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Compelled to share the gospel?

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.

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13 Questions to Evaluate Your Personal Evangelism

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?

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Your church visitor has a list

Your church visitor will have an invisible list in their mind. They will use that list to evaluate their visit and it will influence their decision to return.

As a leader of hospitality and welcome ministry, what can you do about that list?

How can you respond or be prepared?

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How to get more faith sharing conversations during your week

Recently, I’ve been coaching church teams on personal evangelism over a 4 month time frame.

Their goal is to increase the number of faith sharing conversations they have throughout the week.

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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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