Huduma ya Kichungaji, Uinjilisti na Misheni ya Ulimwengu ya Kiwesley — Sehemu ya 5: Uinjilisti kwa Njia ya Kiwesley: Kuanzia Kuhubiri Nje Hadi Huduma ya KisasaWesleyan Pastoral Ministry, Evangelism, and Global Missions — Unit 5: Evangelism in the Wesleyan Way: From Field Preaching to Modern Outreach

Mstari MkuuKey Verse

"Basi wataliitiaje jina yeye ambaye hawakumwamini? Tena wataaminije yeye ambaye hawakumsikia? Tena watasikiaje pasipo mhubiri?" (Warumi 10:14, SUV)"How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?" (Romans 10:14, NKJV)

Malengo ya KujifunzaLearning Objectives

Ukimaliza kipindi hiki, utaweza:When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. Kutoa sababu tatu za Kiwesley za uinjilisti: upendo wa Mungu kwa wote, neema itangulizayo, na amri ya Kristo.1. Give three Wesleyan reasons for evangelism: God's love for all, prevenient grace, and the command of Christ.

2. Kueleza jinsi Wesley alivyofikia kuhubiri nje mwaka 1739 na alichofanya ili kuwabakiza waongofu.2. Describe how Wesley came to preach in the open air in 1739 and what he did to keep converts.

3. Kutaja njia kuu za uinjilisti wa Methodisti wa mwanzo na kanuni iliyo nyuma ya kila moja.3. Name the main methods of early Methodist evangelism and the principle behind each.

4. Kutumia kanuni hizo kwa kanisa la kisasa, ikiwa ni pamoja na kanisa katika jamii ambayo wengi ni Wakatoliki.4. Apply those principles to a modern congregation, including a congregation in a mostly Catholic community.

5. Kutaja pingamizi tatu dhidi ya uinjilisti wa Kiwesley na kutoa majibu ya Kiwesley.5. State three objections to Wesleyan evangelism and give the Wesleyan answers.

Sauti ya Kozi HiiThe Voice of This Course

Kozi hii imeandikwa kutoka ndani ya mapokeo ya Kiwesley, kwa ajili ya wachungaji walio ndani yake. Tunashikilia kwamba Biblia ni Neno la Mungu lililopuliziwa, kwamba Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya wote, kwamba neema ya Mungu hutangulia chaguo letu, na kwamba huwaita watu wake kwenye utakatifu. Wakristo wengine hutofautiana katika baadhi ya mambo; tunaeleza mitazamo yao kwa haki na kujibu kutoka upande wa Kiwesley. Tazama Kozi 1, Kipindi cha 4 kwa historia ya kuhubiri nje na Kozi 2 kwa fundisho linalosimama nyuma yake.This course is written from inside the Wesleyan tradition, for pastors who belong to it. We hold that the Bible is God's inspired Word, that Christ died for all, that God's grace goes before our choice, and that He calls His people to holiness. Other Christians differ on some points; we state their views fairly and answer from the Wesleyan side. See Course 1, Unit 4 for the history of field preaching and Course 2 for the doctrine behind it.

Kwa Nini Wawesley HuinjilishaWhy Wesleyans Evangelize

Mungu anawapenda watu wote. "Maana jinsi hii Mungu aliupenda ulimwengu, hata akamtoa Mwana wake pekee, ili kila mtu amwaminiye asipotee, bali awe na uzima wa milele" (Yohana 3:16). Fundisho la Kiwesley kwamba Kristo alikufa kwa ajili ya wote (Kozi 2, Kipindi cha 2) si jambo la fundisho tu. Ni msingi wa ujasiri wa mhubiri. Anaweza kwenda katika mji wowote na kwa mtu yeyote na kusema, "Kristo alikufa kwa ajili yako."God loves all people. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). The Wesleyan teaching that Christ died for all (Course 2, Unit 2) is not only a point of doctrine. It is the ground of the preacher's confidence. He can go to any town and any person and say, "Christ died for you."

Mungu tayari anafanya kazi. Wesley alifundisha neema itangulizayo: kabla mtu yeyote hajamtafuta Mungu, Mungu amekuwa akimtafuta. Yohana anasema kuhusu Kristo, "Nuru ile ya kweli, amtiaye nuru kila mtu, alikuwa anakuja ulimwenguni" (Yohana 1:9). Paulo alipofika Athene, hakuanza kana kwamba watu hawakujua chochote. Alianza na kile walichokuwa nacho, madhabahu ya "Mungu asiyejulikana," naye akawaambia Mungu huyu ni nani (Matendo 17:22-31). Mwinjilisti wa Kiwesley huenda kwa watu akiwa na ujasiri kwamba Roho amekuwa akifanya kazi ndani yao, na kwa heshima kwa maswali waliyonayo tayari.God is already at work. Wesley taught prevenient grace: before anyone seeks God, God has been seeking him. John says of Christ, "That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world" (John 1:9). When Paul came to Athens, he did not begin as if the people knew nothing. He began with what they had, an altar "To the unknown God," and he told them who this God is (Acts 17:22-31). The Wesleyan evangelist goes to people with confidence that the Spirit has been working in them, and with respect for the questions they already have.

Kristo anaamuru. "Basi, enendeni mkawafanye mataifa yote kuwa wanafunzi" (Mathayo 28:19). Paulo anauliza katika mstari wetu mkuu watu wataaminije bila kusikia, na watasikiaje pasipo mhubiri. Injili haienei yenyewe. Mungu amechagua kuwatumia watu.Christ commands it. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations" (Matthew 28:19). Paul asks in our key verse how people will believe without hearing, and how they will hear without a preacher. The gospel does not spread by itself. God has chosen to use people.

Sababu hizi tatu zinaeleza kwa nini Wesley alikuwa tayari kuvunja desturi za wakati wake. Mara nyingi hunukuliwa akisema kwamba aliutazama ulimwengu wote kama parokia yake. Aliandika hivyo mwaka 1739 akieleza kwa nini alihubiri nje ya mipaka ya parokia. Alimaanisha kwamba mtu aliyeitwa na Mungu kuokoa roho hawezi kuzuiliwa na mstari kwenye ramani.These three reasons explain why Wesley was willing to break the customs of his day. He is often quoted as saying that he looked on all the world as his parish. He wrote this in 1739 in explaining why he preached outside the bounds of the parishes. He meant that a person who has been called by God to save souls cannot be stopped by a line on a map.

Jinsi Wesley Alivyofikia Kuhubiri NjeHow Wesley Came to Preach in the Open Air

Tulisimulia hadithi hii katika Kozi 1; hapa tunatoa mafunzo yake kwa uinjilisti.We told this story in Course 1; here we draw out its lessons for evangelism.

Mwaka 1739 Wesley alikuwa kasisi aliyewekwa wakfu wa Kanisa la Uingereza aliyejali sana utaratibu. George Whitefield, mhubiri mkuu, alikuwa ameanza kuhubiri nje kwa wachimba makaa ya mawe huko Kingswood karibu na Bristol, kwa sababu makanisa hayakuwapokea na wengi wa wachimba migodi hawakwenda kanisani kamwe. Whitefield alimwalika Wesley aje Bristol kuendeleza kazi. Wesley mwenyewe anatuambia katika Shajara yake kwamba mwanzoni hakuweza kukubali njia hiyo ya ajabu ya kuhubiri. Alikuwa mkali sana kuhusu utaratibu wa kanisa hata akaona kuokoa roho karibu kuwa dhambi kama hakukufanyika kanisani. Lakini Aprili 1739, karibu na Bristol, alihubiri nje, naye aliendelea kufanya hivyo kwa maisha yake yote marefu.In 1739 Wesley was an ordained Church of England priest who cared very much about order. George Whitefield, the great preacher, had begun to preach in the open air to the coal miners at Kingswood near Bristol, because the churches would not receive them and many of the miners never went to church. Whitefield invited Wesley to come to Bristol to continue the work. Wesley himself tells us in his Journal that at first he could scarcely accept so strange a way of preaching. He had been so strict about church order that he had thought the saving of souls almost a sin if it was not done in a church. But in April 1739, near Bristol, he preached in the open air, and he continued to do so for the rest of his long life.

Ni nini kilichobadilisha nia yake? Aliona kwamba watu waliohitaji injili zaidi hawakuwa katika majengo ya kanisa. Aligundua kwamba Yesu mwenyewe alihubiri kwenye vilima na kando ya bahari, na kwamba Mahubiri ya Mlimani yalitolewa nje. Alihitimisha kwamba uhitaji wa waliopotea ulikuwa na kipaumbele juu ya desturi za mahali.What changed his mind? He saw that the people who most needed the gospel were not in the church buildings. He found that Jesus Himself preached on hillsides and by the sea, and that the Sermon on the Mount was given in the open. He concluded that the need of the lost took priority over the customs of the place.

Somo kwetu si kwamba kila mchungaji lazima asimame shambani. Ni kwamba kanisa lazima liende mahali walipo watu. Yesu alimwambia mtumwa katika mfano wake, "Toka niende njia kuu na mipakani, ukawashurutishe waingie, nyumba yangu ipate kujaa" (Luka 14:23). Watu wasipokuja kwetu, ni lazima twende kwao.The lesson for us is not that every pastor must stand in a field. It is that the church must go to where the people are. Jesus told the servant in His parable to "go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled" (Luke 14:23). If people will not come to us, we must go to them.

Njia za Uinjilisti wa Methodisti wa MwanzoThe Methods of Early Methodist Evangelism

Nyuma ya njia za Wesley kuna kanuni zinazoweza kutumika mahali popote.Behind Wesley's methods are principles that can be used anywhere.

Kuhubiri nje: nenda kwa watu. Wesley alihubiri mashambani, sokoni, viwanjani vya miji, na karibu na magereza na migodi. Alichagua mahali ambapo watu walikusanyika tayari. Kanuni: Kutana na watu mahali pao.Open-air preaching: go to the people. Wesley preached in fields, markets, town squares, and near prisons and mines. He chose places where people already gathered. Principle: Meet people on their ground.

Wahubiri waumini wa kawaida: tumia kila karama. Wesley hakuwa na wachungaji waliowekwa wakfu wa kutosha, kwa hiyo alituma wanaume na wanawake waumini wa kawaida waliokuwa na karama ya kusema na maisha safi. Kozi 1 inaeleza jinsi hili lilivyokua. Kanuni: Kazi ya uinjilisti ni ya kanisa zima. Matendo 8:4 inasema kuhusu waumini waliotawanyika kwamba "wakaenda huko na huko wakilihubiri neno."Lay preachers: use every gift. Wesley did not have enough ordained clergy, so he sent out laymen and laywomen with a gift for speaking and a clear life. Course 1 tells how this grew. Principle: The task of evangelism belongs to the whole church. Acts 8:4 says of the scattered believers that they "went everywhere preaching the word."

Kuhubiri kwa urahisi: sema ili waelewe. Kama Kipindi cha 2 kilivyofundisha, Wesley alisema ukweli rahisi kwa watu wa kawaida. Kanuni: Tumia lugha ya msikilizaji.Plain preaching: speak so they can understand. As Unit 2 taught, Wesley spoke plain truth to plain people. Principle: Use the language of the hearer.

Kuimba: acha wimbo uhubiri. Charles Wesley aliandika maelfu ya nyimbo zinazofundisha injili na njia ya utakatifu kwa maneno yanayokumbukwa. Watu wa kawaida wasioweza kusoma wangeweza kukumbuka wimbo. Kanuni: Weka ujumbe katika maumbo ambayo watu wanaweza kuyabeba mioyoni na vinywani mwao.Singing: let the hymn preach. Charles Wesley wrote thousands of hymns that teach the gospel and the way of holiness in memorable words. Ordinary people who could not read could remember a hymn. Principle: Put the message in forms that people can carry in their hearts and their mouths.

Vitabu vilivyochapishwa: fikia zaidi ya sauti ya mhubiri. Wesley alichapisha vijitabu vingi, mahubiri na vitabu vidogo kwa bei ya chini. Kanuni: Tumia vyombo vya wakati wako, iwe ni uchapishaji, redio au mtandao.Printed material: reach beyond the preacher's voice. Wesley published many tracts, sermons and small books at a low price. Principle: Use the tools of your day, whether print, radio or the internet.

Kutembelea: nenda mlango hadi mlango. Wesley aliwahimiza wahubiri wake kutembelea nyumba kwa nyumba, kama Paulo alivyofanya Efeso (Matendo 20:20). Kanuni: Mawasiliano ya kibinafsi hufanya ujumbe kuwa halisi.Visiting: go door to door. Wesley urged his preachers to visit from house to house, as Paul did in Ephesus (Acts 20:20). Principle: Personal contact makes the message real.

Jumuiya na madarasa: tunza matunda. Muhimu kuliko yote, wale walioamshwa walikusanywa katika vikundi vidogo kwa ajili ya mafundisho, maombi na kutazamana (Kipindi cha 3). Kanuni: Uinjilisti usio na ufuatiliaji hupoteza mavuno.Societies and classes: keep the fruit. Most important of all, those who were awakened were gathered into small groups for teaching, prayer and watching over one another (Unit 3). Principle: Evangelism without follow-up wastes the harvest.

Ujumbe: Wawesley Wanachohubiri kwa WaliopoteaThe Message: What Wesleyans Preach to the Lost

Ujumbe si mpya. Mada za Wesley ni zile zile za Kipindi cha 2: dhambi na hitaji letu, kifo cha Kristo kwa wote, toba na imani, kuzaliwa upya, ushuhuda wa Roho, na mwito wa utakatifu. Wawesley wa baadaye wamefupisha mafundisho wakati mwingine kwa kauli nne: kwamba watu wote wanahitaji kuokolewa, kwamba watu wote wanaweza kuokolewa, kwamba watu wote wanaweza kujua kuwa wameokolewa, na kwamba watu wote wanaweza kuokolewa kikamilifu kabisa. Kauli hizi ni muhtasari wa baadaye na si kanuni ya Wesley mwenyewe, lakini zinaeleza mafundisho yake vizuri.The message is not new. Wesley's themes are the same as those in Unit 2: sin and our need, Christ's death for all, repentance and faith, the new birth, the witness of the Spirit, and the call to holiness. Later Wesleyans have sometimes summed up the teaching in four statements: that all people need to be saved, that all people can be saved, that all people can know they are saved, and that all people can be saved to the uttermost. These statements are a later summary and not Wesley's own formula, but they express his teaching well.

Mwinjilisti wa Kiwesley haishii kwenye "mkubali Yesu." Anamwambia muumini mpya kilichotokea (msamaha, kuzaliwa upya, kufanywa mtoto katika familia ya Mungu) na kinachofuata (ukuaji, njia za neema, ushirika wa kanisa, na tumaini la kufanywa mkamilifu katika upendo). Hawaahidi kwamba maisha yatakuwa rahisi. Anasema ukweli, kama Yesu alivyofanya, kwamba njia hiyo inajumuisha kuchukua msalaba.The Wesleyan evangelist does not stop at "accept Jesus." He tells the new believer what has happened (forgiveness, the new birth, adoption into God's family) and what follows (growth, the means of grace, the fellowship of the church, and the hope of being made perfect in love). He does not promise that life will become easy. He tells the truth, as Jesus did, that the way includes taking up the cross.

Wanahistoria na UamshoHistorians and the Revival

Wanahistoria wamejadili kwa muda mrefu uamsho wa Methodisti ulifanya nini kwa jamii ya Uingereza. Wengine wamehoji kwamba Umethodisti uliwafundisha wafanyakazi nidhamu na matumaini na kwamba ulisaidia kuizuia Uingereza isipate mapinduzi kama yale ya Ufaransa. Wengine wanapinga hili na kusema athari ilikuwa ndogo, au mchanganyiko. Bado wengine wanasisitiza kwamba Umethodisti uliwapa maskini heshima, mafunzo ya kusoma na kusema hadharani, na mahali pa kuongoza.Historians have long discussed what the Methodist revival did to English society. Some have argued that Methodism taught working people discipline and hope and that it helped keep England from a revolution like the one in France. Others dispute this and say the effect was small, or that it was mixed. Still others stress that Methodism gave poor people dignity, schooling in reading and public speaking, and a place to lead.

Hatuhitaji kumaliza mjadala huo. Jibu la Kiwesley ni kwamba kusudi la uinjilisti si kuleta amani ya kijamii au uboreshaji wa taifa, bali wokovu wa watu na ukuaji wao katika utakatifu. Jamii iliyobadilika ikifuata, ni tunda na si lengo. Wakati huo huo, Wesley hakutenganisha injili na utunzaji wa maskini; Kipindi cha 6 kitaliangalia hilo.We do not need to settle that debate. The Wesleyan answer is that the purpose of evangelism is not to produce social peace or national improvement, but the salvation of people and their growth in holiness. If a changed society follows, it is a fruit and not the aim. At the same time, Wesley did not separate the gospel from care of the poor; Unit 6 will look at that.

Huduma ya Kisasa kwa Njia ya KiwesleyModern Outreach in the Wesleyan Way

Kanuni hizi zinafanyaje kazi katika kanisa dogo leo? Hizi ni baadhi ya njia.How do these principles work in a small church today? Here are some ways.

Kila mshiriki ni shahidi. Uinjilisti wenye matokeo zaidi katika maeneo mengi ni rafiki anayemwambia rafiki mwingine. Wafunze washiriki kueleza kwa maneno rahisi jinsi walivyomjua Kristo, na kumwalika rafiki. Petro anaandika, "tayari siku zote kumjibu kila mtu awaulizaye habari za tumaini lililomo ndani yenu; lakini kwa upole na hofu" (1 Petro 3:15).Every member a witness. The most effective evangelism in most places is a friend who tells another friend. Train members to tell in plain words how they came to know Christ, and to invite a friend. Peter writes, "Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear" (1 Peter 3:15).

Kikundi cha nyumbani kama mlango wazi. Mtu mpya anaweza kuona ni rahisi zaidi kuja katika kikundi kidogo cha nyumbani kuliko ibada kubwa. Kikundi kibaki wazi kwa watu wapya na kiwe cha uchangamfu kwao.The home group as an open door. A new person may find it easier to come to a small home group than to a large service. The group should stay open to new people and be warm to them.

Matendo ya fadhili. Mlo wa bure, siku ya matibabu, mpango wa kusaidia shule au kutembelea wagonjwa hufungua milango mingi. Yesu alisema watu "waone matendo yenu mema, wamtukuze Baba yenu aliye mbinguni" (Mathayo 5:16). Fadhili si hila ya kupata kusikilizwa. Ni upendo, na upendo hujisemea wenyewe.Acts of kindness. A free meal, a medical day, a school help program or a visit to the sick opens many doors. Jesus said that people would "see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven" (Matthew 5:16). Kindness is not a trick to gain a hearing. It is love, and love speaks for itself.

Ibada maalum na kampeni. Hizi zinaweza kusaidia, lakini tu kama kuna mpango wa kufuatilia wanaoitikia, kwa ziara ya nyumbani ndani ya juma na nafasi katika kikundi.Special services and campaigns. These can help, but only if there is a plan to follow up those who respond, with a home visit within the week and a place in a group.

Watoto na familia. Familia nyingi hufika kwenye imani kupitia watoto wao. Kazi na watoto iwe salama, ya uaminifu na iliyounganishwa na familia nzima.Children and families. Many families come to faith through their children. Work with children should be safe, honest and linked to the whole family.

Vyombo vya habari na mtandao. Pale watu wana simu, redio au mtandao, kanisa linaweza kushiriki Maandiko, ushuhuda na mialiko. Hivi ni vyombo. Uhusiano bado huanza na mtu.Media and the internet. Where people have phones, a radio or the internet, the church can share Scripture, testimonies and invitations. These are tools. The relationship still begins with a person.

Omba. Yesu aliwaambia wanafunzi wamwombe Bwana wa mavuno apeleke watenda kazi (Mathayo 9:38). Uinjilisti huanza magotini.Pray. Jesus told the disciples to pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers (Matthew 9:38). Evangelism begins on the knees.

Pingamizi na Majibu ya KiwesleyObjections and Wesleyan Answers

Pingamizi 1: Njia za Wesley zilikuwa za fujo. Alihubiri katika parokia za watu wengine na alituma waumini wa kawaida wasio na mafunzo.Objection 1: Wesley's methods were disorderly. He preached in other men's parishes and sent out untrained laymen.

Katika siku zake, wachungaji wengi wa Kianglikana na maaskofu wengine walipinga vikali. Walisema alivunja utaratibu wa kanisa na kuchochea hisia, ambazo waliziita "shauku ya kupita kiasi" (enthusiasm).In his own day, many Anglican clergy and some bishops objected strongly. They said he broke the order of the church and stirred up emotion, which they called "enthusiasm."

Jibu letu. Utaratibu ni muhimu, na Wesley hakuvunja mafundisho ya kanisa lake. Alishika Makala yake na sakramenti zake, na aliwahimiza watu wake kuhudhuria kanisa lao la parokia na Meza ya Bwana. Lakini utaratibu upo kwa ajili ya injili na si kinyume chake. Paulo alisema, "nimekuwa kila namna kwa watu wote, ili kwa njia zote niokoe baadhi yao" (1 Wakorintho 9:22). Pale njia za kawaida hazikuwafikia waliopotea, Wesley alitumia njia nyingine. Pia alipima kazi yake kwa matunda, kwa maisha yaliyobadilika, na matunda yalikuwa wazi. Makanisa yetu pia lazima yajihadhari na hisia zisizo na uelewa. Dawa ni mafundisho mazuri, si ukimya.Our answer. Order matters, and Wesley did not break the doctrine of his church. He held to its Articles and its sacraments, and he urged his people to attend their parish church and the Lord's Supper. But order exists for the sake of the gospel and not the reverse. Paul said, "I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some" (1 Corinthians 9:22). Where the usual means did not reach the lost, Wesley used other means. He also tested his work by fruit, by changed lives, and the fruit was plain. Our own churches must also guard against emotion without understanding. The remedy is sound teaching, not silence.

Pingamizi 2: Wakalvini wanasema uinjilisti una maana tu kama Mungu ameshachagua nani wataokolewa. Mtazamo wa Kiwesley hufanya wokovu kutegemea chaguo la binadamu.Objection 2: Calvinists say that evangelism makes sense only if God has already chosen who will be saved. The Wesleyan view makes salvation depend on human choice.

Jibu letu. Maelezo ya haki lazima yaseme kwamba Wakristo wa Kikalvini wamekuwa miongoni mwa wainjilisti na wamisionari wakuu wa historia, na wanaamini kwamba Mungu hutumia kuhubiriwa kwa injili kuwaita wateule wake. Tunawaheshimu kwa hilo. Lakini tunaamini kwamba maneno ya Biblia yenyewe, "kila mtu amwaminiye," "watu wote," na "ulimwengu," yanapaswa kuchukuliwa kama yalivyo, na kwamba mhubiri anaweza kumtoa Kristo kwa kweli kwa kila mtu. Pia tunasema, pamoja na Maandiko, kwamba hakuna awezaye kuja isipokuwa Mungu amvute (Yohana 6:44), na kwamba utukufu wote katika wokovu ni wa Mungu. Kwetu sisi, ofa ya bure ya injili ni ya kweli kwa sababu upatanisho ni kwa ajili ya wote.Our answer. A fair account must say that Calvinist Christians have been among the great evangelists and missionaries of history, and they believe that God uses the preaching of the gospel to call His elect. We honor that. But we believe that the Bible's own words, "whoever believes," "all men," and "the world," are to be taken as they stand, and that the preacher can honestly offer Christ to every person. We also say, with Scripture, that no one can come unless God draws him (John 6:44), and that all the glory in salvation belongs to God. For us, the free offer of the gospel is real because the atonement is for all.

Pingamizi 3: Uinjilisti ni kukosa heshima. Unajaribu kubadilisha dini ya watu wengine. Kwa nini tusiishi kwa amani?Objection 3: Evangelism is disrespectful. It tries to change other people's religion. Why not live in peace?

Jibu letu. Tunamheshimu kila mtu kama aliyeumbwa kwa mfano wa Mungu, na hatutafuti kumshinda mtu kwa nguvu, hila au matusi. Hatushambulii imani za jirani zetu wala wale wanaozishikilia. Tunasema kweli katika upendo (Waefeso 4:15). Lakini hatuwezi kunyamaza kuhusu Kristo, kwa maana Petro alisema, "Wala hakuna wokovu katika mwingine awaye yote; maana hakuna jina jingine chini ya mbingu walilopewa wanadamu, litupasalo sisi kuokolewa kwalo" (Matendo 4:12). Kumzuilia rafiki injili si heshima. Ni kumnyima kilicho bora zaidi tulicho nacho. Uinjilisti hufanywa kwa mwaliko, kwa mfano na kwa majibu ya uaminifu, na uchaguzi wa mwisho ni wa msikilizaji na wa Mungu.Our answer. We respect every person as made in the image of God, and we seek to win no one by force, tricks or insult. We do not attack our neighbors' beliefs or the people who hold them. We speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). But we cannot be silent about Christ, for Peter said, "Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). To keep the gospel from a friend is not respect. It is to withhold the best we have. Evangelism is done by invitation, by example and by honest answers, and the final choice belongs to the hearer and to God.

Matumizi ya KichungajiPastoral Application

Mchungaji Luis anaongoza kanisa la watu thelathini hivi katika mji mdogo ambapo majirani wengi ni Wakatoliki. Baadhi ya washiriki wamekuwa wakorofi huko nyuma, wakidhihaki desturi za mahali. Majirani kadhaa sasa wanaepuka kanisa.Pastor Luis leads a church of about thirty people in a small town where most neighbors are Catholic. Some members have been rude in the past, mocking local customs. Several neighbors now avoid the church.

Luis anaanza kwa kuwafundisha washiriki wake mambo matatu. Kwanza, kwamba majirani zao ni watu ambao Kristo alikufa kwa ajili yao, na si maadui. Pili, kwamba wasibishane kuhusu desturi bali waeleze Kristo amefanya nini katika maisha yao wenyewe. Tatu, kwamba waalike na wasishinikize.Luis begins by teaching his members three things. First, that their neighbors are people for whom Christ died, and not enemies. Second, that they should not argue about customs but tell what Christ has done in their own lives. Third, that they should invite and not pressure.

Kanisa linaandaa mlo wa Jumamosi na uchunguzi wa afya wa bure na muuguzi kutoka kanisani. Washiriki wanawaalika majirani kwa majina. Kwenye mlo, mshiriki mmoja anatoa ushuhuda mfupi, na mchungaji anaomba. Anawaambia wanaokuja kwamba wanakaribishwa kujiunga na kikundi cha nyumbani Jumatano jioni, ambapo wanaweza kusoma Biblia na kuuliza maswali. Bi. Marta anakuja, analeta dada yake, na, majuma kadhaa baadaye, anawaambia kikundi kwamba ameanza kumwomba Yesu moja kwa moja. Luis anatembelea familia yake, anasikiliza maswali yake, na hasemi dhidi ya kanisa lake. Anamwomba aendelee kusoma Injili ya Yohana na anakutana naye kila juma.The church holds a Saturday meal and a free health check with a nurse from the congregation. Members invite neighbors by name. At the meal, a member gives a short testimony, and the pastor prays. He tells those who come that they are welcome to join a home group on Wednesday evening, where they may read the Bible and ask questions. Doña Marta comes, brings her sister, and, weeks later, tells the group that she has begun to pray to Jesus directly. Luis visits her family, listens to her questions, and does not speak against her church. He asks her to continue reading the Gospel of John and meets with her every week.

Baadhi ya majirani hawaji. Luis hasukumi. Anaendelea kuwasalimu, anasaidia pale kunapokuwa na uhitaji, na anaomba. Anajua Roho amekuwa akifanya kazi kabla kanisa lake halijafika.Some neighbors do not come. Luis does not push. He keeps greeting them, helps when there is need, and prays. He knows the Spirit has been at work before his church arrived.

MuhtasariSummary

Wawesley huinjilisha kwa sababu Mungu anawapenda wote, kwa sababu neema yake tayari inafanya kazi ndani ya kila mtu, na kwa sababu Kristo anaamuru. Wesley alifikia kuhubiri nje mwaka 1739, kwa msukumo wa Whitefield, kwa sababu waliopotea hawakuwa katika majengo ya kanisa, naye alisema aliutazama ulimwengu wote kama parokia yake. Njia za Methodisti wa mwanzo zilisimama juu ya kanuni zinazofanya kazi bado: nenda kwa watu, tumia kila karama, sema kwa urahisi, acha wimbo uhubiri, tumia uchapishaji, tembelea nyumba kwa nyumba, na tunza matunda katika jumuiya na madarasa. Wanahistoria wanajadili athari ya uamsho kwa jamii ya Uingereza; lengo letu ni wokovu na utakatifu, na mabadiliko ya kijamii ni tunda. Kwa leo, kila mshiriki anaweza kuwa shahidi, kikundi cha nyumbani kinaweza kuwa mlango wazi, fadhili na maombi hufungua mioyo, na kila juhudi inahitaji ufuatiliaji. Tulijibu pingamizi kwamba njia za Wesley zilikuwa za fujo, kwamba uinjilisti wa Kiwesley haupatani na uteule, na kwamba uinjilisti ni kukosa heshima.Wesleyans evangelize because God loves all, because His grace is already at work in every person, and because Christ commands it. Wesley came to preach in the open air in 1739, at Whitefield's urging, because the lost were not in the church buildings, and he said he looked on all the world as his parish. The early Methodist methods rested on principles that still work: go to the people, use every gift, speak plainly, let the hymn preach, use print, visit from house to house, and keep the fruit in societies and classes. Historians debate the effect of the revival on English society; our aim is salvation and holiness, and social change is a fruit. For today, every member can be a witness, the home group can be an open door, kindness and prayer open hearts, and every effort needs follow-up. We answered the objections that Wesley's methods were disorderly, that Wesleyan evangelism is inconsistent with election, and that evangelism is disrespectful.

Usomaji ZaidiFurther Reading

• The Journal of John Wesley (Shajara ya John Wesley), hasa maelezo ya mwaka 1739 kuhusu kuhubiri nje huko Bristol.• The Journal of John Wesley, especially the entries for 1739 on field preaching at Bristol.

• John Wesley, "Salvation by Faith" (Wokovu kwa Imani), "The Almost Christian" (Mkristo Karibu) na "The Scripture Way of Salvation" (Njia ya Kimaandiko ya Wokovu), katika Mahubiri ya Kawaida (Standard Sermons).• John Wesley, "Salvation by Faith," "The Almost Christian" and "The Scripture Way of Salvation," in the Standard Sermons.

• John Wesley, "A Plain Account of the People Called Methodists" (Maelezo Rahisi Kuhusu Watu Wanaoitwa Methodisti), chanzo cha msingi.• John Wesley, "A Plain Account of the People Called Methodists," a primary source.

• Nyimbo za Charles Wesley, chanzo cha msingi kwa ujumbe na lugha ya uinjilisti wa Methodisti.• Charles Wesley's hymns, a primary source for the message and language of Methodist evangelism.

• The Journal of Francis Asbury (Shajara ya Francis Asbury), chanzo cha msingi kuhusu uinjilisti katika mpaka wa Amerika.• The Journal of Francis Asbury, a primary source on evangelism on the American frontier.

• John Wesley, Notes on the New Testament (Maelezo juu ya Agano Jipya), kuhusu Matendo 17 na Warumi 10.• John Wesley, Notes on the New Testament, on Acts 17 and Romans 10.

• Kozi 1, Kipindi cha 4 (njia ya Wesley), Kozi 2 (fundisho la wokovu) na Kozi 5, Vipindi vya 2 na 3 za mkondo huu wa masomo.• Course 1, Unit 4 (Wesley's method), Course 2 (doctrine of salvation) and Course 5, Units 2 and 3 of this specialization.

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