Mission:
Evangelism Training International exists to train & equip followers of JESUS CHRIST to be powerful & effective witnesses that will faithfully proclaim the Gospel to the world!
God has called the ministry of Evangelism Training International to equip & encourage believers to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Many faithful people are not sure what evangelism is, they know what the term ‘evangelism’ means, but they do not really know how to go door-to-door to share their faith. It is a function of the church to share the Gospel of Jesus but it is difficult when you do not know how to effectively share your faith.
E.T.I. can teach your staff & congregation how to share the Gospel effectively. We teach the essentials of Christian evangelism. We travel throughout the United States & around the world conducting soul-winning seminars to teach pastors & their congregations how to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with family, friends, co-workers, neighbors & strangers on the streets of their hometowns.
Vision:
Our vision in ministry is to turn every member of the body of Christ into ministers, training them to be effective witnesses for our Lord Jesus Christ until HIS glorious return!
Dr. Dave Hook started Evangelism Training International over 20 years ago turning a dream into reality. It is our vision to train every Christian in every culture, language & on every continent to be ministers. E.T.I. equips these ministers with the tools necessary to effectively share the Gospel using a Biblical, simple, practical & proven plan. Although the task is enormous, it is not impossible for our trust is NOT in man, but in GOD! (Matthew 10:26; Mark 9:23; Luke 18:27; Ephesians 3:20; Psalm 118:23)
Dave & Linda Hook
(FOUNDERs & U.S. evangelism
trainers)
Since 1991, Dave & Linda Hook have trained believers locally & internationally to be effective life-long witnesses for Christ. Dave served as the Minister of Evangelism at the First Baptist Church of Central Florida for 9 years before founding Evangelism Training International. Dr. Hook is the editor & author of a user-friendly evangelism training workbook which has been translated into 3 languages. As a former radio host of a weekly evangelistic radio program, HeartCall, Dr. Hook has had extensive experience with public interactions & has been invited to many Christian talk shows. He obtained both his Masters of Divinity degree in 1996 & his Doctorate of Ministry in 2001 from Luther Rice Seminary. Linda is fluent in A.S.L. & has been involved in deaf ministries for over 30 years. She has a passion for interpreting & teaching sign language as well as teaching Bible studies. Over the years Dave & Linda have worked with many para-church organizations in helping implement strategies to reach the lost. Dave & Linda are the proud parents of four children (Caleb, Micah, Josiah, & Grace) & two grandchildren.
Richard & Melinda
Fernbach
(U.S. evangelism trainers)
We are excited to be joining forces & welcome Richard & Melinda Fernbach to the E.T.I. team! Richard & Melinda have known & worked with Dave & Linda for over 30 years. Richard will be an evangelism & outreach instructor while Melinda will use her gifts & experience in music, social media, content creation, & video production to help extend the ministry's reach. Throughout the years, they have trained 100+ churches together, produced an evangelistic radio broadcast (HeartCall), & created evangelistic material. Richard has conducted evangelism workshops & missions work while participating in pastors conferences nationally & internationally. Melinda is a singer/songwriter who has written & published several gospel songs & albums, & has been involved in music ministry for churches & ladies' conferences. In 1995, Richard & Melinda founded an evangelism instruction & outreach ministry called HeartCall ministries in Central Florida & they continue conducting evangelism & outreach workshops in various churches & ministries today. Both Richard & Melinda have shared a calling: to equip the saints, reach the lost, & faithfully answer God's call where he leads. They currently live in South Carolina near their three children & four grandchildren.
Pastor
Malvory Peffer
(africa evangelism trainer)
Since 2007, Pastor Malvory Peffer has been Evangelism Training International’s liaison to Africa. Born & raised in South Africa, he gave his life to the Lord at age 20. With over 35 years of ministry experience, he has pastored 6 different churches & started the ministry “God’s Love in Africa”. Known as a “pastor to pastors” throughout Africa, Pastor Malvory Peffer is a profound man of prayer & his extensive experience in evangelism & pastoral duties has made him a tremendous asset to E.T.I. The greatest joy of his life is to see people get trained & excited about sharing Jesus with others. “My personal passion is for the continuance of this program allowing anyone to be trained who wants to be a soul-winner.” Pastor Peffer’s vision is God opening doors & supplying Africa’s need for men & women to change their world. “I believe E.T.I. has come during a crucial time when we need to train men & women how to facilitate an opportunity for our local churches to meet their daily challenges.” To reach the entire African continent, to reach every continent, & to reach the world for Jesus Christ, these are the reasons why Evangelism Training International exists.
Contact us.
Phone: Dave: (407) 443-8590
Richard: (407) 312-7007
Email: reach4eti@gmail.com
Mailing Address: E.T.I., P.O. Box 171, Fruitland Park, FL 34731
Are you 100% certain?. . .
Dear friend, I would like to share with you what the Word of God says about being 100% certain that you will go to Heaven. I am not going to give you my opinion, but I am going to show you what God’s
Word says.
In I John 5:11-13, God’s Word tells us that we can know for certain that we will go to Heaven. This is
what the Bible says starting at verse 11: “And this is the record, that God hath given us eternal
life, and this life is in His Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of
God hath not life. These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son
of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the Son of
God.”
In that verse, God shows us that we can know 100% sure that we have eternal life and that life is in His
Son Jesus. But first we must realize that we are sinners separated from God. God is a holy God and
therefore cannot allow sin into Heaven.
In Romans 3:10 the Word of God says: “As it is written there is none righteous no, not one.” -
Friend, that means none of us is good enough or ever could be on our own. The reason we aren’t
righteous enough is because in Romans 3:23 the Bible says: “For all have sinned and come short of
the glory of God.” - Meaning all of us are sinners and come short of what God expects from us in our
lives. Even though we do good deeds, our sin separates us from a holy God.
In Romans 6:23 the Bible says: “For the wages of sin is death;” (in other words, our wage refers to
what we deserve, and what we deserve for our sin is death, this is not a physical death but it refers to a
spiritual death - separation from God eternally) “but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our Lord.” Friend, what this is saying is that God has a gift for us, that gift is His Son Jesus, Who
came down from Heaven as a gift for us to restore that fellowship with God that was lost with Adam. To
again, have a personal relationship with our Creator. However, to explain this further, I want to give you
an illustration. If I went to a store and purchased a gift for you, I paid for it and did everything to get it
and wrapped it up as a gift to you and was handing it to you, when is that gift really yours? If I am still
holding it, it is still in my control, but once you accept or receive that gift it is now yours and that is what
God has for you, His Son, a gift of salvation to get to Heaven. But you must personally accept this gift.
This gift is free, it doesn’t cost you anything, but it cost Him everything, that’s true love for us all. A gift
is something you cannot work for or even pay for, it is a gift but you must accept it to be truly yours.
There are a few questions I must ask:
1. Do you agree that you are a sinner? The Bible says that we all are. I John 1:8-10.
2. Do you realize that your sin separates you from God? Look back at Romans 5:12 if you do not
realize this.
3. Do you believe that Jesus died on the cross and shed His blood for you and rose again the third day?
Knowing this alone doesn’t mean you will get to Heaven, for even the devils believe in Jesus (James
2:19) but this is what the Bible says you need to do.
In Romans 10:9, God’s Word says: “That if thou shalt confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus
and shalt believe in thine heart that God has raised Him from the dead thou shalt be saved.
For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness (notice this must be from your heart -
meaning your whole being not your head as intellectually but with your heart) and with your mouth
confession is made unto salvation.”
And in Romans 10:13 the Word says: “For whosoever (meaning you or me or anyone) shall call on
the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
The way we call on the Lord is through prayer. If you would like to make a decision for Jesus Christ right
now and know for sure that if you were to die today that you would have a home in heaven, and would
acknowledge that our works will never be good enough, but it is what Jesus did on the cross as my basis
for going to heaven, then pray right now. Don’t wait, pray this prayer below and mean this from our
heart. This is between you and God.
“Dear Jesus, I realize I am a sinner. I ask your forgiveness for my sins. I ask that you come
and live in my heart right now. I put my faith and trust in you and you alone for what you did
on the cross for me. I thank you for saving me and preparing a place for me in heaven. Amen”
If you just prayed that prayer of acceptance, and truly meant it from your heart, the angels in
Heaven are rejoicing (Luke 15:10) and so are we. Please contact us by phone or email. We would
greatly appreciate it so we can continue to pray for you or help you with additional
information and study guides.
This is the beginning of an exciting new life in Christ.
There are some exciting things that God just did for you and I would like to share that with you.
In John 1:12, the Bible says, “But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to
become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.”
When you put your trust in Christ, He said He will give you power to become the sons (or children) of
God. This means God just adopted you into His family. You are His and not a child of wrath
anymore Ephesians 2:1-3 but now a child of the living God.
And in Hebrews 13:5, God says “He will never leave you nor forsake you.” You noticed he
said never.
And in John 10:28-29, the Bible says, “And I give unto them eternal life and they shall never
perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is
greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father’s hand.” Friend, you are
sealed and nothing can pluck you out of His hand.
And now here are some steps to help you grow in the Lord as a new believer
.......
Deal firmly with sin in your life. If you sin, you need to immediately confess your sin to God. In I John
1:9, God’s Word says, “that if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” Then we must repent and turn from those sins.
Read your Bible daily. (Start in the book of John).
Pray daily about all your needs, desires and cares. Thank Him everyday for His goodness.
Go to church weekly (where the Bible is preached). You want to hear God’s Word, not man’s opinion.
Tell others about Jesus. Is there anyone who would be happy to know that you accepted Christ? Tell
them now!
Baptism
