Everything we do at Northside emphasizes outreach and
evangelism. Some time ago, however, we voted to adopt
FAITH Sunday School Evangelism Strategy as our intentional
outreach ministry. It's not that we believe that this is the
only way, or even that it's necessarily the best way, but we
agreed that evangelism outreach must be intentional and
ongoing. FAITH is both.

FAITH is a training course that partners evangelism with Sunday School in order to make evangelism a lifestyle in the church. Training is divided into two 16 week semesters annually. FAITH began nearly 20 years ago at First Baptist Church Daytona under the leadership of their former pastor, Dr. Bobby Welch. Learners begin with a basic course that teaches the FAITH visit outline and offers opportunities to minister in real world settings. There is also a course for team leadership and several discipleship courses.

Courses include:

FAITH Basic
This is the starting point for everyone. Learners are guided through 16 weeks of lifestyle evangelism training through class instruction, mentoring and visitation experience. The FAITH visit outline must be memorized, along with some scripture. This simple outline is an effective way for anyone to share their faith in a very clear and understandable way. A workbook is provided, along with other necessary materials.

FAITH Advanced - Building Bridges Through FAITH
The next step in the Journey of FAITH is FAITH Advanced. This course is designed to teach individuals how to effectively lead a FAITH team through a semester of training. Although it is not required that you lead a team while taking this course, it is encouraged. FAITH grows as people re-enlist and agree to lead a team. For every person who serves as a team leader, 2 more can be trained to share the gospel.

Student FAITH
Students in grades 9 thru 12 can participate in Student FAITH. The material that they learn is identical to adult FAITH, but geared towards teens. FAITH Basic and Advanced are available.

Each semester, we try to offer a different FAITH Discipleship course. Here's what's available.

Sharing a Living Faith
Training focuses on developing a clear understanding of basic Christian truths and daily life witness for Christ. Learners are taught to handle difficult questions in a visit setting and improve their skills as a team leader.

FAITH at Work in Your Relationships
Learn a variety of skills for developing witnessing relationships with lost people who may not initially be open to hearing the gospel. Also learn to take advantage of opportunities to witness in everyday life.

Reaching out to Cults
Become a competent witness to people who have become ensnared in false teachings. Understand how cults think and work, learn Scripture to refute cult teachings and formulate witnessing strategies to reach misguided cult followers.

Reaching out to World Religions
Become a competent witness to persons who are lost, even though they may be deeply religious. Examine the claims of several world religions and formulate a biblical response to these claims.

Praying in FAITH
Understand and apply biblical principles of prayer to develop a more intimate, personal relationship with God. Also learn to pray more effectively for the lost.

Growing as a FAITH Leader
Gain an understanding of biblical leadership and evaluate yourself against scriptural leadership principles.

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