Evangelism Workshop on Martha Reese’s Unbinding the Gospel

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I attended Martha Reese's workshop (author of Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism (Real Life Evangelism Series) at the Evangelism Conference in Nashville.I was going to do my own write up, but the Presbyterian News Service beat me to it.You can read it here:PC(USA) - Presbyterian … [Read more...]

The church and personal evangelism

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Today I read a post at 9 Marks about the corporate role of the church and its support of personal evangelism.The writer asks: What is the role of the local church (i.e., corporate witness) in our personal evangelism (i.e., individual, personal witness)? Consider the ethos of your … [Read more...]

From the bookshelf: Unbinding the Gospel

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I've soaked up reading Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evangelism (Real Life Evangelism Series) by Martha Reese. I met her in Nashville and spent some time interacting with her on the research. The full research can be seen here at GraceNet.infoShe did a survey study of over 1000 mainline churches … [Read more...]

Hard to get: What time are your services?

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There was a church that took over an abandoned post-office and turned the exterior into a nice presentable place. It looked sharp, clean, and with fresh paint and landscaping, it was attracting my attention.During the renovations, a Spanish sign for the church went up and my interest grew.But the … [Read more...]

Complete Evangelism will Impact a Culture

Jim Wallis spoke to our gathering at the National Evangelism Conference for the PCUSA. I appreciated much of what he had to say. Rather than write my own summary, I have searched a few news articles and found this one to be pretty representative summary of Wallis talk.Spiritual renewal key for … [Read more...]

Three ways to repel / Three ways to attact

I was cleaning out a file cabinet this morning (what a way to spend a day) and came across my notes from a talk by Bill Hybels of Willow Creek given to an evangelism conference.I share them here as a pointed reminder about considering our life and witness.Three ways to repel: 1. "In your … [Read more...]

Go to the Streets

I'm a Presbyterian Pastor. In Nashville last week, I visited with Eric Hoey, our denominations point person for evangelism. We have talked on the phone, prayed together, and he will be coming to address our presbytery in October and keynoting our event in March. It's a privelege to know Eric and I … [Read more...]

What church is that?

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This morning, I was talking to a fellow about where he lived. He had moved to the area from out of state, and had been living in his home for under 1 year."I live down the street from the church." I asked, "What church is that?"His reply: "For the life of me, I've never been able to figure it out. I … [Read more...]

Come to the Table

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While in Nashville, I skipped out the conference worship service to attend The Peoples Church in Franklin TN.It is a mega church with multiple campuses and multiple services over the weekend. But they had a few programs I can share about evangelism. This program below can be used no matter what size … [Read more...]

Returning from Nashville

Personal news I write this while sitting in the airport in Nashville. I’ve been there to attend the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) National Evangelism Conference at the Grand Old Opry house.Workshops on evangelism, plenary speakers, and general networking made it a worthwhile event to change. I … [Read more...]

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