Adventist World Radio Partners in Evangelism

Story by Tamyra Horst

God moved powerfully in a Cinemark theater in Erie as Adventist World Radio (AWR) and the Pennsylvania Conference recently partnered to share the gospel and train pastors in evangelism. Five Pennsylvania pastors joined Jason Morgan (pictured), an AWR evangelist, as he presented the “Amazing Prophecies Revelation Seminar.”

Approximately 45 visitors attended the opening night. When the meetings transitioned to the Erie church a week later, 30 to 35 visitors continued to attend each night for three more weeks.

Mary Schloss is one of those visitors who came nightly to dig into God’s Word and learn more. Morgan shares, “Mary approached me after an appeal was made and said, ‘I would like to be rebaptized. I started as a Catholic and went to seven different churches before finding this seminar. God has led me to this church. I’m ready to make my decision.’”

One Erie church member had been praying for her son who hadn’t attended church in more than five years. She had invited him multiple times, but he showed no interest. She left a flyer of the event on his kitchen table and prayed that God would move on his heart. He and his girlfriend attended every night of the series. “Praise God!” she said. “God has answered my prayer for my son!”

The event also doubled as an “evangelism field school,” designed to train and connect with conference pastors, equipping them with Christ’s methods of evangelism and implementing a total member involvement cycle that prepares, sows, cultivates and reaps a harvest, with a focus on “preservation” follow-up.

“The field school was incredibly rewarding,” says Morgan, who enjoyed teaching the small group of pastors representing 13 churches. “On Sunday mornings and afternoons, we met with the pastors to discuss the cycle of evangelism, gaining decisions for Christ, recognizing convictions, making appeals, and biblical preaching. It was inspiring to watch them grow.”

Yves Monnier, conference Ministerial and Evangelism director, remarks, “God is moving in Erie, and we are witnessing the power of the gospel as lives are transformed. This partnership with Adventist World Radio and our Pennsylvania pastors has been a remarkable experience, showing that God can use any setting—even a Cinemark theater— to reach hearts and build His kingdom.”