WHATSOEVER THINGS ARE OF GOOD REPORT... THINK ON THESE THINGS" PHIL. 4:8

INTRODUCTION
The mention of the term ‘evangelism’ evokes many preconceived ideas here in America. To the politically-correct liberal it is a synonym for ‘intolerance,’ where one religion tries to impose its beliefs on others, a view considered discrimination in a multicultural world. For most Christians, the first thing that comes to mind with ‘evangelism’ is handing out tracts or preaching on a street corner. Consequently, the liberal has believed a lie sold by the enemy who has called good evil and evil good, while the Christian has seen only one facet of a very comprehensive task. 

SURVEYING THE CROWD
True Christianity is not a religion; it is relational, vertically between believers and God, and horizontally between each other. I often survey many at the congregations of the churches I minister in, asking them how they became Christians. If I ask how many came to know the Lord by someone giving them a tract while they were walking along the street, usually no one responds. If I ask who was saved by hearing a street preacher on a corner, maybe one in three hundred will respond. If I ask who became a Christian, and is in a church today because they saw an advertisement for some kind of outreach, again, perhaps one in several hundred may respond. But when I ask who became a Christian because they knew someone, a friend, family member, co-worker or loved one, 99% of the people raise their hands. 

PROVING A POINT
What does this survey prove? It tells us that most people come to know the Lord through someone they have a relationship with who already is a Christian. Does this mean we should not waste our time printing and handing out tracts, preaching on street corners or advertising our church functions? Certainly not! We need to keep doing more, but these things in themselves are obviously very limited in their effectiveness. 

“IT’S THE EVANGELIST’S JOB…”
Many also mistakenly think it’s the evangelist’s job to get people saved. While it is true that the evangelist, like all Christians, should be personally leading people to Christ on a regular basis, his or her main purpose is to equip the Body of Christ for the work of evangelism. The evangelist is a ‘gift’ (Eph.4:11) to the Body for the purpose of the ‘perfecting of the saints.’ This means he is charged with promoting maturity, and that is arrived at when the saints can reproduce. The evangelist, being a shepherd, cannot reproduce sheep, shepherds can only reproduce shepherds! Sheep reproduce sheep!

HERE COMES THE BRIDE…
Over the course of my ministry, I have had the pleasure of conducting many wedding ceremonies and it is always a joy to watch the bride walk down the aisle to meet her intended. But as she walks towards the altar, she is actually making a public statement which declares; "I am mature and able to reproduce!"

“I WAS A CHILD BRIDE!”
When Christ returns, He is coming for a bride ‘without spot or blemish.’ He is not coming back for a child bride! A mark of Christian maturity is the ability to reproduce other Christians. In America, the church has become a side show where leaders ‘perform’ the ministry while the congregants are all spectators. Evangelists must rise up to take on the challenge of bringing the body to a point where everyone is involved in the business of populating Heaven and sending hell into a recession. #  

"Dear Pastor Jeff, I asked the Lord to let me be on the cutting edge of what He is doing in the earth. Your newsletter is part of His answer. I am mired down quite often in physical pain and fatigue and a 40 year old alcoholic, out of his mind son, that landed on my doorstep. Your newsletter helps me to remember that I indeed was translated from one kingdom to the Kingdom of God's dear Son, Jesus. It helps me to remember that I am a child of the Most High and that He's got a plan for my life. I believe that great good changes are coming to the Body of Christ throughout the earth. Your newsletter has been a blessing to me in many ways. (minister's name withheld)"

FAITH ALLIANCE (FA) is an expanding Apostolic and Prophetic network of NJ individuals, ministries and regional networks, joining together in practical unity and supportive partnerships. It was formed to serve related individuals and groups through strengthening, encouraging and building relationships for the ultimate kingdom good of the whole state. I serve on the Executive Council of FA along with Pastor Walt Healy of The Church of Grace and Peace and John Price from the NJ Strategic Prayer Network. At our meeting on Friday March 7th, our special guest was  DR. David Cartledge (see here with wife Marie). He has been a member of the National Executive Presbytery of the Assemblies of God in Australia (since 1977), and is also a member of Dr. David Yonggi Cho's board of 'Church Growth International' (since 1978). He is the author of over thirty books including the key work, "The Apostolic Revolution" (see below), which documents the incredible rise of Apostolic and Prophetic ministries in Australia. I highly recommend this book for your understanding of how God is establishing a connection between the first century and 21st century church.

'Defenders of the Family' Dinner (NJFPC) - Former presidential candidate and talk show host Alan Keyes was the guest speaker at the New Jersey Family Policy Council's annual fund raising dinner. Keyes, whose address deeply impacted all those present, recently made this statement, "As with abortion, so with the homosexual agenda, much intermediate progress may be possible and many alliances with those who see only part of the truth may be advisable. But we must always distinguish with clarity and firmness between actions and words that seek only part of our goal, and actions and words that compromise our goal, by falsely conceding somehow that our principles are only partly true. The unborn are wholly innocent, and abortion is wholly wrong - even if we must proceed against this evil, at times, in partial steps. Human sexuality is wholly ordered to the marriage-based, two-parent family, and alternate forms of human sexual relations have precisely no claim to share in the dignity we accord to the family - even if we must at times acknowledge the weakness of the flesh and the great difficulty of always living up to the ideal of family life." 

Last month we ministered at the following churches:
Sun 2nd – Calvary AG, Jersey City, Pastors Mario And Leigh Gonzalez
Tues 4th - Leader's Meeting, Full Gospel Church, Wall NJ,Pastor Bryan Riportella
Sun 9th - New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, Brick NJ, Pastor Joe Sorce 
Mon 17th – Frid 21st – Rock City Church, Baltimore MD, Pastor Bart Pearce
Sun 23rd & Mon 24th - Glory Tabernacle, Washington DC, Pastor Dennis Pisani
Sun 30th - Harvest Army Church International, The Bronx NY, Bishop Keith Collins
Mon 31st - Black Rock Congregational Church, Fairfield CT, David Swanson 

"Jeff's preaching resonates in the hearts of a wide variety of people, from many different backgrounds. His anointing as evangelist was evident and fruitful as he ministered in our services. Jeff's words cut straight through and as a result the altars were full with people young and old alike. We are happy to report that those many new converts are plugged in, taking new believers classes and faithfully attending services. We are seeing abiding fruit! Pastors Mario & Leigh Gonzalez, The Hope Center, Jersey City"

"We all loved having you here... Many have remarked what a life-changing message you brought us. At our college meeting (The Rock) last night we had a 'round table discussion' to hear people's thoughts on your message on Sunday - we talked about what it means to minister to youth in this generation and ways in which we can practically do so in our everyday lives. Awesome... so we sure hope to see you again, you are a tremendous blessing and I'm going to spread the word here about the FMI Report, what a great testimony from Kim Hunter (see FMI Report Feb '03)! I'll hope to send in my own testimony about what God has done in me in a few years :) Eileen Clark, Assistant to Pastor Dennis Pisani, Glory Tabernacle, Washington DC"

The Apostolic Revolution 
David Cartledge has produced a unique book that focuses on the rise and ministry of apostles and prophets in modern times. It case studies the Assemblies of God in Australia, whose amazing growth through the past two decades is virtually unparalleled anywhere. David Cartledge shows how this came about through a shift from democratic to apostolic leadership. This book is thoroughly documented and indexed and has about 500 pages. One of the major sections of the book deals with the ministry of women. 
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THE MINISTRY OF JEFF BEACHAM