Many people pass through several phases Becoming a Christian. Know and Trust a Christian. Become Curious about Christianity. Become Open to Change. Seek Jesus. Move from lost to Saved. And then Become a Disciple.
These phases are described in a book called Breaking the Huddle [1] which explains “how [many] people journey toward Jesus naturally.” They cross these five “thresholds”.
- To know and trust a Christian.
- Become curious about Christianity, Jesus or faith.
- Become open to change.
- Go from meandering to seeking Jesus.
- Move from lost to saved (i.e., start to follow Jesus, make a decision for Jesus, invite Jesus into their heart, become a Christian, convert, show evidence of regeneration, be born again).
Only a few Christians describe themselves as an evangelist. But many Christians help people move from one phase to the next.
You might be an evangelist and not realize it. You may be able to sense what phase someone is in, and help him or her cross the next threshold.
Jesus took the Samaritan woman at the well through all five phases in one meeting. John 4: 1-26
And “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony.” John 4:39.
Jesus Online Ministries
If you would like to know more about Becoming a Christian, may we suggest JesusOnline Ministries. It receives “reliable gospel responses from people in over 200 countries and territories in 18 major languages.” (Hope Rising)
It’s goal is to reach 200 million people by 2025. During 2021, it’s goal was to reach at least 100,000 people every day. In 2022, we want to achieve at least 1,000,000 website visits every week.
“It costs only 5 cents to share the truth of Jesus with one person!!!” “All of the administrative and fundraising expenses for the ministry are covered by members of the JesusOnline Board of Directors.”
Also view Becoming a Disciple, a natural step after Becoming a Christian.
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[1] Don Everts, Doug Schaupp, Val Gordon, Breaking the Huddle, IVP Books, p. 15.. The authors gained much of their experience working with InterVarsity Christian Fellowships implementing the Alpha course in college Christian clubs.