Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
"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...]
Before we came to know Christ, we were sinners.Before we started following Jesus, we were spiritually dead, and spiritually blind.If we have been a Christian for a long time, perhaps we have forgotten how our spiritual eyes couldn't see in the dark, how impossible it was to seethe value … [Read more...]
Watch this video and comment below.Every life has a story.One listening evangelism exercise we do is to spend time praying for the strangers we might meet.As we go out into the streets, strangers will occasionally start talking with us about their stories. If we slow down long … [Read more...]
A young man came to me one evening during the camp meal and he asks, “Do the non-elect go to hell?”I was startled. This question was out of context, out of the blue, seeming to come from left field.I was in this guy's life for just a couple of days while we were on a work team together … [Read more...]
I've started compiling a list of encounters with Jesus, wondering -What is the starting point of that person's seeking? What was their spiritual thirst that propelled them to seek Jesus? What might spiritual thirst look like in the gospels? I've even wondered if people can follow Jesus … [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...]
"I guess I'm not good at seeing spiritual thirst," shared a pastor in my coaching group for 30 days for more spiritual conversations.He had completed an assignment I had given him, found himself surrounded by nonbelievers in his social networks.However, his image of personal evangelism was … [Read more...]
I've started meeting regularly with one of the men who comes to our core group.He and his family are recent immigrants, fleeing the political unrest from his home country. Truly, they are starting over.He is a follower of Christ, and we've started meeting recently to discuss topics … [Read more...]
The story of Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch serves as the foundation of our personal evangelism teaching.At any Fear Free Evangelism seminar, or Evangelism Dunamis, this text from Acts 8 serves as the foundational teaching of recognizing how to cooperate with the Holy Spirit in personal … [Read more...]
One of the greatest insights for my personal evangelism is the realization of the role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism.The Holy Spirit is the divine agent the Father uses to draw people to Jesus.The Holy Spirit Prepares the Way by creating spiritual thirst. Along the way, various events … [Read more...]
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