Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
Each Christian has a personal story of how he/she came to know Jesus in a personal, life-changing way.You can use your personal testimony to spread the Gospel of Christ. Make sure you avoid the cheesy clichés – be authentic. 1. Use your testimony. You have both current stories of … [Read more...]
I recently watched a visual parable that demonstrates the role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism.It's the film: Flywheel.The story follows the awakening faith of the central character, a used car salesman.Along the way, you see moments that when tied together cause a crisis of faith, … [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'm often asked for ideas about helping people grow comfortable in talking about their own faith.In the denominational cirlces I run in, there is a clumsiness, awkwardness, or hesitancy to share about one's own private faith journey. This could be for a variety of reasons:1. It's not a part … [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...]
We go to a little Spanish community church.We are the only North American family in the place (by American -- they mean me, the English speaker).God has used this little church in ways to allow me to experience some healing and growth in my life, even though Spanish is not in my native … [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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