20 Fears about Personal Evangelism
When I do personal evangelism workshops, I hear all about different fears that people have. I list 20 different evangelism fears that I encounter and offer a resource to help you overcome those fears.
18 Common Evangelism Fears
Many books on personal evangelism tell stories of personal fear of evangelism. Evangelism is scary for many, for a variety of reasons? Why does one have to be brave? Here is a list that I have compiled over the years of teaching workshops and seminars and the most common responses that I get to the …
6 Different Gospel Presentations for Personal Evangelism
We always want to be prepared to explain our faith.
We get better at it as we mature in Christ.
God's sovereignty is not an excuse to avoid evangelism, nor to be sloppy in our presentation.
39 Days of Personal Evangelism–Tweetable List
39 days of personal evangelism tips that anyone can do and easy implement into their daily life.
26 Bible Verses about Guidance
When you talk with friends about purpose or decision-making, Scripture on God’s guidance helps you share faith naturally. Here are 26 Bible verses that show how God leads and directs us.
7 Habits for Highly Effective Personal Evangelism
Cultivating and practicing these 7 personal evangelism habits will knock out a lot of fear that hinders your evangelism efforts.
Pick one and start implementing.
The Foundation For Personal Evangelism
Several years ago I gave a workshop on personal evangelism. A critic complained that I didn't do it right. This encounter exposed some core beliefs that I hold that guide my practice of personal evangelism.
My Top 10 Quick Tips for Personal Evangelism
If you need a short kickstart in personal evangelism today, 10 Quick Personal Evangelism Tips. Allow at least one to capture your attention today as you pray for an opportunity to share Christ with a friend.
Passion of Paul – John Maxwell
On the first day of 2017, Pastor John Maxwell shared a sermon with Christ Fellowship church about the passion of Paul for personal evangelism. As he got to the end of mapping out that passion, I nearly cried with him. I want my 2017 to be characterized by the same passion.
What is the best question to ask someone to start a conversation about evangelism?
What is the best question to ask someone that would start an evangelistic conversation?
Check out these two resources for cold opens.
How would you answer?
How a medical doctor heard spiritual thirst and shared his faith as a result - a quick 2 minute video
5 Ways to Bless Your Neighbor
Dave Ferguson shares five ways to bless your neighbors. This is a helpful structure to live out in order to live into conversational contexts for personal evangelism.
Example of Spiritual Thirst: A Wild Conversation
What does spiritual thirst look like in a conversation? How might you recognize it? Here is an example of spiritual thirst from one of my trips to Panama.
7 Ways to Pray for Your Lost Friends (Plus 17 more)
No one has ever reported praying for me to come to know Christ. Check out these various prayer themes to help you pray for your friends who don't know Jesus.
How William Wilberforce Shared His Faith
William Wilberforce, the British abolitionist, had some habits of personal evangelism that we can mimic today. I've been reading his biography by Eric Metaxas and found this description in Chapter 15.
Faith Story Number 4: The So What Story
How has Jesus changed your life? What difference has following Jesus made? This "so what" story is faith story number 4 in our series in Four Stories every Christian must know.
Faith Story Number 2: Your Journey to Faith
Your journey to faith in Jesus Christ was not a microwave one minute experience. You were prepared by the Holy Spirit ahead of time. Telling your story of your journey to faith is one of the most important stories you can tell. Read on for ideas and a free download.
Faith Story Number 1: What’s New Story
The What's New Story is one of the four Stories every Christian should know in personal evangelism
My favorite Bill Hybels Quote
One of my favorite Bill Hybels quotes, "Having a front row seat when a person's heart gets transformed is what life in all its fullness looks like to me."
A Good Friday Reminder – Jesus Changes Lives
One challenge to shortening a personal testimony is to get at this core question: What difference has Jesus made in your life? As I watched this video below,
The fear of the E-word
In the November 2014 issue of Presbyterians Today, I share an article that gives 3 basic steps to overcome your personal fear of evangelism. Sometimes called “the e-word,” as if evangelism is an unspeakable curse word, personal evangelism is generally not a regular discipline among believers in mainline churches because of associations with pushy street …
Book Review: That’s a Great Question
My unsaved friend had a few questions for me about the New Testament. He had been reading articles on the Internet about objections to the credibility of the New Testament Conspiracy theories of the church suppressing information Edits to the text that introduce conformity to the established doctrine. The search for the historical Jesus. Secret …
How to Pray for Your Neighbor’s Salvation
Pray for your neighbor to come to know the Lord Jesus Christ. Here is the strategy I used to pray for my neighbors to find a relationship with Christ while I was in their sphere of influence.
Baptism is the Fruit of Personal Evangelism
I don’t believe the sinner’s prayer is the final ending point of personal evangelism. Rather, I look for a growing disciple. The visible mark of the results of personal evangelism is baptism. For those Christian faith traditions that practice infant baptism, a renewal of baptismal vows would accomplish the same significant mark that a person …