I remember a model of evangelism that felt like a sales pitch. I would attend a seminar and learn the newest script for evangelism. The idea is that I would learn a series of conversational steps that would help people See their need for Jesus Make a decision to follow Christ Repeat a prayer after …
Some time ago, I was asked in an email What are key training ideas in personal evangelism, or key steps to keeping the evangelistic temperature high in a congregation? These below focus on personal evangelism, not church growth. Evangelism values for pastors: Share personal examples of conversations that you’ve had with non-church goers. Share personal …
Evangelism Training in the local church helps believers to better share their faith
Win Arn did a study sometime ago (the actual reference is in my notes somewhere) Approx 90% of pastors thought the main purpose of the church was evangelism. Approx 10% of lay people thought the main purpose of the church was evangelism. Is it any wonder why there is a conflict of desire in a …
Reese’s research in Unbinding the Gospel found that many pastors have no personal experience with evangelism (Reese, 9). The footnote explains that 10 out of 60 denominational seminaries in mainline denominations require even half a course in evangelism for graduation. The other half of the course is often paired with stewardship (p. 22). Chapter 8 …
When I lived in the suburbs of Richmond VA I experienced the lack of a sense of community in our neighborhood. We had all bought nice houses, but with the exception of one family, we didn’t know any of the neighbors. What a contrast to our former subdivision where we knew everyone on the cul-de-sac, …
In doing research for this series on gospel scripts, I found another outline called FAITH. It seems pretty good and could be a simple tool to share your faith. Scripts are not automatic The purpose of a script is to provide you an outline to share your faith when the Lord provides the opportunity. You …
"Do versus Done" is very simple gospel presentation to think through, and gets at one aspect of the gospel message.
James Choung has written a few books on explaining the Christian Faith. On of the issues that he tackles is updating or improving the Bridge Illustration. The whole article is here at The Big Story | Tell It Slant . “Choung’s ‘napkin theology’ and its ‘four-worlds’ diagram promise to be for evangelism in the twenty-first …
How to use the Bridge Illustration to Share Christ
In our personal evangelism seminars, I have found that most participants have heard of a particular gospel script and think they know how to use it. In fact, if you are an evangelism trainer, you can use this exercise to help the audience discover that they need to work on knowing a gospel presentation. I …
The key to using gospel scripts is to know ONE "inside out"so that your explanation is crystal clear. The idea is that you can use it at any given moment, or as they say, you can "do it in your sleep" (a phrase meaning that you can explain the script without having to think too hard because you are so familiar with it). Once you are deeply familiar with one, then add another one to your skill set.
I was recently asked about the use of questions in spiritual conversations. How do you get an evangelistic conversation started?
I have a friend who gave me his personal business card. On the back, however, was a brief little gospel script. This might be a useful idea for a person to give away, and makes for a little conversational piece. Of course, the script is not complete. It doesn’t explain everything that is contained in …
I’ve been recently reading “One To One: How To Share Your Faith with your Friend” by Michael Green (unavailable from Amazon). This book focuses on personal evangelism skills, and in the opening chapters, Green reminds of various reasons to do personal evangelism (p. 8-11) God is the supreme evangelist. He loves us and pursues us. …
In my previous conversation at the corner McDonald’s where I spent two hours discussing faith, the gospel, and the need for Jesus, my conversation partner brought up Mathew 7:13-14 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small …
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in personal evangelism? We know that God’s Spirit is at work in us as believers. The Holy Spirit: Renews us Regenerates us Trains us, Teaches us, and Transforms us. But, I also want to point out the role of the Holy Spirit to prepares the way for …
Evangelism can happen in the ordinary course of life. I simply make sure that I build room in my life for conversations to linger if a person wants to talk about their curiosity about their walk with the Lord.
Tactful spiritual conversation starter questions can open the doors to significant life changing conversations. Check out these 20 conversation starter questions for conversations about Christianity, Jesus and a relationship with God.
I found that Intervarsity.org has a some good evangelistic questions during a reasonable conversation, broken out into groups. Check these out: Some sample questions.Here are some good questions that will help you move into a conversation about spiritual things. Be sure and listen carefully to their answers. And be prepared to share your own answers …
Do you want guidance on how to pray for your lost friends? Here are 10 prayer points for your friends who don't yet know Jesus.
The story of the blind men and the elephant is well known and one that I have encountered often in discussions about faith. It is about three or more blind experiencing just one part of the same elephant and that none of their explanations are complete. What can you do with this story?
Some people find it hard to talk about their personal Christian testimony or faith journey with Christ. It could be that you have never been asked, or it could be that you’ve not taken the time to think it through. You simply know that you follow Jesus. This questionnaire can help you grow comfortable in …
