Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
Steven Furtick blogs about not putting unnecessary burdens on ourselves while sharing the gospel.He calls it “Your 50%”.Essentially, Furtick calls us to remember thatWe are called to bear witness to our faith. God is responsible for calling people to respond in faith.The … [Read more...]
I've heard some odd definitions of evangelism in my work. Here are two interesting ones centered around brand loyalty that I use in my talks. Evangelism as Brand Loyalty At one personal evangelism seminar I gave, an elder in the local presbyterian church was making small talk with me in the … [Read more...]
Part 1 Becky Pippert identifies five critical elements of personal and proclamation evangelism. "For the most effective that we can be, we need first personal evangelism training. Secondly, we need small group evangelism. Thirdly, we need proclamation evangelism.""What we need to call … [Read more...]
"Where do you go to church?" inquires the barber cutting my hair.I'm sitting in the barber's chair, getting the personal haircut that has been needed since the last day I left that chair nearly 3 months ago. I try my best to get the same barber every time to nurture a contact … [Read more...]
Jesus saw the crowds.He felt compassion for them.Because they were as sheep without a shepherd.Then Matthew adds: "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest," (Matt. 9:37-38). See the … [Read more...]
Jesus saw the crowds.Jesus felt compassion for the crowds.Matthew explains why. Chapter 9 verse 36: When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Sometimes I wonder how I see people who are without Christ. I … [Read more...]
When Jesus saw the crowds, his heart broke. Matthew 9:36 reads When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He had compassion on them.To put it another way, he felt compassion for them.I can imagine the heart of … [Read more...]
I'm brave enough to try and create a prayer guide for personal evangelism over the next 30 days.This will give you insight into how I am praying this month for the work of evangelism in my life. Am I too busy to see? Day 1: Matthew 9:35-36Jesus and his disciples were busy doing ministry, … [Read more...]
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD : The word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to him. - 1 Samuel 3.7As I read this a few mornings ago, I simply began to think:Who am I praying for to know the Lord? Who am I praying for God to reveal His word?I can think of several people today … [Read more...]
Last week, I met with a leadership team for the first time to help them brainstorm new ways to grow in evangelism. I led them in a group discussion on evangelism.Since this was my first discussion with them, I wanted to get a feel for their experiences and their pre-conceptions about What is … [Read more...]
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