Back to Basics in Church Evangelism
I’ve been doing some writing and thinking about helping the church become visitor friendly. A list of related articles is below.
Hospitality is only a part of church based evangelism.
I just read a timely article about this in Net Results Magazine’s September/October 2007 Issue. Bill Easum writes “Back to Basics,” calling on church leaders to get back to the great commission and the great commandment.
In returning to the Great Commandment, he exhorts congregations about the need to return to the basic ministry of loving one another, to become an “incubator of faith where non Christians and new Christians experience a warm, loving, and accepting group of people.”
- Is your church friendly toward the visitor?
- Is your church friendly towards the pastor?
- Or is your church full of strife, division, and run by a control freak?
If your church is not an incubator of faith, perhaps its time to show the controllers and bullies to the door, says Easum.
In returning to the Great Commission, Easum reminds the church to return to the basic ministry of reaching out to the stranger. He offers practical steps for pastors to help keep this in front of the congregation.
His steps:
1. Read the series “My First Six Months as a Pastor”
2. Read “Why People Don’t Invite People to Church.” [A recent EvangelismCoach.org post on this is here].
3. Host some “Taste and See Events”
4. Figure out how to spend at least 10% of annual income on ministries focused on unchurched people. Here is a list of ways to connect.
Other Hospitality Posts
Hospitality is a piece of evangelism
What’s your sign? (Do your signs help or hinder?)
Poor Word Choice (One sign that just doesn’t read right).
Hospitality and Evangelism (The story of our welcome to our church).
Welcome a Spanish speaking Visitor
How not to welcome a visitor
No One Said Hello
I can’t silence the pain.
I want to feel Jesus
Six Hints for welcoming Visitors
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[...] Back to Basics in Church Evangelism Hospitality is a piece of evangelism What’s your sign? (Do your signs help or hinder?) Poor Word Choice (One sign that just doesn’t read right). Hospitality and Evangelism (The story of our welcome to our church). Welcome a Spanish speaking Visitor How not to welcome a visitor No One Said Hello I can’t silence the pain. I want to feel Jesus Six Hints for welcoming Visitors [...]