Note: Shameless self-promotion follows.I've collected a few more stories of how people are using and finding my book How To Welcome Church Visitors. We have been giving church hospitality workshops for over 15 years and of the 25 or more books we have used in the past, yours is by far the best … [Read more...]
Do you have any non-Christian Friendships?
March 17, 2009 By 6 Comments
(HT: Image pslim)"I have no non-Christian relationships" confessed one of my evangelism coaching clients (shared with permission). "I was taking an inventory of my personal relationships and discovered that I had surrounded myself entirely with Christians." In the Christian Cocoon This is a … [Read more...]
Seattle WA Personal Evangelism Training Conference
September 30, 2008 By 1 Comment
In late October, I am scheduled to go to Faith Community Fellowship Church in Mt. Vernon Washington, to help facilitate a 4 day workshop on personal evangelism, as part of the Dunamis Course series for Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International (www.prmi.org).The Evangelism Dunamis in the … [Read more...]
Evangelism Training Conference — Alaska
September 13, 2008 By Leave a Comment
In just a few weeks, I am scheduled to go to Victory Bible Camp in Palmer Alaska to help facilitate a workshop on personal evangelism, as part of the Dunamis Course series for Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International (www.prmi.org).The Evangelism Dunamis in the Power of the Holy Spirit … [Read more...]
Is Neighborhood Outreach Evangelism?
August 28, 2008 By 8 Comments
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 … [Read more...]
10 Practices to Welcome Church Visitors Part 1
August 11, 2008 By 10 Comments
According to a Barna Research survey of people looking for a church, “Friendliness to Visitors” isExtremely important: 71% Somewhat important: 21%Based on a national telephone survey of 1,015 people 18 or older; sampling error of plus/minus 3 percent. Citation: Moody (Jan/ Feb … [Read more...]
How Presbyterians Do Evangelism
February 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Update: If you’d like to have a local Evangelism Training Seminar for your church or area, see our various options at our Evangelism Training page. On April 5, I'll be presenting "How Presbyterians do Evangelism" at a workshop for the Presbytery of the James in Richmond VA. It will be … [Read more...]
What does an evangelism committee do?
February 3, 2008 By 2 Comments
Evangelism Committee Sometimes the question is asked of me"how to start an evangelism committee?" or "what does an evangelism committee do?" or "where does a evangelism committee start?"There can be evangelism committees at a judicatory level (such as the Presbytery) or at the local … [Read more...]
Define your Evangelism Strategy for 2008?
January 8, 2008 By 3 Comments
If you haven't done it already, what is your church's evangelism strategy for 2008?Have you set measurable evangelism goals?I met a pastor last week who was telling me that their church will be focused on Evangelism as one of their top priorities in 2008. He has invited me to come in my … [Read more...]
Effective Evangelism Training Lab Time
October 6, 2007 By 5 Comments
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 … [Read more...]
