I Can’t Get In

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Over at http://www.ChurchHospitalityTraining.com, I've released video Number3.In today's video, I address one of the biggest barriers that churches put up to visitors who do come back for several weeks in a row.I once  attended a local fellowship for nearly 6 months and still had no … [Read more...]

Does your Greeter Ministry Create Barriers

Church Hospitality DVD Training

A big hospitality barrier for many churches is a malfunctioning greeter ministry.  Greeters don’t show up on time, do a half-baked job, rarely make eye contact, and seem don’t they don’t really care.I saw this on my twitter feed not too long ago:  Church Greeters who scowl when they are … [Read more...]

Free Church Hospitality Videos

Church Hospitality DVD Training

Earlier this year, a church hospitality committee leader called me up to have chat about how to restart their hospitality ministries.Perhaps you have the same challenge they had: People come for the first time, but they don't come back. What can we do to fix that? This church began looking … [Read more...]

Does an invitation to church equal evangelism?

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Every weekend, we challenge our church members to invite someone to the next sermon series.Each week, we call our church members to invite someone to small group.You probably do it to.In fact, many people would rather give a church invitation than personally share the gospel.Have you … [Read more...]

The Apostle Paul’s Journey to Faith in Christ

The Spiritual Journey to the Christian Faith

Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like.A man scatters seed on the ground.Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how.All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full … [Read more...]

How to get more faith sharing conversations during your week

Spiritual Conversation

Recently, I've been coaching church teams on personal evangelism over a 4 month time frame.Their goal is to increase the number of faith sharing conversations they have throughout the week. Here is a little test that comes out from coaching:If you were to look back at the last 7 days, how … [Read more...]

Book Review:Eats with Sinners

My review on Aaron Chambers Eats with Sinners

I've been in the Church for so long that deep friendships with people apart from Christ have been neglected.I've filled my day with work, managing the lives of my children, administrative and planning for the local church, and running an international ministry.Recently, I've been having a … [Read more...]

What was responsible for your coming to Christ and this church

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The Institute For American Church Growth asked over 10,000 people this question: “What was responsible for your coming to Christ and this church?”Their replies were:I had a special need - 3% I just walked in - 3% I liked the minister - 6% I visited there - 1% I liked the Bible … [Read more...]

May 2012 Personal Evangelism Seminar – Richmond VA

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You Want Me To Do What? Many people find personal evangelism scary.Some would rather clean a pig sty instead of talking about Jesus to their friends.You know that Jesus commands us to go and share.You know that your faith is meaningful.But fear stands in the way.Fear Free … [Read more...]

Webinar: What is your Evangelism Strategy for 2012?

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I talked with a small church pastor who was telling me that their church will be focused on Evangelism as one of their top priorities this year.Another church did my 4 month personal evangelism coaching process for their team and within a few months had baptized some new believers as a result of … [Read more...]