Benefits for the Local Church from a Tom Rains Crusade
Tom Rains has spent more than 30 years in the field of evangelism. He has held crusades in both local churches and in city-wide meetings. In the last 30 years, Tom has seen God change lives and transform communities for His glory.
Prayer - As Christians pray for the crusade and see God answer their prayers, they become motivated to pray more. The body of believers will be encouraged to pray privately, as a congregation, and with hundreds of other Christians to ask God to touch their city.
Unity - Often during a crusade, many pastors and churches cooperate for the first time to present a strong and united front to a watching world.
Evangelism - The crusade serves as a catalyst for friendship evangelism, child and youth evangelism, evangelic literature distribution, evangelic luncheons, small-group evangelism, and many other forms of Gospel outreach into the community.
Spiritual Growth - Training sessions teach Christians about personal evangelism and discipleship. Most experience personal spiritual growth, and many Christians lead someone to faith in Christ for the first time.
Revival - The record of citywide crusades provides strong evidence that active evangelism helps produce a spirit of renewal in the Church. The backslidden come back to Christ; new believers become established in local churches; older Christians renew their faith and zeal; and ministers receive needed encouragement.
Numeric Growth - Churches grow numerically as church members begin working for the Lord and seeing people receive Jesus Christ through their efforts.