Every Home for ChristInternational / Canada

Presenting Christ to every Home

Our Convictions

• It is God's desire… that every person on earth is provided access to the Gospel of Christ and be given an opportunity to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. – Scripture: Matthew 28:18 –20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24: 45 –

49; John 20: 21; Acts 1:8; Psalm 67. • As a disciple of Jesus Christ… we are responsible to

proclaim in our words (preaching and teaching) and in our actions (loving and gracious service), the message and character of God’s saving grace to everyone everywhere. – Scripture: Matthew 5: 13-16; Ephesians 2:10; John 13:34-

35.

Our Convictions Cont’d

• Unity of the Body of Christ… is essential to reach a whole region and eventually the world with the message and influence of the Gospel of Christ.– Scripture: John 17:21; John 13:34-35; Ephesians 4:3-4.

• God has given us the gift of prayer… to engage His presence and power in both our relationship and work with Him enabling effective evangelism and discipleship. – Scripture: John 14:12–14; John 15:7; John 16:23-24

Our Vision & Mission

Vision• To reach everyone where they live with the

message and influence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Mission• To equip and mobilize Christians to pray for

the harvest and present the Gospel of Jesus Christ home-by-home throughout the world, making disciples in all nations.

EHC’s Mission Elements

• Prayer• Research• Indigenous leadership• Partnership• Saturation evangelism• Tools• Follow-up/discipleship• Church planting• Financial partners

An extraodinary Day

“Look at the nations, and see! Be astonished! Be astounded!For a work is being done in your days that you would not believe if you were told.”

-Habakkuk 1:5, NRSV

A Brief Global Statistical Summary

• Over 1.5 billion homes have systematically been reached in over 216 countries

• More than 127 million responses have been followed up with discipleship training

• More than 221,000 Christ Groups (infant churches) have been established

• 2012 – 15.1 million responses followed up• PRESENTLY FOLLOWING UP 1 RESPONSE

EVERY 2 SECONDS GLOBALLY

Volunteers in Action

Monthly average in 2012… 41,326 volunteers

EHC in TogoHome to Home in TOGO

KEY TO CHURCH GROWTH

Then the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly”

- Acts 6:7, ESV

A multi-language evangelism initiated recently developed and implemented in

Canada and now several nations of Europe

Finding the Hope - France

United Kingdom

Realities• Diminishing percentage identify as Christian• Other world religions are growing at much faster rates • The wider audience beyond the church’s sphere of influence are mostly unreached

Birmingham pop. 1,074,300 432,450 households

The question is:How will the gospel message get to them?

There are many methods and approaches, of course.

We can take the Gospel strategically to

where people live

The printed word still works.• It knows no fear and does not flinch in the face of enemies.• It never gets discouraged or angry.• It can be read in secret and at any convenient time.• It never compromises or changes its message.• It never tires, able to work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week• It is willing to tell its story over and over.• Its message has no time expiry limits.• It leaps language barriers, speaking without a foreign accent.• It has no passport or visa restrictions.

A Specific Design:

Literature we have use around the world leads to a point of decision…

A decision to follow Christ…

Or a decision to ask more questions about Him.

• REACH every home in your neighbourhood

• RAISE the profile of your church

• RESOURCE your members to share Christ

What Is Finding The Hope? A Saturation Evangelism Strategy

• Places the message in every home• Partners with churches and individuals• Produces high-quality, unique gospel

booklets

What Is Finding The Hope? A Saturation Evangelism Strategy

• Personal visits where possible• Mail to every home otherwise• Personal witnessing• Street or focus areas

What Is Finding The Hope? A Strategy That Is Flexible

According To• Individual churches• Groups of churches• Geography• Timing• The local situation

Core Elements:Fervent Prayer

• Congregational prayer mobilization• Personal prayer resources • Every Home for Christ’s

international prayer network

Core Elements: Creative Literature

• Mailing envelope• Introductory letter and

response card• Gospel booklet• Reply envelope• Follow-up discipleship book

Core Elements: Mobilization Websitewww.EHC.ca/Hope

Core Elements: Evangelism And Follow-Up Website

www.FindingTheHope.com

Core Elements: Multi-Faceted Follow-Up Including

• A letter of encouragement • 7 Days with Jesus follow-up study guide• Information to assist in making contact with

participating local churches• A link to the full text of the New Testament,

readable online• Information about resources for spiritual growth• 7-Day Prayer Guides

Core Elements: Campaign Planner

Campaign Planner

Core Elements:Adapted Campaigns

Optional Tools for awareness: Include• Customizable pre-campaign and post-campaign

door hangers• Customizable campaign postcards• Customizable newspaper advertisements• Digital website advertisements for

Finding The Hope• Finding The Hope banner design files• Finding The Hope bulletin inserts

What EHC Offers Participating Churches

• Multi-channel communications strategy• Coaching process in close partnership• Key elements of process• Campaign budget planning• Creative design and resource templates• Harvest follow-up coordination (to context)

What Local Congregations Can Do

• Announce upcoming campaigns to build public awareness• Where possible, conduct home-to-home visits and ask if booklets

were received• Signal church involvement in campaign advertisements• Hold special events/seminars using the campaign theme, providing

opportunity for connecting with participating churches• Continue to use the www.FindingTheHope.com website as an

ongoing resource for evangelism and follow-up• Any other creative ideas

What Church Leaders Are Saying

“Every Home for Christ has provided us with very practical, relevant, inexpensive and fantastic tools to reach a densely populated neighborhood of all faith, economic, and social backgrounds.”

“Finding The Hope has given us an incredible opportunity to have a lasting impact on our community and it has impacted the life of our church as well!”

“The whole process helped our congregation pray together like we had not before … and has helped us look outside ourselves … to think and care more about those we were mailing to.”

“A strategic endeavor to sow the message of life and hope in Jesus Christ in every home in this city.”

“Finding the Hope campaigns are about reaching lost people with the Gospel, revealing what local churches believe about the love of God for their

community, and resourcing individual Christians so that they might share their faith with others.”

WHAT IT DOES:

GIVES – the people in every home an opportunity to know who Jesus is and how to experience

His transforming life, and connect with a local church. GIVES – churches the opportunity to work together

in unity as they pray and sow the seed of the Gospel of Christ in every home in their community.

 GIVES – Christians the opportunity to

actively participate Christ’s Great Rescue Mission

Initial Interest Forms

Finding the Hope booklet for every home

Follow-up book: 7 Days with JesusEven as we are preparing to sow the seed, we’re preparing for the harvest, too.

The follow-up booklet,7 Days with Jesus, Is a crucial step.

Optional Campaign Enhancements: Door Hangers

Campaign Enhancements: Postcard(Front)

Campaign Enhancements: Postcard(Back – Customized0

Prayer

Finding the Hope Concert of Prayer

Sample Newspaper Ad Release

Corner Brook, NL

Sample FTH Banner / Sign Art (Downloadable from website)

Billboard SampleCornwall, ON

Social Media: Facebook Page SampleBelleville Christian Ministries

Canada Day ParadeBobcaygeon, ON

Finding the Hope Theme T-ShirtsWorship Service before “Day of Hope”

St. Thomas, ON

Finding the Hope BannersSalvation Army

FTH BannerCorner Brook, NL

Sampler Poster“A Day of Hope for St Thomas”St Thomas, ON

What It Will Take:Adapted Campaigns

What It Will Take:Adapted Campaigns

What It Will Take:Adapted Campaigns

GIVES – Churches the opportunity for ongoing outreach/follow-up in a given community.

“… Pray that the Master’s Word will simply take off and race through the country to a ground-swell of response…”

- 2 Thessalonians 3:1, The Message

Thank You !

Contact UsA Finding The Hope outreach begins with an individual or church with a passion to reach every home in their community with the good news of life and hope in Jesus Christ. For more information on how you can be a part of this venture of faith, contact us:

ONLINE: www.EHC.ca/HOPEEMAIL: hope@ehc.ca PHONE: Exit code + 1-519-837-2010MAIL: PO Box 3636, Guelph ON N1H 7S2