Iranian/Persian community in 2024