My wife relates the following story, I've intentionally left the details vague.She's providing English tutoring a woman from an Asian Country.This woman is married to a diplomat who works for their nation's embassy.This woman comes from a Buddist background, but doesn't practice any of her religion of her youth.While tutoring, the … [Read more...]
Friday afternoon during the Mt. Vernon Evangelism Dunamis, we had a lab time or a live practicum, based on the Phillip and Ethiopian Eunuch story. We gathered as a group, prayed, and then dismissed to visit various places in Mount Vernon as we felt led or guessed at a leading. The goal was to have a spiritual conversation with … [Read more...]
I was cleaning out my file cabinet this week (isn't that fun?).Actually, I found a lot of stuff that I had forgotten I had, and of course, lots of useless junk that went straight to the shredder.A clipped article about Microsoft Certification from 1993? How about a marriage inventory? Building permits from a construction renovation … [Read more...]
I've just wrapped up an Evangelism Conference at Calvary Presbyterian Church, Enfield CT, on Listening Evangelism, Evangelism in the Power of the Holy Spirit.What a great group of people!Several churches, different denominations, gathering to learn about our approach to Evangelism.Congregational, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Christian … [Read more...]
Yesterday, I met with fellow blogger Jimmy Kinnaird here in Atlanta to discuss personal evangelism. We had a great meeting at Starbucks, and it was awesome putting a real face on a real person that I first met because of our blogging interest on personal evangelism.An idea we kicked around is about an evangelism coaching group.An … [Read more...]
It's always a privilege to do Evangelism Training Seminars in local churches over the course of a couple of days and to watch churches get excited about doing evangelism. It's our mission to help you find your evangelism passion and provide training to help you express your faith.Today is Sunday and I sit in the Branson airport, with some … [Read more...]
I'm not the first to point this out, but I've heard the expression:"A rising tide lifts all boats."Perhaps you've heard it too. Perhaps it's a cliche that is beyond trendy.But, when one person is excited about evangelism, and doing it, sharing their experiences, and reflections, other people begin to get the idea that perhaps "I can do … [Read more...]
In some of our weekend Evangelism Training Seminars, we often build in a practical exercise in personal evangelism, a "lab time," where people can leave the retreat setting and venture out to do evangelism in the style that we teach.It is modeled after Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.The basic premise is that we ask God to show us in … [Read more...]
I attended a conference nearly 10 years ago by Mark Miller that gave away these secrets to Evangelism Training.Challenge the conventional wisdom -- Evangelism is a process not an event (see: Evangelism: Process or Event?), so one size doesn't fit every context. Make Evangelism Personal -- Who do you know that does not know Jesus Christ? … [Read more...]
Here is an outreach idea that a church is doing, in response to their local situation:Church offers free coffee on Mondays (link broken and removed).The idea is to provide a gathering spot, a relational context where evangelism can naturally happen. Visitors do get a card with church information.While not strictly evangelism as we … [Read more...]
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