Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
Why do some people express great interest in the gospel of Jesus Christ, yet they never cross the line of faith and discipleship?Perhaps you've spent time sharing your faith (maybe a few years) byDeveloping authentic relationships with non-believers Faith sharing conversations over … [Read more...]
"How do you find forgiveness?"This was a question my neighbor asks while we visit at the poolside on a spring day.While our kids are splashing, shouting, screaming, laughing and diving into the water, my friend talks with me about deep issues of the heart.How did we get to this … [Read more...]
Without a doubt personal relationships are the most effective way to share the gospel in a meaningful way.I've had deeply personal conversations with strangers, and have led strangers to Christ.But those conversations were the results of months of spiritual preparation by their friends who … [Read more...]
This week, I'm on vacation.Today's Guest post is "Top 10 Evangelism Mistakes, Number Five" from Shawn Anderson's Living Dangerously blog. Shawn has written a book on Personal Evangelism that I recently finished. We'll be hearing more from him later this month in a webinar.To get that … [Read more...]
Pastor Valcarcel's short little book is his personal testimony of how he came to faith in Jesus and some of the life transformation since that encounter.It's a very short read at only56 pages, but it tells a very powerful story of his life.He self-published it in hopes of getting the story … [Read more...]
"But I am so afraid to start a conversation," confessed a pastor. "I have non-Christian friends, and spend time with them, but I'm so afraid of ruining my friendship."Does that describe you, even if you are not a pastor?From the seminars I give around the US and in Latin America, this is a … [Read more...]
In doing personal evangelism coaching with some pastors these last few days, I found myself recommending one thing very often.Make a prayer list of friends whom you'd like to see following Jesus.We might mentally agree to the the idea, but to actually make the list and use it may still be a … [Read more...]
This weekend in my devotional time, I spent time pondering how Paul planted a church in a foreign city, particularly Corinth, from Acts 18. I found several parallels to my current church planting work. He connected with the local people When he came to the town, “he met a Jew named Aquila, a … [Read more...]
Several years ago, I was challenged as a youth pastor to give my leadership away -- delegate, delegate, and delegate. The challenger warned me that I could only reach so many people, but if I delegated and empowered, I could lead larger ministries with longer reaches and greater sustainability. … [Read more...]
A blog had a great article ( "Gospel Connections in Suburbia") that has evangelistic conversational tips.The problem posed is How can I take a natural conversation about common things and connect it to the gospel without it coming off like an abrupt topic change? The farther the distance … [Read more...]
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