New Christians training set for Broken Arrow

In Broken Arrow on May 14, Bishop Scott Jones of Kansas will headline a Conference-wide evangelism training opportunity, at Abiding Harvest UMC.

Bishop Jones is a former professor of evangelism at Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. Following his presentation, nine workshops will offer help to build your skills as a witness for Christ. The program is from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There is a cost for lunch.

The Saturday training is part of an ongoing evangelism initiative, named "New Christians." It is led by the Evangelism Task Group of the Conference Discipleship Ministry Team (DMT).

Some of the workshop titles and leaders are:

• Local Church Hospitality—Bob Johns

• Developing a Bringers Culture in Your Congregation—Chris Buskirk

• The Mobilized Prayer Unit—Ben Williams and Temple Diehl

• Assimilating New Members—Cindy Robertson

• Who, Me, Evangelism?—Frank Denney

• Evangelism and Young Adults—James Lambert

• How To Share Your Faith—Bob Pierson

To register, e-mail Rev. Dr. Pierson, bpierson@tulsacoxmail.com.