When I was a youth pastor for the first 7 years of ordained ministry, the Bridge was the gospel presentation I reviewed with my teenagers every three months.
No one left our youth group without knowing this gospel presentation inside and out.
[Read more…] about How I used the Bridge Illustration with a Youth GroupHaving a stockpile of evangelism starter questions can help you overcome one of the biggest hurdles to having gospel centered conversation.
There are times when the Holy Spirit will prompt you to raise a spiritual question to help you detect a person’s level of spiritual thirst.
There are other times when a question will open the door to next steps a person might take in their journey to Jesus.
[Read more…] about The Power of Questions in Conversational EvangelismI received phone call from a person who has taken my Fear Free Evangelism course.
You can read an approximate transcript of the conversation of their divine appointment at a highway rest stop, shared with approval from the person involved.
The person wishes to remain anonymous.
[Read more…] about Divine Appointment: A Highway Rest StopWhat is doubt, and how does it affect our evangelism efforts?
Doubt is part of our human nature.
In our conversion journey, some of us likely had lots of doubts to overcome.
As we talk with others, we need to help them wrestle with their doubts as well.
[Read more…] about Doubt in Christian ConversionHave 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 gospelOne 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 Number
