Recently on The Exchange, Rice Broocks joined Ed Stetzer to discuss the role of the evangelist in the church.Every pastor wants the church to grow. I want my own church to grow.However, I don't want only Christians from other churches to be part of my church. I don't want a local believer coming to our midst looking for the "next best … [Read more...]
Darrell Davis points out how many conversations that Jesus had. Out of 132 contacts that Jesus had with people recorded in the New Testament, 6 were in the temple, 4 were in the synagogue, and 122 were out in the mainstream of life. (Adapted from Why Christians Sin, by J.K Johnson, Discovery House, 1992)As evangelists, we need to make sure … [Read more...]
Since the PC USA is where I hold my ordination as pastor, these statistics are of interest to me, and I know that many of the EvangelismCoach.org subscribers are in that same tribe.Source: PC(USA) - Presbyterian News Service - PC(USA) records steepest membership loss since reunion in 1983. Membership in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) fell by … [Read more...]
This weekend in my devotional time, I spent time pondering how Paul planted a church in a foreign city, particularly Corinth, from Acts 18. I found several parallels to my current church planting work. He connected with the local people When he came to the town, “he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy … [Read more...]
This webinar has passed.You can watch the replay and download the podcast here: Rabbit and the Elephant Webinar Replay Here is the resource page: Rabbit and the Elephant Resource Page Here is a book review: Rabbit and the Elephant ReviewGrab our EvangelismCoach newsletter to get future webinar announcements.A movement of house … [Read more...]
A moment with strangers Have you ever been with a group of people and felt like you just needed to talk to that person over there?A sense that God was pointing out that particular person?Phillip (in the story of Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch) was prompted to “Go Stand next to THAT chariot.”Of all the chariots on the road that … [Read more...]
When one gathers people for prayer on evangelism, either before an outreach, or if a prayer group wants to focus on of it’s meetings on prayer, I offer to you a simple guideline for such prayer meetings.1. In the name of Jesus Christ invite the Holy Spirit to lead the prayer group.We are Christian believers who pray in Jesus name. We … [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.See Part I of Evangelism Where You Live - A Review Part ISee Part II of Evangelism Where You Live - A Review Part IIThis final section of Chapters 5 - 8 gets into the nuts and … [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...]
During January, I received a series of questions via Ask Evangelism Coach. Because of travel engagements in 3 different countries during January, I'm just now responding (though I've been thinking about these for a while)A series of posts this week will focus on sharing these. It's my hope that our readers will join in the … [Read more...]
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