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Spheres of Influence

Do you have any non-Christian friends?

A common problem that I encounter when I teach evangelism seminars is the objection:

I’ve been in the church so long, I don’t have any non-Christians friends. Therefore, I don’t have anyone I know that I can pray for.

I don’t know my neighbors, so how can I pray for them?

I picked up a concept from a presentation years ago that has stuck with me.

It gives you the opportunity to take an inventory of your current relationships in your three spheres of influence in your life.

These relationships may not be deep, but you already have regular contact with these individuals.

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What is Evangelism? A Definition

I bet that if you had 100 people in a room, you would have one hundred definitions of evangelism.

Some evangelism definitions are so wide that they cover anything and everything related to growing a church.

Some evangelism definitions are so narrowly focused to a scripted outline to a stranger that needs to be humbled.

Some definitions of evangelism are somewhere in between.

Whenever I do workshops, I always get different answers to the question “What is evangelism?”

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Church Hospitality Survey Assessment or Audit

The gospel should be offensive, not your church members or a lackadaisical hospitality ministry.

Your hospitality ministry in the church is one of the most important factors in the experience of first time visitors that will influence their personal decision to come back to your church.

After all, your church won’t grow if your visitors don’t return and make friends.

But you may have unintentional barriers that might hinder that person’s decision to return.

Fix things with a Church Hospitality Audit

Church Hospitality Leaders find it helpful to have a questionnaire to help them spot and fix items that can quickly remove those unecessary rough edges.

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Your Turn: How to Identify Church Visitors in a Large Church

Recently, a reader submitted a question via Ask Evangelismcoach about how to identify church visitors in a large church:

What are some ideas for identifying visitors?

We are a 2500 member church and many of us don’t know the difference between a visitor and someone who is a member who we just have never met?

I have heard of using name tags, colored coffee cups(ugh!), asking visitors to stand during worship…

I spend time talking with people I do not know/recognize but they end up being members, not visitors. Any suggestions?

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44 Spiritual Conversation Starter Questions

Tactful spiritual conversation starter questions can open the doors to significant life changing evangelistic conversations.

Tactful means

With these evangelistic questions, use them appropriately.

It’ll take prayer and discernment to recognize those moments when these are great questions to use in personal evangelism.

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