Xee Stories:

Christina

What got you excited about XEE and to join?

I always had my own way of sharing the gospel. I used to think if were more attractive ways to deal with people to share the message of salvation. I was excited when I got to know about XEE as an announcement in my church. I was thrilled by the fact that there is a course to train people to evangelize.
I did not have a second thought to miss it.
I wanted to enroll for the course and do it by all means.

What new things you have learned during the course?

I have learned ‘how to start a conversation’ with a believer or non-believer, which is for me the most difficult part. The course is beautifully segmented into six parts, which helps us to deal with six different aspects from the start till the end, such as Life, Us, God, Jesus, Faith and Response. I learned that a good structure in the way of telling the gospel is necessary and something I have been waiting to learn for years. I felt I won’t be lost during the process as I have the map to start and end it properly. Through many day-to-day life stories, the gospel is explained wonderfully in this course which connects with the listener in a more simple and meaningful way. Quoting appropriate bible verses during evangelism is a very good learning for me.

How has this course impacted your life and changed it?

It has impacted my life to learn more about the gospel in a deeper way. Spending time every week for this course and engaging in insightful discussions has helped to renew my spirit which was dormant and not growing at some point.

Inspiring experience (from OJT or from daily situations)

From the OJTs, I got to know that regular church-going Christians also don’t know the gospel clearly. I also learned how people think and respond to the questions asked from the course. It kept me thinking on how to respond more meaningfully to them in the future.

Why would you recommend XEE to others?

I firmly believe that it is the responsibility of every human being, out of love, to be trained to proclaim the most beautiful gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The reason to be trained is because the gospel is interpreted in many different ways with a variety of outcomes. To help the Christendom synchronize and enable evangelism, a proper training is recommended. I strongly recommend it to everyone who loves the LORD!

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Christopher

What got you excited about XEE and to join?

I came to the Netherlands in Oct 2018 with an expectation of meeting and living in a Christian Faith filled population. But soon after arriving I found that the native Dutch community has almost done with their Christian faith. Lot of pain to see big beautiful but vacant churches all over the Netherlands. After my wife Christina joined me, we started sharing the burden of soul winning and introducing Christ to the people here.
Though the burden was real, we found ourselves not having the courage or techniques to bring people we hang out with, to Christ. We inviting some of our friends to the church often turned out short-lived as we couldn’t turn their initial interest into a lifesaving, salvation encounter with Christ! We soon learned that we needed training on sharing the gospel in an easy to approach, friendly, caring and consistent way.
This is where XEE came as a gift pf God served on a silver platter! The initial introduction about the program made us excited as it offered all those aspects of personal evangelization we longed for! So, when the nominations were opened for the 2023 Semester, my wife ran and registered us as interested students.

What new things you have learned during the course?

The very interesting take away from the XEE course is the tools that are made available to you for initiating and continuing a conversation about life. The questions, stories and connecting inferences are in cohesion. Its designed to be a journey for the listener where each stage leads to the next and finally (and nicely) leading the conversation to the Faith in Christ and response.

How has this course impacted your life and changed it?

It transformed me from being a shy person to a bold and effective person in reaching out about Christ. I see myself getting comfortable in initiating the shy conversations about faith and express genuine care and concern for the lives of the people I meet. I’m confident that as I continue to meet and engage with people using XEE I’ll get more seasoned with the strategy.

Inspiring experience (from OJT or from daily situations)

OJTs showed that our perspectives about the people we know can be untrue! Having real conversations about life unearthed real beliefs and journeys people have. At times I was surprised to hear the responses and how the people react to the Gospel story! I believe in what Christ said “The harvest is plenty but the servants are few”

Why would you recommend XEE to others?

If anyone has a burden of bringing your family, friends, relatives, colleagues, Neighbours and acquaintances to Christ, XEE is a real platform to equip you, train you and transform you to fulfill your desires of soulwinning and personal evangelization. XEE takes a very personal, invested, caring and loving approach in sharing God’s love. It also makes you a true friend for that cherished person!

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Harrison

I participated in the XEE training upon the invitation of JaPe. Having been actively involved in running XEE, JaPe expresses a strong desire to integrate this personal evangelism training program into our church. His fervor for the training is evident as he conducts it with great enthusiasm. The key components of the program include prayers, instruction on the gospel's content, and practical application through on-the-job training.

JaPe went above and beyond to ensure the classes were engaging, putting in more effort than even the participants. Over the extensive duration of fourteen weeks, we had the opportunity to connect with individuals who had not previously encountered the gospel.

Reflecting on the evangelistic responsibility, Apostle Paul admonishes, "Woe unto me if I preach not the gospel" (I Cor. 9.16). Considering our role as evangelists, I propose that we, at TCE, run either XEE or a similar program annually to train and equip as many individuals as possible. May the Lord continue to empower JaPe for the training of many in personal evangelism. God bless!

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Jape

In a mission event I organized, we decided to evangelize people. I wanted us to be aligned on what to say and do. A short XEE training was suggested. We had one afternoon of sharing how Jesus came to take our sins and give life to those who receive Him. When we went out to the city to practise this with people, I first time really came to understand the importance of sharing the Gospel. I decided to take XEE leadership training (clinic) and run the first 12-week course on my city. It changed my lifestyle completely. Now I seek openings for friendship and discussion. When a proper moment comes, I share about my life and God’s good plan on saving all people.

The importance of prayer was not clear to me before the course. I learned that whenever there is witnessing, there needs to be prayer. That is why each XEE participant has two payer partners to pray weekly basis. In prayer we ask God to prepare and provide the people we meet to witness. On top of praying, I also have learned more carefully to listen others and ask questions to make conversation meaningful. This you cannot practise in theory, you need to meet people in real life situations. That’s why on-the-job trainings (OJT’s) are a must. When there is theory, there is practise with the guidance of a team leader showing example.

One of the many exciting events on the XEE courses I’ve been involved, happened in one night at my neighbourhood. The full course of 14 people were sharing life in my area. A team went out to a street where one lady had agreed to meet me at my place. So I told that team not to go into that particular house, because the lady of the house was already at my place, they should just skip this house. The team leader got mixed up with the house numbers and of course reached for that house, whose lady was at my place. A daughter came to open the door and received Jesus, while her mother was receiving Jesus at my place. In a wrap-up session when we shared what had happened, we were all amazed by Gods power to lead his plan above the plans of men when we have prepared ourselves with prayer.

I recommend XEE course to every Christian, because it has equipped me to witness about God’s love in my life. His life changing power to save us through what Jesus did on the cross. I have received tools to shortly, simply and understandably share about the broken relationship between man and God, how Jesus fixes that in order for man to be again as an object for Gods love in a restored relationship through the friendship of Jesus.

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Mark

I joined XEE because I think it is crucial that we share our faith in a low key manner. My experience is that XEE is:

- a practical way to take someone from an initial meeting through some basic theology to accepting Jesus,
- a real life experience of sharing the Gospel through pre-arranged home visits and "treasure hunting" ie meeting people on the street,
- excellent coaching from people who have done the course before, who encouraged me when I did well and very gently guided me when I could do better.

I particularly liked the two occasions where we led someone to Christ. Both were church attenders but didn't understand the Gospel message until we explained it.

I recommend XEE because most Christians do not actively talk about their faith and this is an easy way to start. I believe that sharing the Gospel is one of our primary missions here on Earth so XEE is something I recommend every Christian should try at least once.

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