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 [...]

Here is a list help you pray for revival in the church and the further advancement of God’s kingdom.
Paul exhorted the Christians in Ephesus to: “…pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayer and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints (Ephesians [...]

For youth pastors, young adult pastors, and others who work with this group, this research gives current insight based on survey data.  Lifeway has published a podcast with it, found at Stetzer’s article.
From Ed Stetzer’s research:
In fact, 73 percent of unchurched twentysomethings consider themselves “spiritual” and would like to know more about “God or a [...]

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 I
The authors do make progress in developing their thesis in the remainder part of the book.
Chapter [...]

One reader has used the video curriculum for Just Walk Across the Room Video Curriculum in their church for evangelism training.  Below she shares with us her comments in response to a question being asked about using

Becoming a Contagious Christian
Just Walk Across the Room Video Curriculum
Evangelism Explosion
And the Alpha Course

as a training option in the [...]

In yesterday’s article 2 Attitudes for Small Church Transformation, Ron Crandall’s study pointed out how evangelism in the small church is rooted in relationships.  “Small church approaches to evangelism need to be person centered.”  Larger churches may have lots of programs to help attract them and integrate people quickly.
Smaller churches however, may not have the [...]

One of my loyal readers (via RSS feed) wrote an interesting post:
Today, I had coffee with a friend of mine who said, “I don’t believe that it is my responsibility to share the gospel.” He just wanted to live his life in such a way that people would be attracted to that example and hopefully [...]

Miss part I?
You can read 10 Practices to Welcome Church Visitors Part 1 by following that link.  Here are Common Practices 6-10.
6. “Secret Greeters”
Some churches will go beyond simply training greeters for points of entry at the church, such as the front door.  A good idea is to encourage others to be “secret greeters.”  [...]

Evangelism, at least in my circles of influence, seems to be a dreaded word. At its mention, some people feel queasy, the hairs stand on the back of their neck, people want to secretly leave the room.
On the opening night of our Listening Evangelism Conferences, one participant in Michigan simply said “Evangelism scares us.”
Why I [...]

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 language.
The service [...]