You helped me overcome that fear!

Phone call

Today, I received phone call from a person who has taken my Fear Free Evangelism course.Below is an approximate transcript of the conversation, with approval from the person involved.  The person wishes to remain anonymous, though I have their approval in an email. Can I tell you what happened … [Read more...]

The Nudge of the Holy Spirit

pull

Have you ever felt that Spirit-led nudge that pulls you to talk or pray with a stranger about their spiritual life?This kind of nudge is more than an intuition.  It’s the voice of God inviting you to join Him in His redemptive work.It’s God speaking to you through the Holy Spirit.I … [Read more...]

A Christmas Eve Tale

Christmas Eve Services.

Christmas Eve is a wonderful outreach opportunity!Visitors come through your doors.Some will be out of towners who are visiting with family.Others will be coming for the first time since last Christmas Eve.Others still will be coming for the very first time. I was the visitor I … [Read more...]

Online Course: Red Carpet Hospitality Opens in January

Webinar for Churches

Many of my readers serve in or lead the various Hospitality ministries in their church.This time of year,new volunteers come on board, new leaders are asked by their pastors to take charge new people are asked to "fix and improve" the hospitality ministry of their church.As churches … [Read more...]

Guest Post: Seeing Christmas stories through eyes of ministry

Christmas Eve Services.

Below is a guest article from my friend Mike Neeley, a minister with Tierra Nueva Ministries, an ecumenical ministry located in Burlington, WA, serving migrant farmworkers and inmates at Skagit County Jail.Tierra Nueva is dedicated to proclaiming the Good News of God's reign (on earth as it is … [Read more...]

Book Review: I Once was Lost

I Once Was Lost

The process of coming to faith is a journey, though most of our evangelism training on scripts and presentation all focus on the end point of the journey.I recently read I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us About Their Path to Jesus by Don Everts, Doug Schaupp (Authors)They … [Read more...]

Book Review: Search and Rescue Niel Cole

Book Review Search and Rescue Neil Cole

In Search & Rescue: Becoming a Disciple Who Makes a Difference, author Niel Cole borrows from his experience as a life guard on California beaches to illustrate the task of making disciples.  You can learn a great deal about rip currents and rescue swimming along with healthy disciple … [Read more...]

Book: Organic Outreach For Ordinary People

Organic Outreach for Ordinary People

In Organic Outreach for Ordinary People: Sharing Good News Naturally, author Kevin Harney sets out to show us a way that ordinary people can do evangelism.The book offerssolid theology of appropriate Bible passages specific actions steps one can take after each chapter, Questions for … [Read more...]