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Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 31, 2008 No Comment

Lifeway has put up a website for pastors that is full of articles and ideas for thanksgiving. 
Read about it here.
Free model sermons.
Help for Thanksgiving Themed services
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Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 30, 2008 No Comment
Church Leadership Coaching Session

While at the Mt. Vernon Evangelism Dunamis,  I had the opportunity to visit with some elders of the Deming Presbyterian Church in Northwest Washington State (Acme WA), with about 15-25 people in worship.
Here is what one of the elders had to say [edited for spacing and readability]:
On the evening we and other church elders met [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 30, 2008 No Comment
Reader Question via Ask Evangelism Coach

A reader recently submitted submitted a question via Ask Evangelism Coach section. (I’ve edited this for spelling an grammar).
What is the best question to ask someone to start a conversation about evangelism?
Thanks for submitting the question to me via Ask Evangelism Coach section of the website.  This page is beginning to fulfill its purpose in [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 29, 2008 No Comment

Evangelism Seminar Description:
Many people find  personal evangelism scary.
Some would rather clean a pig sty instead of talking about Jesus to their friends.
Yet Jesus commands us to go and share.
We’ll tackle questions like:

Do I have to be brave?
How can I share my faith without being obnoxious?
What are some good books to help me share my [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 29, 2008 2 Comments

One of the blogs I read (Fierce Grace) decided to do something entirely different on a Sunday morning.
Cancel the service.
Serve the neighborhood.
Read about it at The Church Has Left the Building.

I have often mentioned that some churches can do this.  I can’t imagine Mars Hill or Seacoast doing something like this.  However smaller churches can [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 27, 2008 No Comment

Friday afternoon during the Mt. Vernon Evangelism Dunamis, we had a lab time or a live practicum, based on the Phillip and Ethiopian Eunuch story. 
We gathered as a group, prayed, and then dismissed to visit various places in Mount Vernon as we felt led or guessed at a leading. 
The goal was to have [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 27, 2008 No Comment
Seattle Evangelism Dunamis Report

I and one of my co-teachers just finished the The Evangelism Dunamis track in Mt. Vernon Washington, about 2 hours north of Seattle. 
One of the joys I get in my travels as an evangelism trainer is meeting new people all over the country. 
Pastors from various denominations and gifted lay ministers. 
At this conference, new initial groundwork [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 26, 2008 No Comment

One of the most popular things sought after here at Evangelism Coach is a letter to mail to first time visitors. 
I have one, but would like to gather up a collection of them from my readers and then make a collection of them available for download here.
Help me get submissions.

If you are not the [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 24, 2008 No Comment

Christian:
What are you waiting for?

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 23, 2008 One Comment
Church Greeter at the Taxi Stop

At the church we currently attend, there are plenty of people who use public transportation to attend: buses, taxi, and of course, their own feet.
We normally take a public bus to church, which drops us at the entrance to our congregation, and so we walk through the parking lot to make it to the entrance. [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 21, 2008 No Comment
Pilgrimage on the Edges

Today, I bring you another guest article, by Christian Dominic Boyd of www.celtichound.org. 
Christian is also pastor of New Creation, a Presbyterian new church development in O’Fallon, Illinois, which is part of the St Louis metro area.  
He and I were co-presenters at the Presbyterian Transformational Conference in Tampa last month.  I’m glad to [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 18, 2008 No Comment
The Holy Spirit Prepares the Way

One of the questions that I have received frequently via “Ask Evangelism Coach” has been on the role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism.
That as a topic is broad, so I’ll begin a series of posts on that topic.   Here is an older post I wrote: Role Of The Holy Spirit In Evangelism that speaks [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 18, 2008 No Comment
Buying Evangelism Books

I want to thank my faithful readers and loyal supporters who have been making purchases of evangelism books from this website and from our partner site
www.EvangelismBookstore.com.

Churches are buying their entire curriculum for the season.
Students are ordering their textbooks.
Small group leaders are buying in bulk.

How it works
Did you know that every book you purchase [...]

Written By: EvangelismCoach on October 17, 2008 No Comment
Fear Free Evangelism Case Study

With permission, I want to share a story from a participant in one of the Fear Free Evangelism Seminars that I conduct
I have edited it for details and confidentiality:
I’ve been extremely busy on audits recently but it is on just such a trip to Atlanta 2 weeks ago that I was able to use [...]

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