Need Him Volunteer Newsletter
THANK YOU for your commitment and support of this ministry. We would not have made 26 years if it weren't for each of you that share our passion for proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
In This Edition....
"A Fresh Look for ChatAboutJesus.com"
"Volunteer Roundtable Discussions"
"Introducing New Bible Reading Plan"
"The Impact Of One"
"A Fresh Look for ChatAboutJesus.com"
Over a dozen years ago, Need Him Global had an opportunity to create a Gospel campaign that would share Jesus on MTV. This was the one of first major evangelism initiatives for the ministry that was not solely telephone focused. As such, we needed a place to send those responding to our Gospel message so they could chat online with one of our volunteers.
Over the years, we added options to this simple single page site for seekers to launch a phone call or text message to us. We have welcomed over 2.6 million visitors to this page and had over 1 million conversations generated from the site.
The proven success and simple format have encouraged us to make this site the primary evangelism landing place for the ministry. We have created a more complete and culturally relevant Gospel message on the home page. In addition, we have added a section on Spiritual Questions with brief articles and resources on topics like assurance of salvation, hearing God, forgiveness, and unanswered prayer. We also added a section on Life Struggles with articles and resources on anxiety, loneliness, sexual sin, self-harm, and other struggles..
"Volunteer Round Table Discussions"
Back by Popular Demand...... Many of you have asked for a working session (via Zoom) where you can freely dialogue, ask questions and have group collaboration on how to manage difficult conversations. No agenda, just a great time of fellowship with other volunteers as we respond to questions you have in a live setting. We have several sessions for you to choose from.
Tuesday, 5/24 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am CST
Thursday 6/2 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm CST
Tuesday, 6/7 from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm CST
Respond to chris@needhim.org of your interest and we will forward the appropriate Zoom Link...
"Introducing New Bible Reading Plan"
We see an increasing number of conversations from seekers confused about repentance, asking if it is necessary for salvation. There seems to be a great deal of confusion about this topic and quite a bit of misinformation. As such, we want to introduce a new Bible Reading Plan to help address these questions, titled “Biblical Repentance - Finding Peace and Forgiveness”.
This plan is co-published by Need Him and Got Questions. The plan link is displayed on the Volunteer Training Portal: https://needhimvolunteer.com/reading-plans/
"The Impact Of One"
During the pandemic, volunteer participation was at an all-time high. This was truly a blessing from God as He knew we would see huge increases in traffic and opportunities to have more conversations. We now see many in the world trying to return to those pre-pandemic routines and rhythms. This has resulted in fewer new volunteer applications and times when we simply do not have enough volunteers to match the demand. This reminds us of the value of each volunteer and magnifies the conversations that are not answered.
I was recently reminded by our longest-tenured volunteers (over 20 years) how impactful that "one" additional conversation can be. She remarked that God often wakes her and she will log into Echo to take Just One More. I share this not to make anyone feel guilty but to ask you to pray about this. It may be one more conversation or it may be one more friend that you could share Need Him Global with and encourage to volunteer with us.
There is incredible power in "one conversation" by "one volunteer" impacting the life of "one lost soul".
Blessings upon you and your families and thank you for each conversation you take. You may never see the impact of that "one divine appointment” until you are celebrating in heaven.
In closing, please know that we are incredibly grateful for each of you giving your time to share the Gospel. Thank you for serving our Lord through us. Please let us know if we can be praying for you in a specific way. Blessings to you...
Need Him Global - - - Chris, Marshall, Pete, Julie, Karen, and Cathy
