Do you understand that evangelism has changed? Popular approaches you may have grown up with were great for their time, but new approaches to the unchanging gospel are necessary. Last week, James White sent out this post, and it's republished here with permission.Vol. 9, No. 10 The Seismic Shift in Outreach There has been a seismic … [Read more...]
I've got a few friend who has always been hostile to talking about faith.Their level of spiritual thirst has been low. In fact, it's downright hostile.We remain friends, but talking about Jesus is a topic that provokes emotional hostility or an evasive awkward silence. Other times, there are attempts to change the subject.When I try … [Read more...]
Let people around you know you are a Christian (in a natural, unforced way) Ask friends about their faith – and just listen! Listen to your friends problems – maybe offer to pray for them Share your problems with others – testify to how your faith helps you Give them a book to read Share your story Answer objections and … [Read more...]
Here's a 17+ minute video of Tim Keller talking at Lausanne about how you reach cities byPlanting & renewing churches that are contextual to the city, Establishing citywide gospel movementsBy contextual churches, he speaks of planting a church that fits in your context. As part of that talk he gave these marks to becoming … [Read more...]
Year ago, I was standing in the lunch line at the seminary cafeteria. A classmate and I were discussing themes in our evangelism class when a fellow student from another class interrupted: "Are you talking about the E-word?" In our class, we were talking about evangelism and its connections to American Imperialism." Huh?Another time, in the … [Read more...]
Every weekend, we challenge our church members to invite someone to the next sermon series.Each week, we call our church members to invite someone to small group.You probably do it to.In fact, many people would rather give a church invitation than personally share the gospel.Have you seen that happen?I have. Does an invitation … [Read more...]
Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.A man scatters seed on the ground.Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.As soon as the grain is ripe, he … [Read more...]
Evangelism is a spiritual work.When we make it a human work, wefeel pressure to get a decision. feel unprepared to handle every possible objection. feel insecure in presenting what we personally know about Jesus.Rather, Evangelism is the work of the Holy Spirit. But even with that in mind, we are prone to errors. Top 3 mistakes … [Read more...]
Christmas is coming!You've likely seen stores already putting Christmas stuff out, and the shopping season gets longer. I started seeing Christmas stuff in late September. . .During this time of year, many churches put together various outreaches to care for their community. We have done various shoebox programs and angel tree programs … [Read more...]
Have you ever been put on the spot with regards to an evangelistic moment?Imagine, you are at the beach with a friend, talking about life.The rhythm of the crashing waves, the cry of seagulls, and the breeze creates a relaxing setting where the the conversation takes a deeply spiritual turn.The spontaneous conversation begins to go deep … [Read more...]
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