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.  The challenger mentioned that my personal limit [...]

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 [...]

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 Christian [...]

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 team in a mid-size congregation, so some may be worded for [...]

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 transformational churches have.
1.  A concern for outsiders.
Small churches are [...]

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 my hope that our readers will join in [...]

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 greeters may not be sure exactly what to say or how to give [...]

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.”  [...]

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 can’t silence the pain.
I want to feel Jesus
First Time Church Visitor Experience
1st Time Church [...]

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 Spirit of God was at work in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

To read prior parts:
An Intercessor’s Burden — Getting worked up
Cultural Connections — From Athens to Machu Picchu
This started as part of a conversation over at Evangelism Action, but will take much more than just a comment to tease out.
Spiritual Thirst propels a search
Spiritual thirst is a way of describing a person’s own search for God. [...]

A question that I’m asked often when teaching is “what is postmodernism?” It’s a term I throw around loosely, since that’s just part of my worldview. I’ve used it several times in this blog already and will continue to do so.
But often, my audience has only heard the word, not ever having thought about just [...]