Brazil Regional Evangelism Seminar

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil March 24-April 2, 2003

One Hundred and thirty-nine (139) delegates attended from all eight conferences of Brazil and from the United States.

THEME:  
The theme “Timeless Gospel for the New Millennium” invited the participants to focus on the contextual and eternal implications of the Gospel.  It focused on Jesus Christ as the Savior of all humanity, for every person, race, culture, and people in every millennium.  It urged churches to dynamically discover new methods of evangelism and mission for and by varying cultures in the new millennium.

Keynote Speakers

• Rev. Carlos Alberto   
    Revival and Discipleship  

• Dr. B. David Dinkins   
    Narrative in the Wesleyan Tradition I, II

• Drs. H. Eddie Fox & George E. Morris
    Faith-Sharing I, II, III, IV

• Bishop Paulo Lockmann  
    Following Jesus: Radical Discipleship
    A Lesson From the Revelation of John: Discipleship in Time of Crisis

• Bishop João Lopes
    Mission in Brazil in the 21^st Century                      

• José Pontes Sobrinho   
    The Challenge of Urban Evangelism    

• Dr. Winston O. R. Worrell
    Biblical Grounding for Organizing the Local Congregation for Evangelism
    Organizing the Local Congregation for Evangelism

• Panels:
    A. Bishop’s Panel   
    B. Energizing Panel I  
    C. Energizing Panel II             

Strategies

Delegates from participant churches shared current evangelism materials from their churches with each other – both in Portuguese and English.  Creative strategies for evangelism were proposed and delegates signed a covenant to carry our specific evangelism ministries in the future.  

Workshops

• Rev. Carlos Alberto
       - “Revival and Discipleship”

• Dr. John Beyer
       - “A Cell Group Model for Outreach Ministries”                                           

• Dr. Wilson Bonfim   
       - “Lay Mission Ministry”

• Rev. Roy Corbin
       - “Prayer and Fasting”                                                                      
• Dr. B. David Dinkins
       - “Narrative in the Wesleyan Tradition I”
• Dr. H. Eddie Fox
       - “Invitational Preaching”

• Bishop Paulo Lockmann
       - “Following Jesus: Radical Discipleship”  
       - “Evangelization According to the New Testament” 

• Bishop João Lopes
       - “Mission in Brazil in 21^st Century”

• Dr. George E. Morris
       - “Theological Criteria for Evangelism”                                                      
• Rev. Jose` Pontes Sobrinho
       - “The Challenge of Urban Evangelism”               
• Dr. Winston O.R. Worrell
       - “Biblical Grounding for Organizing the Local Church for Evangelism”
       - “Spiritual Gifts in the Bible”