This podcast episode features a conversation between Evangelism Coach Daniel King and Titus Stevens, a young evangelist who has recently graduated from Oral Roberts University. Titus discusses his calling to help raise up a new generation of evangelists in Brazil, where he believes the country is becoming a training ground for missionaries. He shares insights from his time at ORU and encourages young people to step out in faith, trusting in God’s grace rather than their own abilities. Titus also promotes his father’s evangelism resources and invites listeners to connect with him on social media to continue learning about effective evangelism strategies.
Learn more about the Steven’s Family: https://gilesstevens.com/
Transcript:
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (00:00):
Welcome to the Evangelism Podcast. I’m Daniel King. I’m excited about telling people about Jesus today. I have a very special guest with me, Titus Stevens. Welcome to the Evangelism Podcast.
Titus Stevens (00:10):
It’s a pleasure to be here with you.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (00:11):
Now we are in Brazil and you have just graduated from Oral Roberts University. Correct. And now you’re entering into another season in your life. But your father, Giles Stevens is a great evangelist. He is indeed. And now you have some big shoes to fill. So tell me, what is God doing in your life? What is God speaking to you? And as you’re coming off of graduating from ORU, what is God speaking to you about the next steps in your life?
Titus Stevens (00:44):
Amen. Well, I received a word of God some years ago that I really think has been the almost motto to the calling that he’s given me. When I was asking the Lord to use me to call me, I heard him say, I’m raising you up, but I’m also raising up with a generation. I don’t want just one or two great men of God. I want a generation of great men and women of God. So that really spoke to me and I’ve seen how the Lord has now aligned me in this way to I hope a kind of trailblazer for others. So like you said, I’ve got big shoes to fill because my dad is a great big trailblazer for me. I remember
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (01:22):
A few years ago I interviewed your father. At that time I think we were in Norway.
Titus Stevens (01:27):
Yes.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (01:28):
And I sat down with your father and I was so impressed. He was sharing with me what God is doing through the church here in Brazil. And your father has really been helping the church to grow, just teaching on evangelism, which I think is really beautiful that I think every evangelist should help local churches to
Titus Stevens (01:49):
Growly. Absolutely. That’s really what burns on my heart. I’m part of a youth network within the churches here called the Free Radical Movement. And we are radically a free for Jesus. That’s the goal that we can live radical lives for him. But the goal of me being in there is really to stir up the gift of the
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (02:03):
Evangelist
Titus Stevens (02:04):
Because we have young people around Brazil, literally in every corner and around the globe in this movement who are on fire for the Lord every week are being filled up with the word of God. And now all we’re doing is equipping them with the right tools for them to go, for them to call people from the streets to preach, for them to call people into their cell groups. So we’ve been seeing a great multiplication, and I went to OIU to really learn more about the word so that I can raise up others with me to learn more about evangelism so I could raise up others with me. And now I’m training thousands of leaders within the church to put on evangelistic events. And that’s my heart to go to a city, to go into the schools to do a youth event in the town squares like a youth crusade. But in that process to teach the leaders, this is how you can do it. I don’t need to come back anymore. You do it now. So that’s really the goal that’s been burning on my heart. But also we’ve been seeing so multiplication here in Brazil through these evangelistic strategies. So I believe this was going to grow and grow.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (03:05):
Now, I love Oral Roberts University. I have three degrees from ORU, and I love the leadership of Dr. Billy Wilson. He is a great visionary and there is really a spirit of revival on campus at ORU. Absolutely. Talk to me a little bit about some of the key lessons that you learned while you’re at ORU and what you’re carrying with you as you now launch into this next phase of your
Titus Stevens (03:32):
Life. I think one of the wonderful things about OU is it’s so diverse and there are people from every single background, and it’s amazing to see how the Lord is using each and every single one. I think an important lesson I learned from that was it’s not about you. It doesn’t matter where you came from, doesn’t matter your upbringing. Doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor, you or Gentile. The purpose is the Lord has something to do here on the earth and he’s calling people to be a part of it. And if you want to be a part of it, he will gladly accept you in and throw you right into the deep end to get going. And that’s what I think I really saw at OYU, is that people from all different cultures, backgrounds, even denominations, but just with the same passion and hunger to be used by God. And I got to see all my people around me being used by God, and I thought, boy, that’s what I want to do. The message I want to share with the world doesn’t matter who you are, the Lord wants to use you.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (04:29):
Now as you graduated, God gave you several potential opportunities, but you really felt like God was calling you back to Brazil. Yeah, absolutely. Why Brazil? What is so special about what God is doing in this nation right now?
Titus Stevens (04:44):
I feel like Brazil, in 50 years time, people will talk about how Brazil was the training ground for the missionaries.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (04:51):
Wow.
Titus Stevens (04:52):
And I think we’re living that right now. And I had a clear word of God in my heart. Like you said, I had some wonderful opportunities in the United States, in Europe as well. But I had a clear word of God to come to Brazil to be trained. And that kind of seems weird because I’d just spent three years being trained. But I saw this opportunity as to become the man of God that God has dreamed of me being, that God has preparing me to be so that I can reach the nations. And I see Brazil prophetically as a place for that. I see young people coming to Brazil, young people in Brazil who the Lord is training and preparing to shoot out to spread out into the nations. So I really do believe that we’re going to look back, if the Lord hasn’t come back already, we’re going to look back and say, wow, Brazil was one of the key places that the Lord used to train up the next generation of evangelists. I really do see that.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (05:44):
And I believe God is raising up a young generation of evangelists. You’re still young yourself. What message would you give to young people who want to be used by God, that have to be used by God? What would you say to a young person?
Titus Stevens (06:00):
I would say that I think the number one issue that stops young people from being used by God is because they set some sort of condition for themselves to be used by God. And I want to tell you, I have a verse. That’s the verse that guides me. It’s Titus two. I know Tus, you have a great name. Yeah, great name. You got to go with Titus. I’ve always liked Daniel personally as a Bible character. Exactly.
(06:23):
But it’s in Titus two, verse 11, 12 and 13, and Titus two 11 says that the grace of God that appeared for salvation rule men, then verse 12 says, now, teaches us how to walk, teaches us how to resist the world, teaches us how to live a godly life, how to live a righteous life, but also a pies life for God. So I think a lot of young people, they get grace for salvation, but then they think that to work for God, it’s on them. But the truth of scripture is, is that actually it’s the Holy Spirit. Actually, it’s the grace of God in your life. That same grace that saved you, that same unconditional love is not going to teach you how to walk with God, going to teach you how to flow in your ministry. So don’t be afraid. Don’t think, oh, I’m not good enough.
(07:10):
I’m not holy enough. I’m not ready enough. You never will be. But as soon as you rest and trust in the grace of God to teach you, you’re going to see how the Lord is going to raise you up as a mighty man and a mighty woman of God who walks in his ways, who walks in his righteousness and can build the kingdom that he’s building here on the earth through your life. So that was the message that really broke me out of that space of bondage, of limiting, and just saying, Hey, it’s not because of me, it’s because of him. And that grace is what teaches me to move forward. So that’s the message I give to you. Don’t create conditions. It’s unconditional trust in the Lord and he will teach you.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (07:50):
Amen. Well, I know that your father has some great resources for evangelists. And so first I want you to share with me your father’s website, and then I want you to tell me how people can get in touch with you if you have an Instagram account, or what’s the best way for people to get connected to you?
Titus Stevens (08:10):
Absolutely. So my dad, he has some very strategic evangelistic material. Two of the most famous ones are the 11th question. In the last 20 years, we’ve probably given out over half a million of them.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (08:22):
Wow.
Titus Stevens (08:23):
And these are evangelistic booklets that are super easy for you to simply give to someone and they can read, and it will literally guide them through to a prayer of salvation, but also super easy for you to get to know and to preach. So you can sit down with a coffee with someone, get up on a stage and preach the booklet. And it always ends with an altar call and a call for salvation. The other one is a newer one called Seven Good Things that maybe you don’t know. And it’s just a really engaging way to start talking about the gospel through stories to a person who might be resistant, have a religious preconception against the gospel, and actually show them actually the Gospel’s full of good things that God has for you. He loves you, and it brings them into a relationship with Christ.
(09:08):
So you can get those books on Amazon, on Kindle, on my father’s website, giles stevens.org and myself. You can follow me on Instagram. You can follow me on YouTube. It’s literally just my name, Titus Stevens. You’ll find me there. My Instagram is a good picture of me graduating at OIU, which I’m very still very proud of. And it was a cool moment. So follow me there. I’m always posting about the evangelistic events that we’re doing, but also teaching people online how to use evangelistic material to preach. Amen. It’ll be a pleasure to be able to walk with you.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:40):
Well, let’s finish with a word of prayer. Would you pray for the young generation of evangelists that God is raising up? Absolutely.
Titus Stevens (09:48):
Absolutely. Hallelujah. Father, I thank you that you are doing a supernatural, wonderful, super abounding gracious work amongst our generation Lord.
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (09:58):
Yes.
Titus Stevens (09:58):
A generation that had everything against it, Lord, that all the statistics said that would be the most difficult of the generations. But we’ve been seeing a great revival, and I believe, Lord, that is your grace and favor upon us Lord. So continue to raise up Lord. Ministers, I believe there are people watching this podcast right now who are like me, young, inexperienced, but have a heart to serve the Lord. Lord, make this fire burn faster and harder and greater in their hearts. Lord, continue to raise up ministers in our generation. And Lord, we believe that we will see the greatest harvest of souls through our generation. In Jesus mighty name, may you be greatly blessed. Amen. Thank you, Titus for being on the
Evangelism Coach Daniel King (10:45):
Evangelism podcast. It’s a wonderful
Titus Stevens (10:47):
Pleasure to be here.
