Harvest Sunday:
Evangelistic Service
September 19
Harvest Sunday Coordinator Tasks
For the pastor and the Harvest
Sunday
coordinator
Pastor, you may wish to serve
as the Harvest Sunday coordinator for your church.
This task requires
someone who sees the big picture (of all that is being attempted
through
Across Montana),
can multi-task well, and will organize this effort. The Harvest
Sunday coordinator should be able to complete the following tasks:
1. Coordinate an
evangelistic worship service. Across Montana
involves one Sunday when,
simultaneously in Southern Baptist churches across Montana, pastors
will preach evangelistic messages and extend invitations, with the
goal of having newcomers place their faith in Jesus. Sunday,
September 19, is called “Harvest Sunday.” (Resources are available
online at www.AcrossMontana.org.)
NOTE:
You may plan to take church to the people and have your service on a
site outside the church building.
2. Let God direct the
planning for Harvest Sunday.
How is God leading your
church to involve every person—preschoolers, children, youth,
collegians and young adults, median adults, and senior adults—in
Harvest Sunday? The coordinator will spend time seeking specific
direction from the Lord.
3. Work with other
coordinators to plan Harvest Sunday.
On Harvest Sunday, plan
to incorporate each of the four aspects of
Across Montana:
· prayer for people who do not know Jesus
· believers sharing the Gospel through testimonies
· every lost person receiving an invitation to place their faith in Christ
· connecting with newcomers as well as new believers
The Harvest Sunday coordinator will involve the
prayer coordinator, the Gospel distribution coordinator, and the
follow-up coordinator in planning Harvest Sunday.
4. Begin in March to plan
for the August initiative.
MTSBC will offer training for pastors in how
to execute successful evangelistic services as well as issue
effective evangelistic invitations. You and/or the Harvest Sunday
coordinator, if not you, are encouraged to attend.
In mid-March, the pastor or coordinator will
initiate planning for Harvest Sunday. He/She will use the six months
between March and Harvest Sunday (September 19) to prepare church
members for their involvement.
Contact Info
Available Resources:
=Harvest Sunday at
Church Building
=Harvest
Sunday
Outside the Church