Note: I'm in Black Mountain NC this week, doing some video taping on personal evangelism training, so this week will have some guest articles.Today's Guest Article is from Jeffrey Johnson, author of Got Style? Personality Based Evangelism, who recently did a blog book tour (see related links at … [Read more...]
Book Review: Evangelism in the New Testament
November 23, 2009 By 8 Comments
"Offenses ought to be pardoned, for few offend willingly, but only as led by some excitement" -- Hegesippus, 300 BC. When a book on evangelism methodology starts with a quote about pardoning offences, I wonder why the author feels the need to start there with his reader.I finished reading … [Read more...]
Pray for Revival
April 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
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 … [Read more...]
God’s Plan for Sharing — A Church Vision for Outreach
March 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The North American Mission Board is developing a new evangelism initiative to fulfill their 2020 vision of "Every Believer Sharing, Every Person Hearing.""God's Plan for Sharing" is meant to encourage Christians to prayerfully and thoughtfully engage in the most effective approach for making … [Read more...]
How the Holy Spirit Directs Evangelism
March 12, 2009 By 2 Comments
The most liberating portion of our teaching on evangelism is showing the advance working of the Holy Spirit. In this presentation you can see how the Holy Spirit prepares the way for your evangelistic conversation. Holy Spirit and Evangelism View more presentations from Chris Walker. … [Read more...]
2 Attitudes for Small Church Transformation
February 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
Of all the various observations that Crandall makes in Turnaround and Beyond: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church about vision casting, effective leadership and managing conflict, there were a few items that really stuck out for me in terms of what successful turnaround and … [Read more...]
5 Phases of Church Renewal
February 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As I continued to read through Ron Crandall's book, he gives a list of principles for church renewal and revitalization from the ages of church history. It may seem like a no-brainer, but at least observations through church history back it up.1. Personal renewal.Renewal of a church … [Read more...]
Did Saint Francis of Assisi get it wrong?
February 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
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 come … [Read more...]
Using Tracts for Evangelism
February 4, 2009 By 8 Comments
During January, I received a series of questions via Ask Evangelism Coach section.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 … [Read more...]
Connecting Worship and Evangelism
February 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
During January, I received a series of questions via Ask Evangelism Coach section.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 … [Read more...]
