The Andrew Plan for Outreach and Assimilation

福音传道与吸纳新成员的安得烈计划

The Andrew Plan for Outreach and Assimilation is a simple approach to bring the lost to Christ and to then assimilate them into the life of the church.

福音传道与吸纳新成员的安得烈计划是一个带领失丧的灵魂到基督面前去，并将他们融入教会生活中的简易计划。

I. The Andrew Plan

I. 安得烈计划

The Andrew Plan gets it's name from the Apostle Andrew. We are told in the Bible that, as soon as Jesus called Andrew to be his disciple, Andrew went to his brother Peter and brought him to Jesus. Andrew didn't spend a lot of time arguing or trying to prove that Jesus was the Christ. He simply told Peter, "We have found the Messiah." And then we read, "He brought him to Jesus." It then was Jesus that did the evangelizing; not Andrew.

安得烈计划得名于使徒安得烈。圣经告诉我们，耶稣呼召安得烈作 他的门徒后，安得烈立即去找他的哥哥彼得，将他带到耶稣面前。安得烈没有花很多时间辩论或是尝试证明耶稣就是基督。他只是告诉彼得，“我们遇见弥赛亚 了。”然后我们读道，“于是领他去见耶稣。”然后是耶稣而不是安得烈在（向彼得）作传福音的工作。

That, in brief, is what the Andrew Plan is about. But it not only is a plan to bring the lost to saving faith in Christ. It is a plan to keep them from falling away by assimilating them into the life of the church. The Andrew Plan has three simple parts. Christians are encouraged to:

简而言之，这就是安得烈计划的内容。但是这不只是一个带领失丧的灵魂到在基督里得救的信心面前去。它是一个将他们融入教会生活，防止他们失落的计划。安德烈计划有三个简单的部分。基督徒被鼓励去：

• Attend a Bible information class where your acquaintance can learn the Bible's basic teachings.
• Bring your unchurched acquaintance (friend, relative, associate, or neighbor) along with you.
• When your acquaintance becomes a Christian and joins your church, mentor that individual until he or she becomes assimilated into the life of the church.

• 参加圣经信息课程，让你所熟识的人能学习圣经的基要教导。
• 将你没有入教的熟人（朋友，亲戚，同事或邻居）带到教会
• 当你所熟识的人成了基督徒并加入教会后，指导和帮助此人直到他/她融入教会的生活。

II. The Advantages of the Andrew Plan

II．安得烈计划的优点

1. It's Simple 它简单

There is nothing complicated about this plan. You could easily explain it to anyone in a matter of minutes. In fact, it was this feature that one of our church elders found most attractive . After I presented it to our congregation, this man remarked, "You know, I really like this plan. But what I really like about it is that it is so simple." He was right. How difficult is it to invite your unchurched friends and relatives to worship or to a Bible class?

计划一点都不复杂。你可以在几分钟之内向任何人将此计划解释清 楚。事实上，我们的一位长老发现正是这一点最有吸引力。在我向教会报告这个计划时，这位先生评价道，“你知道，我真是喜欢这个计划。但我真正喜欢它的是它 如此简单。”他是对的。邀请你没有加入教会的朋友和亲戚参加敬拜或是查经班难道很难吗？

2. It's Effective 它有效

There are many different ways to reach the lost for Christ. But surveys show that between 70% to 90% of people who are brought into the Church are brought in through this method. It's "friendship evangelism." It's what Andrew did when he brought his brother to meet Jesus.

有许多方法去向失丧的灵魂传讲基督。但是调查显示70%至90%的人是通过这个方法带入教会的。这是“友谊式的福音传道。”这正是当安得烈领着他兄弟去见耶稣时所作的。

3. It Involves Everyone 它使人人都参与

The Great Commission ("make disciples of all nations") was given to the Church, that is, to all Christians. This means that it's not just the job of those who are professionally trained (e.g. pastors and teachers) but all Christians are to share in this most important work.

大使命（“使万民作我的门徒”）赐给了普世教会，即所有基督徒。这意味着不只是那些受过专业培训的（比如牧师和教师），而是所有基督徒都要参与这项最重要的事工。

4. It Will Bring Joy 它将带来喜乐

Inviting your acquaintances to learn about the gospel will bring them great joy. What greater joy is there than to know ... and to share ... that because of what Jesus did (he lived a perfect life for us and paid for our every sin on Calvary's cross) we are completely forgiven and have the certain promise of eternal life in heaven. But we also have the joy of knowing that we had a part in bringing a soul to Jesus. It has been one of my greatest joys in life to come to church and worship along side those whom I was privileged to say, as did Andrew, "Come and see."

邀请你熟识的人学习福音将带给他们很大的喜乐。再没有比知道……以及分享……因 为耶稣所作的（他活了完美的一生并且在各各他的十字架上为我们一切的罪过作了赎价），我们被完全赦免，并且拥有在天国永生的应许更大的喜乐了。然而我们也 有因着参与了带领人到耶稣面前去而得的喜乐。我一生中最大的喜乐之一就是与那些我可以像安德烈那样荣幸地对他们说，“你来看”的人一起去教会、一起敬拜 神。

5. It Accomplishes Assimilation 它完成了吸纳和融入的工作

Surveys show that if new Christians are not assimilated into the church in a relatively short period of time, there is a high probability that they will fall away and not remain active members. This plan calls for the person who brings the new member to Christ to also mentor that individual until he becomes incorporated into the congregation.

调查表明如果刚信主的基督徒不能在一个相对较短的时间里融入教会，他们跌落以及不再成为活跃的会员将是大概率的事情。这个计划要求带领新成员到耶稣面前去的人也指导和帮助新成员直至他融入教会。

A church can do much to help in this process, but a concerned mentor can add greatly to those efforts. Some of the things they can do are: introduce the new member to other members of the congregation (especially those with whom they have something in common); encourage them to come to church and Bible study, continue to spend time with them, and be available to answer any questions they may have.

教会可以作许多的事情来促进这个过程，但是一个有心的指导者是这些努力的极大帮助。他们（指导者）可以作的一些事情是：介绍新会员给会众里的其他成员（尤其是那些有共同之处的成员）；鼓励他们参加教会和查经班，继续花时间与他们在一起，随时准备回答他们的任何问题。

Sincerely in Christ,
Jim Lillo