Have you seen an evangelistic moment (a potential divine appointment) develop suddenly in a conversation and found yourself not yet ready to share the gospel?
You may have felt a little clumsy in trying to bridge that gap.
Perhaps you even wished your pastor was around to take over.
Maybe you chose to let the potentially sacred moment pass because you didn’t know what the next step could be.
[Read more…] about How to be ready to share the gospelThe church planter must spend a majority of their time in efforts of personal evangelism.
I found from my own church planting experiences that other things will often force their way in to distracting you from this work:
One of the 7 basic habits of personal evangelism can help you identify that a divine appointment is about to happen.
The habit? Look for spiritual thirst.
[Read more…] about Divine Appointment: Mis-dialed Phone NumberFor a conversational evangelism tip, here is one I use on a frequent basis: I look for the question that is behind the question, emotion, or statement.
Off and on over a period of two years, I met a friend for coffee and conversation at the local coffee shop.
During that season of life where our lives intersected, he and I had a long ongoing discussions about faith where we talked about many of his questions.
[Read more…] about Evangelism Tip: What’s behind the question?Paul writes:
“For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel” (1 Cor 9.16)
Why do you share the gospel?
Evangelism does not have to be a “have-to” chore that you do not want to do.
Evangelism does not have to be an “I ought to” because your church is dying.
Instead, let’s aim for the internal “want-to” that makes evangelism a joy and delight.
Take this little heart check between WANT to and OUGHT to.
[Read more…] about Compelled to share the gospel?In my evangelism seminars and teaching, one question that I ask over and over again:
Do you have a faith worth sharing?
Do you have friends to share it with?
