Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
For the last part of our series Coaching Congregational Evangelism, I want to share some very practical advice a church planter gave me. "Evangelism doesn't just happen. You've got to do it." I was asking him how he grew his church from scratch in a few months (I no longer remember the exact … [Read more...]
Pastor Guiermo has listened to the needs of his community.These needs form the social outreach part of his ministry to help their new church plant serve and connect with its neighbors.He's spent time listening to the needs of the new incoming residents in a part of the area undergoing new … [Read more...]
Yesterday, I returned from doing ministry training in Nicaragua.We worked with nearly 200 ministry leaders from 6 different Central America countries plus the United States. Our team had some plenary sessions during the training camp.Here is a summary of the message I gave the last … [Read more...]
Do your small groups make a difference in the world?Or have they existed so long they are very inward focused?Do they give themselves away, or simply demand more spiritual food from the gifted leader?What can you do to move a small group from self-feeding to selfless service? A … [Read more...]
I'm often asked How does a church build a bridge to the local community? Here is a great example of a church serving it's community and using the web 2.0 technology to do so.12 Stone Church Developed a website calledmyCorkBoard.orgI heard about it in a podcast this past fall where the … [Read more...]
Watch how some of my friends are seeking to be a missional community in the Northside of Richmond Virginia, my hometown.Part of the struggle of missional community where they live:Their house has bullet holes from a shooting in front of their house. Their cars have been vandalized, … [Read more...]
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...]
I recently picked up and reread my copy of They like Jesus, but not the Church by Dan Kimball, in review to a post I read this week at the Christian Manifesto.Kimball gears his book at those who want to get out of the Christian subculture and actually engage people in spiritual … [Read more...]
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of churches seeking to engage its community.See Part I of Evangelism Where You Live - A Review Part ISee Part II of Evangelism Where You Live - A Review Part IIThis final … [Read more...]
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of churches seeking to engage its community.Over the next few days leading up to the Community Based Servant Evangelism Webinar, I’ll be pulling out a few themes. A philosophy … [Read more...]
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