What does a Personal Evangelism Coach do?

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As a response to the series Coaching Congregational Evangelism, I've been coaching a few very busy pastors through a 30 day process to better personal evangelism for busy pastors.I find over and over again in my practice that coaching "removes the fog from the mirror." Fog = Evangelism … [Read more...]

Is Your Church’s Hospitality Ministry stuck?

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A few weeks ago, a church setup a Church Leadership Coaching Session.The pastor organized one of their leadership committees that were taking on some new areas of responsibility, particularly in the area of church hospitality.Why did they do that?The church was experiencing some new and … [Read more...]

Do people know where your church is?

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Out of sight, out of mind.That statement is true with the visibility of your church.If people can’t see it or find it, it’s out of their mind.This doesn't work.Do people know your church exists or where it is?  Read this story of one person knew nothing about the church on the … [Read more...]

Finding out your community needs

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I spent time giving some evangelism coaching a church yesterday.The questions of the day revolved around finding and meeting community needs.A majority of church members are no longer within 5 miles of the neighborhood that has transitioned from blue collar to immigrant.  As such, there is … [Read more...]

Webinar with Bill Tenny-Brittian March 26

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Are you familiar with this statistic? There are so few North American Christians practicing evangelism that it takes an average of eighty-five church members one full year to bring one Wanderer to the faith.  Additionally, according to the World Christian Encyclopedia, the church spends … [Read more...]

Get 1 hour of Free Evangelism Coaching

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I offer one hour of free evangelism coaching ($45 value) to those who purchase a copy of How to Welcome Church Visitors.  A recent buyer who chairs an evangelism committee and runs the church greeter program claimed his hour and had this to say: Chris Walker's coaching ability is wonderful.  He's … [Read more...]

Did Saint Francis of Assisi get it wrong?

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One of my loyal readers (via RSS feed) wrote an interesting post: Today, I had coffee with a friend of mine who said, "I don't believe that it is my responsibility to share the gospel." He just wanted to live his life in such a way that people would be attracted to that example and hopefully come … [Read more...]

Evangelism Training in Your Classrooms

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Last weekend, I got to teach a Sunday School class in Virginia Beach.  No big deal right? However, I wasn't in Virginia Beach.  The class was done via video conferencing over Skype. Here is what the organizer had to say. Chris' guest appearance via Skype in our Sunday School class … [Read more...]

7 Tips For More Spiritual Conversations

Most of us find that the frequency of our spiritual conversations diminish over time, simply because we are too busy with life.  The Ebb and Flow of Evangelism Conversations We go to a conference, get pumped to talk with people about Jesus, and then over time, the number of conversations … [Read more...]

Church Leadership Coaching Session

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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 … [Read more...]