E-Tools Newsletter | November 2009
Monday, November 30th, 2009Welcome to our brand new E-Tools Newsletter! This monthly TCC field report also includes strategic outreach resources to encourage, equip, and empower you to more effectively share the Gospel with all the loved ones in your life as we faithfully serve Christ in Canada together.
“GO Team” Go!
Left to right: Chris Wood, John Gonciarz, Donna Feica, Jordan Baert (Berean Baptist Church), Randy Lutchman, Rebecca Coyne, Bill Dawson, Matt Ainsworth, David Herbert (Southdale Bible Chapel), Tom Woodburn, Tom Briggs. Taking picture: Cory McKenna.
On Saturday November 21st, two months of evangelism training and preparation converged on the campus of the University of Western Ontario (UWO) where TCC and several members of the Harvest Bible Chapel of London (HBCL) GO Team partnered together for an “all-original” outreach.
This year marks a double anniversary in the life of Charles Darwin: his 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of his controversial classic, Origin of Species. Not only did we enjoy origins/Gospel conversations with over 85 students, parents, and professors surrounding this subject, but we also managed to round up over 40 emails and distribute close to 100 copies of the special “Gospelized” version of Darwin’s book, as republished by Living Waters Publications.
Left: HBCL GO Team member, Rebecca Coyne, uses an origins/worldview survey as a springboard to build a relationship and share the Gospel.
Perhaps the most memorable encounter of the day involved a student named Dan who had an overtly critical reaction to the origins resources we were giving out. Cory was the recipient of Dan’s four-letter words of welcome! After letting our new friend vent for a few minutes, Cory responded by saying: “You must have pretty strong beliefs to react that passionately about a supposed science book! Maybe we’re more alike than you realize!” Cory then began to dialogue with Dan about the fact that we all have faith about what happened in history because none of us were actually there to observe it for ourselves. Further, it’s this personal faith commitment about the past that determines how we interpret the same evidence that we all share in the present. After somewhat diffusing Dan’s desire for fighting about the issue, the Lord then opened up the door to share a very candid conversation about the Creator, His Word, His Son, and His Gospel. Though Dan didn’t commit to showing up at church the next morning, he did give Cory his email and request recontact. Praise God!
TCC exists to equip all the saints in your church for the work of evangelism. We offer both personal and community witnessing workshops to help you more effectively share the Gospel in all your personal relationships and beyond.
In addition to taking the HBCL GO Team through our workshop training, here are a couple other online resources we used in preparation for our origins outreach together that we encourage you to take advantage of as well:
Origins/worldview series called “What On Earth Is Going On?” (TCC Radio)
Article on witnessing to evolutionists called “Hitting the Nail on the Head” (CMI)
TCC Radio: Giving the Greatest Gift…LIVE!
TCC Radio is going live for Christmas! We trust that God will help us help you keep the Cross current and keep the Christ in Christmas in a very unique and special way this holiday season. 
Starting on Friday December 4th, our regular radio broadcast and podcast will feature inspirational in-studio Christmas commentary and real-time reports from our field reps on the streets. Invite your family and friends to tune in to hear Gospel glory stories from across the country, open air preaching, and live “wireless witnessing” encounters via cell phone!
Listen to the “TCC Radio LIVE! @ Christmas” commercial
“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
Just as God freely gave, we want to do the same by freely giving God’s greatest gift of all to the loved ones in our lives this Christmas! To get equipped for more effective personal evangelism at this most wonderful witnessing time of year, we have produced a free audio tract to share with all of our family and friends.
This very special Christmas episode of TCC Radio has been carefully remixed and reinforced with a Christ-centred introduction to provide non-Christians with an accurate biblical context for the Christmas story. So, instead of just giving your unsaved loved ones another pair of socks this season, why not stuff their stockings and their hearts with a free gift of the greatest free gift of all eternity?
Hear, download, and distribute your free TCC Christmas audio tract
Our Prayer Pulse
Let’s continue partnering together to keep our prayer pulse for TCC and the Church in Canada strong! Here are three strategic prayer points for you, your family, and your church to remember in December:
- For the Lord to draw more and more listeners and supporters to TCC Radio, and for Him to bring the volunteer production team we need to launch and sustain our upcoming reality television program on The Stream TV.
- For the Lord to help us plan and produce the “TCC Radio LIVE! @ Christmas” series for His glory.
- For the Lord to speak to the hearts of more believers about giving generously to TCC’s work of preaching the Gospel in Canada through witnessing, training, and expanded radio/video production.
Continue keeping a pulse on our mutual prayer needs
We thank God for you and for your ongoing partnership in preaching His Gospel in Canada.
For His Glory,
The TCC Team
The next episode of TCC Radio is called “The God-Man.” The Scriptures and History demonstrates that Christians, from the very beginning of Christianity, have always believed that Jesus Christ was both fully man and fully God. So, did the writer’s of the New Testament just make this idea up? If not where did it come from? Please check out the Producer’s Notes for help with using this episode of TCC Radio in sharing your faith.
By Kevin Lane (TCC Radio Producer)
