Being cross cultural missionaries, I run into a clash of worldviews.
Likewise, teaching in a missions institute on worldviews, I seek to offer explanations and suggest strategies to contextualize the gospel.
We may not see it a lot in the US, but a common worldview I encounter when I minister in Latin America is animism.
Perhaps you [...]

EvangelismCoach.org began from an idea that someone mentioned to me in one of those cubicle conversations.
First, it began as a simple website where I could share my thoughts on evangelism in print and recommend evangelism books.
Then it grew with Christian Coaching and 1-1 mentoring services, online training webinars. 
Along with the expansion of services, it [...]

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As the final installment in our series on church nametags, here is a list I found from a church that [...]

Since the PC USA is where I hold my ordination as pastor, these statistics are of interest to me, and I know that many of the EvangelismCoach.org subscribers are in that same tribe.
Source: PC(USA) – Presbyterian News Service – PC(USA) records steepest membership loss since reunion in 1983.
Membership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) fell by [...]

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As the final part of our series on church nametags, here is a list of 8 tips for the use [...]

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For churches that have considered and want to implement using nametags, today’s post gives you [...]

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When people visit conventions, or large meetings at hotels, name tags are part of the [...]

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Does your church use nametags during the Sunday morning worship service?
Several church growth books recommend [...]

Next week, I’ll have a few new things to have an ongoing subscription drive.  It’s a way to make things easier for my readers.
You’ve got two items to subscribe.
1.  RSS Feed.
The RSS feed is a simple way to have Evangelismcoach.org content delivered to you almost as instantly as it is published.  If you don’t know [...]

I will be traveling to the Annapolis Maryland area July 7-14 and can be available to your congregation.
When I travel, I can conduct a 2 hour lite version of a full day or weekend retreat on evangelism training, kind of like a sampler.  The only cost to you is a love offering and some volunteer [...]

Last week, I spoke with a small suburban church pastor who apologetically murmured how his church website embarrassed him.
“I’m sorry you had to see that.”
He went on to explain how it was setup 10 years ago by a church member who has since moved on and how impossible it is to maintain with all those [...]

In February 2009 Barna released their study on spiritual gifts.  You can read the whole report here:  Spiritual Gifts and Evangelism.
I have taught on spiritual gifts as part of the Dunamis project in various countries and I find this of great interest.
Highlights:
The survey data point out several interesting conditions.

Between those who do not know their [...]

This comes from my friends at Tierra Nueva in Burlington Washington.   One of our ministry prayer warriors works there and I’m happy to recommend this event to my readers who are out in that area.
Source: http://bobekblad.blogspot.com/2009/06/setting-captives-free.html
This last year many of us at Tierra Nueva have felt a need to go deeper into God’s love [...]

This weekend in my devotional time, I spent time pondering how Paul planted a church in a foreign city, particularly Corinth, from Acts 18.  I found several parallels to my current church planting work.
He connected with the local people
When he came to the town, “he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, [...]