Implementing an Incarnational Evangelism Strategy at Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky

Abstract

This project was designed to implement an incarnational evangelism strategy at Bethany Baptist Church, Louisville, Kentucky. Chapter 1 provides the context of ministry at BBC and the rationale and goals of this project. Chapter 2 contains exegetical research of three passages of Scripture to show that, as in his incarnation, Christ was sent into the world to save the lost, Christians are sent by Christ into the world to be incarnational proclaimers of his saving message. Chapter 3 presents further research to show that the church’s mandate for incarnational evangelism is seen foremost in the actions of Christ and Paul’s imitation of him and demonstrated in the corporate witness of the church and the methods of cross-cultural missionaries. Chapter 4 describes the project itself, presenting the curriculum to be used in the equipping of church members for incarnational evangelism. Chapter 5 evaluates the overall effectiveness of the project in reaching the intended goals.