This is an interesting evangelistic conversational starter: The publishers hope that you’ll continue the conversation at their website. The imagery is fantastic, as well as the editing. The narration is a little interesting and different perspective: You Cheated on Me, You Didn’t Trust Me, You Sinned, You Cut Yourself Off From Me,And Although You Are …
I came across this video in my Twitter Feed: Southern rap vet, DJ DMD, gives an intimate, in depth account of his journey from secular rap star to committed follower of Jesus Christ. His testimony reflects: His spiritual thirst and search The emptiness he tried to fulfill The brokenness that drove him to find God. …
Michael Green has had a tremendous influence on my ministry through his books that I read while in seminary. Michael gave the first talk at a recent confidence in the gospel event. If you have 18 spare minutes, listen to his challenge to us to be faithful to the Apostolic Gospel. Michael Green provides the keynote …
As a church leader, what if you don’t excel in personal evangelism? Can your congregation still enjoy conversion growth? Watch these three pastors in this 10-minute video about how churches can grow in evangelism. Darrin Patrick, Mark Dever and Matt Chandler spend some time talking about their different evangelism approaches. You might like these books …
The church we are involved with intentional reaching out to people who don’t know Christ. We love to help people our their journey to faith in Christ. But, sometimes it gets awkward. We have gotten use to how Christians should think, dress, speak, live and behave. Over the years, we get insulated with a new …
In a recent Outreach Magazine article (Nov/Dec 2012), Larry Osborne put together a list of 7 detours in evangelistic conversations. Detours are conversational rabbit trails that are deflect significant evangelistic conversation elsewhere, rather than at the true spiritual need of others. We often step into those rabbit trails, thinking that we might have to: defend …
Nicky Gumbel, developer of the Alpha Course, addresses evangelism in the 21st century in this 13 minute video from the Capetown Congress. He shares his personal testimony about how the process of evangelism worked in his life. Gumbel grew up as an irreligious person. But after his roommate in university found Jesus, Gumbel set out to challenge him. In …
Got four minutes? Check out this lyrical gospel in a nutshell script, using GOSPEL as an acronym. Life in 6 Words: The GOSPEL communicates the whole story of the Bible in 6 key truths that capture the essence of God and human interaction. Rap artist Propaganda unpacks a simple 6 letter acrostic that spells out …
I’ve got a few friends who have always been hostile to talking about faith. Their level of spiritual thirst has been low. In fact, it’s downright hostile. We remain friends, but talking about Jesus provokes emotional hostility or an evasive awkward silence.
Let people around you know you are a Christian (in a natural, unforced way) Ask friends about their faith – and just listen! Listen to your friends problems – maybe offer to pray for them Share your problems with others – testify to how your faith helps you Give them a book to read Share …
Jesus also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in …
I’ve been in the Church for so long that deep friendships with people apart from Christ have been neglected. I’ve filled my day with work, managing the lives of my children, administrative and planning for the local church, and running an international ministry. Recently, I’ve been having a season of reading and re-reading a bunch …
Listen in as one Evangelism team leader describes how my 4 month evangelism team coaching process led to the evangelistic growth of their church. It’s about 25 minutes long. Key takeaways: We wanted to do this. We baptized two new people as a result Pastor’s excited because he’s seeing results More people want to share …
Here is a sample Christmas Party icebreaker and conversational guide that is similar to the one found on page 38 of Christmas Party Games from Creative Youth Ideas. You can use this icebreaker as a Christmas party game for adults, for youth, and for kids. You can probably find this party game for Christmas everywhere …
What is it like to be a Christian believer in a very difficult spiritually dark setting? If you worked for a spiritually bankrupt employer, would you leave? Or would you remain and be a witness? It’s an interesting question. In First Kings 18:3-4, we find a believer in such a situation. Ahab had summoned Obadiah, …
Earlier in October of 2011 I taught a class to pastors in the only seminary in Barquisimeto Venezuela. The Wesleyan Seminary of Venezuela (founded by a United Methodist Church in Georgia) has established a ministry school in the central Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto. It provides continuing academic training for current pastors, church planters and those …
5 Quick Testimony outlines or story ideas to share how God is a t work in your life
No matter how much I share my faith, there are people in my life who remain apart from Christ. As an evangelist, that’s hard. Here is how I keep going.
“How do you find forgiveness?” This was a question my neighbor asks while we visit at the poolside on a spring day. While our kids are splashing, shouting, screaming, laughing and diving into the water, my friend talks with me about deep issues of the heart. How did we get to this point? How did …
Recently, our next door neighbors of two years relocated to another country, leaving their residence empty. While their landlord was busy making small repairs to rent the place again, our family began to pray that the Lord would send us new neighbors who need the Lord. Our neighbors are moving in this week. We’ve not …
This past week, I gave a workshop at the National Evangelism Workshop in Nashville TN. Ed Stetzer presented some material from Transformational Church: Creating a New Scorecard for Congregations as well as reflections from 2 Timothy 4 that pumped us up: Do the work of an evangelist – 2 Timothy 4:5 1. Evangelism is Action – Do …
You’ve probably seen it: An opening in a conversation when a non Christian expresses their spiritual insight, or opens up about some restlessness in their heart. Then well-meaning Christians become a one-way torrent of gospel information about what a person needs to believe and why other religions are wrong. Or maybe you’ve seen this: Your …
Have you ever felt like you’ve been caught off guard? Imagine sitting in a coffee shop talking about life with a friend. The conversation begins to go deep about some personal issue: your friend is confessing a deep sense of remorse over some sin in their life and how they seek forgiveness. Your friend looks …
Evangelism is a process that includes many conversations with a person on their spiritual journey to Christ. You might be a stranger who has one conversation (like with a passenger on the airplane). Or you might be a close friend that is able to have multiple spiritual conversations that shape a person’s journey to Christ.
