Evangelism Explosion is a ministry that trains people how to share their
faith in Christ and how to bring people from unbelief to belief. It utilizes
a variety of components including prayer, actual on-the-job training where
the experienced lead the inexperienced, and the principle of spiritual
multiplication.
“Multiplication” is the key component, not just winning people to the Lord
one-by-one (addition). But training those won to the Lord to win, and then
train, others. In the Book of Acts we read that the disciples “multiplied”
and “multiplied exceedingly.” This shift from addition to spiritual
multiplication offers the one real hope of sharing the Gospel with a world
population that is, itself, continually multiplying.
On-the-job training is another vital ingredient. By actually going out
with experienced trainers in real life witnessing situations, people learn
how to share their faith. Much like learning to fly an airplane would be
impossible without actually getting in the cockpit, evangelism is difficult
without leaving the confines of a classroom.
By learning small parts of the Gospel each week, including Bible verses
and illustrations, people incrementally grasp a Gospel tool that becomes
a lifelong mission.
Evangelism Explosion or EE already has several variants:
- Classic EE
- Youth EE (YEE)
- Kid’s EE
- Everyday Evangelism (EV2)
- Witnessing as a Way of Life (WWL)