Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
Stories capture the heart and mind like nothing else can.People listen to operas, watch movies, read novels, and attend plays to get lost in the story. My son played Pinocchio in the school play (he's in the red hat). Personal God Stories as Testimony In our team meeting last night, we spoke … [Read more...]
Have you ever felt like you've been caught off guard?Imagine sitting in a coffee shop talking about life with a friend.The conversation begins to go deep about some personal issue: your friend is confessing a deep sense of remorse over some sin in their life and how they seek … [Read more...]
Your story of your journey to faith is one of the most crucial ways that people see how Jesus is relevant to life.But as I've given many evangelism seminars, particularly in more traditional Protestant denominations, I find that many people don't know their own story.If you are wanting to … [Read more...]
In Organic Outreach for Ordinary People: Sharing Good News Naturally, author Kevin Harney sets out to show us a way that ordinary people can do evangelism.The book offerssolid theology of appropriate Bible passages specific actions steps one can take after each chapter, Questions for … [Read more...]
"Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how." - Mark 4:27 How does the seed grow? I remember science projects I did in elementary school to make seeds sprout.We played with the variables of soil, light, water, and even gravity (by … [Read more...]
Jesus tells us another parable about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13. "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field." Matthew 13:44In contrast to the parable of the fine … [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...]
“When I was 8 years old, I was invited to a bible camp for kids.”“My father helped me see my need for Jesus and I put my trust in Him.”“A friend invited me to church, and after a few weeks, I responded to the message.”“I had a mystical encounter with God. A few weeks … [Read more...]
Part of the art of post-modern evangelism is story telling, in particular, telling your own story of how you came to discover your faith. The Christian Testimony Shortly after I became a Christian in the late 80s, I learned a phrase "Your Testimony."Your Christian testimony describesHow … [Read more...]
Last night, I watched a deeply powerful film. Note: Over the last few days and into next week, I’ll be sharing some thoughts on postmodernism and evangelism. To keep the articles readable and short, they are spread out over a few days. Grab the RSS feed to get new articles … [Read more...]
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