Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
We know that God's Spirit is at work in us as believers, training us, teaching us, and transforming us.But, I also want to point out how the Holy Spirit prepares the way for evangelism to occur naturally. Phillip and the Ethiopian Consider Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.Clearly the … [Read more...]
Today, we begin a series entitled “God’s Heart for the Nations.”Salvation is not just for individuals, but for the nations.Here is what burns in my heart as my passion in life: to help the Church get passionate about evangelismand leading people into discovering their faith in … [Read more...]
Our definition of evangelism (from the PCUSA) has both:A message to share ("joyfully sharing the good news of the sovereign love of God) A destination ("calling people to . . . . . ")The good news is the gospel. This is what gospel means in its most basic form: "good news."However, … [Read more...]
We can't cause, create, nor bring results in evangelism.Evangelism is ultimately a spiritual activity, and the fruit (i.e., a disciple) of our work is truly God's doing.We can weep for the lost, or labor in prayer, but salvation is truly a gift from God.We can share our faith, engage in … [Read more...]
I read an awesome article this evening that lays out the relationship between Evangelism and the Sovereignty of God. Read it here: Offerings: Q & A: Evangelism and God's Sovereignty.As a pastor in the Presbyteiran tradition and a teacher of evangelism, the tension between human free will and … [Read more...]
Various models of personal evangelism have been put developed over many years.If proclamation and invitation is central to evangelism, what form does the proclamation take?In our series of conversion stories, we’ve seenindividual conversations that contextualize the gospel to the … [Read more...]
After returning from Panama, its time to continue developing our working definition of Evangelism. The definition of Evangelism I use: What we share is all about the good news of God’s sovereign love. In the Christian circles I run in, most of us would agree this refers to the death and … [Read more...]
I've been reading Reimagining Evangelism: Inviting Friends on a Spiritual Journey which i found on Out of Url.I can't describe how much this book resonates with the material that Rev. Susan and I teach for PRMI in the Evangelism Dunamis. Look for the Divine Appointments The basic premise of … [Read more...]
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