The Apostle Paul planted the church in Corinth.
From the telling of the story in Acts 18, you can learn several church planting evangelism practices that will help you get your church started.
I have been involved in four new church developments since 1995, working among immigrants, and in two different languages.
I’ve seen these church planting principles in action. They work today, just as they did for Paul.
[Read more…] about How Paul Planted the Church in CorinthMany people encounter obstacles in their personal evangelism.
I know I have.
I have had times where I am super active in evangelistic conversations.
[Read more…] about 6 Obstacles to Personal Evangelism (and Fear is Not One of Them)Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Several years ago, I participated in a street evangelism outreach in a foreign country.
I was doing an evangelistic campaign with a mission organization that had mobilized thousands of short term volunteers for ministry in Europe.
I learned to share a simple gospel script, such as the Ten Commandments, or the Bridge Illustration.
Our team prepared a few short dramas to draw a crowd and then I’d share a short message.
[Read more…] about Evangelism without discipleship is incompleteWhen I was a youth pastor for the first 7 years of ordained ministry, the Bridge was the gospel presentation I reviewed with my teenagers every three months.
No one left our youth group without knowing this gospel presentation inside and out.
[Read more…] about How I used the Bridge Illustration with a Youth GroupHaving a stockpile of evangelism starter questions can help you overcome one of the biggest hurdles to having gospel centered conversation.
There are times when the Holy Spirit will prompt you to raise a spiritual question to help you detect a person’s level of spiritual thirst.
There are other times when a question will open the door to next steps a person might take in their journey to Jesus.
[Read more…] about The Power of Questions in Conversational EvangelismI received phone call from a person who has taken my Fear Free Evangelism course.
You can read an approximate transcript of the conversation of their divine appointment at a highway rest stop, shared with approval from the person involved.
The person wishes to remain anonymous.
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