Podcast: Christmas Outreach to the Community

Outreach Table for Christmas Church Marketing

Listen in as one church tells the story of getting their Christmas events out to a few thousand people during a town Christmas event.I interview Kevin Cunningham, outreach pastor of a church in Nashua New Hampshire, a town of about 80,000. Christmas OutreachEach year on the Saturday after … [Read more...]

Free Download: Personal Testimony Questionnaire

Spiritual Journey

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...]

Audio: Casting a Vision for Church Hospitality

Create A Culture of Church Hospitality

Puzzled why your church visitors don't come back?Maybe your members talk to each other and ignore the first time visitor. Maybe your volunteers are not serving the needs of visitors. Maybe your first time visitors don't feel welcomed.In this audio sample from the Create a Culture of … [Read more...]

Podcast: Sharing your Faith while Serving the Community

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I can't tell you how many times I've heard small churches say "we are just too small" to do much of anything.In today's podcast, I talk with a pastor whose little country church isbringing the good news of Jesus AND serving the community AND leading people to faith in Christ.I … [Read more...]

Replay Social Media Webinar for Pastors

Yesterday, we had a great webinar with Paul Steinbrueck on social media for church planters and pastors.Given that many of our sign-ups were just at the beginning stages of using social media, Paul outlines how social media fits in church communication and some basic checklists about how to use … [Read more...]

Church Greeter Ebook Testimonial

Ebook on Church Greeters

This past week, I've had two great coaching appointments that were part of the bonus with the order of my instantly ebook on Greeters (Click on image to get yours).Based on research done with churches that wantOrganize their greeter ministry Start their greeter ministry Or "take it up a … [Read more...]

Giving Yourselves Away

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I am helping launch a church.We don't want to be known as the church in the hotel.We want to be known as the church that heals families.We don't want people to come so we can grow the church.We want people to come and give themselves away in the community.I've been reading some … [Read more...]

You helped me overcome that fear!

Phone call

Today, I received phone call from a person who has taken my Fear Free Evangelism course.Below is an approximate transcript of the conversation, with approval from the person involved.  The person wishes to remain anonymous, though I have their approval in an email. Can I tell you what happened … [Read more...]

Online Course: Red Carpet Hospitality Opens in January

Webinar for Churches

Many of my readers serve in or lead the various Hospitality ministries in their church.This time of year,new volunteers come on board, new leaders are asked by their pastors to take charge new people are asked to "fix and improve" the hospitality ministry of their church.As churches … [Read more...]

3 Part Webinar with Gary Rorhmayer

By popular demand, I've been asked to make all three webinars with Gary Rohrmayer available. Books Mentioned: Conspiracy of Kindness: A Unique Approach to Sharing the Love of Jesus The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church for the Community Spiritual Conversations (Gary's … [Read more...]