Several years ago, I was challenged as a youth pastor to give my leadership away -- delegate, delegate, and delegate. The challenger warned me that I could only reach so many people, but if I delegated and empowered, I could lead larger ministries with longer reaches and greater sustainability. … [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...]
How to Lead a Prayer Meeting Focused on Evangelism
April 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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 … [Read more...]
Guest Article: Church Hospitality Training
March 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
This was submitted by one of our readers and permission granted to be distributed by EvangelismCoach.org. The writer wishes to remain anonymous. Some slight editing for on-line reading have been made.The writer gave this as part of their Hospitality training to their welcoming ministries … [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...]
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...]
For Greeters: What to say to A Church Visitor
November 30, 2008 By 3 Comments
How often have you heard?Greeting church visitors is every one's responsibility.However, you know this doesn't always get done.Thus, many churches have organized greeting teams to serve a few weeks in a row.In my experience, some times people who are recruited as church greeters … [Read more...]
10 Practices to Welcome Church Visitors Part 2
August 12, 2008 By 4 Comments
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 … [Read more...]
Church Visitors and Christian Hospitality
August 4, 2008 By 6 Comments
I've written in the past about the connection between Christian Hospitality and Evangelism, particularly as to the connection to welcoming first time visitors.I've published stories of being a first time church visitor and experiences of welcoming church visitors:No One Said Hello I … [Read more...]
The Role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism
March 30, 2008 By 3 Comments
We know that God's Spirit is at work in us as believers, training us, teaching us, and transforming us.But, I also want to point out how the Holy Spirit prepares the way for evangelism to occur naturally. Phillip and the Ethiopian Consider Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch.Clearly the … [Read more...]
