Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
Equipping the Saints to do the work of the ministry. One of the primary tasks of pastors is to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry.I’ve coached enough pastors and done enough evangelism training seminars to know that one challenge that many of you face is equipping your people for … [Read more...]
One of the questions I'm frequently asked in my coaching work with churches is about the work, role, or purpose of an evangelism committee.Just recently, I met via phone with an evangelism committee that was just getting started. They were wanting to know what a church evangelism committee … [Read more...]
A reader contacted me: “Pastor, our small church needs help organizing a Friends and Family day for the end of August to launch our new season. Can you help us?”As we talked further on the phone, we kicked around a few ideas unique to their church, but developed some ideas that are useful to … [Read more...]
I'm doing some traveling this week, visiting churches in Richmond VA.Today's guest post is from Gary Rohrmayer. I've re posted this here with permission.Visit the full article 9 ways to Create Momentum for Fall Outreach for the bullet points to be teased out. . .Nine Ways to Create … [Read more...]
Here are three questions that spark a great discussion:What is evangelism? Ideally, what does effective evangelism look like in a healthy congregation? What does evangelism look like in your congregation?These three questions produce all sorts of divergent answers. 1. What is … [Read more...]
Today is the final portion on the series, Evangelism Substitutes. See the links below to catch the other parts.Here is a fourth substitute for personal evangelism: community service projects.For example:Let’s go out and feed the homeless. Let’s go out and build houses for … [Read more...]
The Christian Post released a new article about the state of church planting in the United States (Source): After decades of net decline, more U.S. churches are being started each year than are being closed.The credit largely goes to the recent increase in enthusiasm for church planting. … [Read more...]
Tyndale provided me with a copy of Felicity Dale’s updated book An Army of Ordinary People.I agreed to review and they’ve given me liberty to review the book as I see fit.As I read these simple stories as told by Dale, I often found my self thinking: This is what personal evangelism … [Read more...]
Charles Arn has surveyed thousands of people: (Source: 3 Questions for Charles Arn) In your research, have you found that there’s one specific reason that visitors come to church?The friendship factor.We’ve asked more than 50,000 people over the last 10 years why they came to church, … [Read more...]
Pastors Alan and Debbie Kemp recently led their church into a Faith in Action Sunday, following a program that has been developed by World Vision.They chose to take their regular Sunday service and move it to the front lawn of the their church -- going to the streets, so to speak.Their … [Read more...]
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