I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of struggling churches.It’s a book that is based out of years of practical experience, and has much to say to how a church should engage it’s community.How does your church connect with the community? Is your church … [Read more...]
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of churches seeking to engage its community.Over the next few days leading up to the Community Based Servant Evangelism Webinar, I’ll be pulling out a few themes. A philosophy of Ministry The foundational drive of this book … [Read more...]
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of churches seeking to engage its community.Over the next few days leading up to the Community Based Servant Evangelism Webinar, I'll be pulling out a few themes. What's not working? The authors ask: Why Aren't Our Efforts … [Read more...]
Perhaps you’re wonderingHow to improve your first impressions ministry for first time church visitors What to say to a first time visitor. How to train church greeters.Do you want to retain more of your church visitors?That process starts with a great first impression.A first impression leads to a second visit.A second … [Read more...]
I've been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of struggling churches. It's a book that is based out of years of practical experience, and has much to say to how a church should engage it's community.How does your church connect with the community?Is your church over … [Read more...]
Burning questions need fast answers! Do you need advice to take your evangelism passion, hospitality, or outreach strategy to the next level?Leading your church or small group is challenging. Brainstorming about evangelism ideas or strategies seems to have you stuck in a rut. You need fresh answers and ideas, and you can’t wait for … [Read more...]
I consulted with the Church Hospitality Team leader of a large urban church that is developing a parking lot ministry greeter team.Over the decades, this church has acquired neighboring parcels of land in the city to expand their campus. The end result being that there is no contiguous land parcel for one parking lot.Instead, there are … [Read more...]
In the course of my consulting and speaking at evangelism training workshops, I've encountered many churches that have very active outreach and community service programs:After school tutoring Shut in or Prisoner Visitation Habitat for Humanity work projects Medical outreaches for the community Participating in Crop Walks for Hunger … [Read more...]
In addition to our one-to-one evangelism coaching and mentoring services, EvangelismCoach.org launches new services as an evangelism consultant to come along side local church sessions, presbyteries, other governing bodies or judicatories.Here are a few questions to consider:Has your church hit a "plateau" in the area of growth? Do … [Read more...]
Welcoming I've recently had the joy of connecting with a Spanish speaking small church. It's a small church, bouncing from 15-40 in attendance.Our first visit was sometime 2006, maybe October.I'm clearly an American, so I stuck out.(When I visited a 700 member Spanish church in Panama, people welcomed me in English -- my visit was a … [Read more...]
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