Essential Guidelines for the Servant Evangelism Projects & Report

How to do the servant evangelism project

1. This Servant Evangelism Report must document TWO true, face-to-face encounters a. (not a virtual encounter – via www, email, IM etc) with unbeliever in a setting in which you served them unconditionally. The servant evangelism encounter must take place within the semester that the student is enrolled in this particular course.

2. The three P’s to Servant Evangelism-

b. P- PERSONAL: These 2 encounters must be personal- face to face- encounters done within this semester.

c. P- PRACTICAL/PHYSICAL: In both of these encounters you must meet the physical needs of another individual. Even though prayer, and bible study are essential to the Christian life and growth. These are unacceptable forms of servant evangelism and do not meet the requirements of this assignment. This assignment is for you to meet the physical needs of another individual (Matthew 25:31-46; James 2:14-20). (SEE end of document for a list approved, and unacceptable Servant Evangelism projects.)

d. P- PENNILESS: In both of these servant evangelism encounters you may not receive money for your work. This must be a free service to those you are serving.

NOTE: All servant Evangelism Papers will be graded by the 3-P system (see above). If your assignment does not fulfill the three P’s it will receive a grade deduction.

3. The point of the service is to share the love of God with them in a non-threatening way.

The rule-of-thumb on papers is that you give the professor the “11th draft!” – meaning, be sure your presentation of thoughts and grammar are clear and do not frustrate the reader. I believe you will be pleasantly surprised how much information you can get on two pages if you really work hard at being thoughtful and concise. It may indeed be frustrating not to be able to put all the detail you would like to share, but this paper is assigned this way in order for you to focus on the basic essence of your conversation.

How to write the Servant Evangelism paper

1. This paper should not exceed two pages…but no less than one and ½ pages!!!

2. This paper should be separated into three sections per servant encounter.

PART ONE – What were the circumstances surrounding your servant evangelism encounters.

PART TWO – What was the reaction (questions/comments/statements) of the unbeliever?

PART THREE – Conclude with an evaluation of servant evangelism.

Format Requirements for Servant Evangelism Report:

1. Your paper must be typed in Times New Roman font! No handwritten papers will be accepted. 2. Your font must be 12 point – no larger, no smaller. 3. Margins should be one inch – no larger, no smaller. 4. For the Heading The heading should be as follows:

Your name Date of Submission
Report Name course name/number
This heading must be SINGLE SPACED.

5. There is no standard format for this paper (i.e. MLA, APA, Turabian, etc). Just be consistent in your formatting throughout your paper. 6. There are three “Parts” to this assignment. At the beginning of each section, you must label which part you are addressing and the question – both of which should be in BOLD. 7. The body of your paper must be DOUBLE SPACED. 8. This is a one-two page document (deductions for not adhering to these standards).

Grading Rubric for this Paper:
Length -- 10%
Formatting – 10%
Content – 80%

An Example of Format:

Last Name, First Name Date
Servant Evangelism Report Evan 101-00? Encounter 1

PART ONE – What were the circumstances surrounding your servant evangelism encounters.
- For example, where were you/what were you doing/what was going on when you began your conversation with the unbeliever? Or, how did you begin the conversation?

PART TWO – What was the reaction (questions/comments/statements) of the unbeliever?
-For example, was he/she hostile, penitent, curious, confused, etc? Explain, offer examples, paraphrased quotes, etc…If there was no reaction, what is your understanding of the encounter.
-Was it easy? Was it difficult? Did other people around you show interest in what you did? Would you serve others in that way again or would you try something different? Did you ask them if it was ok if you could pray for them?

PART THREE – Conclude with an evaluation of servant evangelism.

Example questions:
- Is this type of evangelism more or less to your liking?
-Would you recommend it to other believers or churches?
-How could you have improved the encounter?

-What have you learned about God and yourself and the imperative to be a servant?
- What did you do/say to the person in light of the person’s reaction to your servant evangelism encounter?
-Did you share Christ with them?
-Did you rehearse some important points made during the conversation so that it would “stick” with them after you parted ways? Explain. Etc…

Encounter 2 (Same as Above)

PART ONE – What were the circumstances surrounding your servant evangelism encounters.

PART TWO – What was the reaction (questions/comments/statements) of the unbeliever?

PART THREE – Conclude with an evaluation of servant evangelism.

* The Servant Evangelism Projects Paper will be graded as PASS or FAIL! This means that as long as you fulfill the requirements of the assignment, including form, you will receive FULL credit. Therefore, you are NOT being assigned a numerical grade based upon how well you perform, only that you fulfill the assignment as described on the syllabus. The point of this assignment is to create life skills and accountability related to sharing Christ as a natural part of your daily life. As Christians, we are all expected to be willing and obedient participants in the Great Commission. ALL students are required to complete this assignment – even non-Christians should learn to be a servant! If there are any questions, please contact the lead grader, Sandra, at evan101@liberty.edu.