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6 Obstacles to Personal Evangelism (and Fear is Not One of Them)

June 10, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

Many people encounter obstacles in their personal evangelism.

I know I have.

Here are some insights from my own personal journals of the obstacles in personal evangelism I have to overcome.

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18 Common Evangelism Fears

May 5, 2018 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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7 Habits for Highly Effective Personal Evangelism

August 1, 2021 by EvangelismCoach

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.

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Overcome Your Evangelism Fears: “I don’t know what to say”

June 18, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

People have all sorts of fears when it comes to personal evangelism.

At the top of th list in my anecdotal research is this one:

I don’t know what to say.

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Contact Evangelism Gone Wild

November 5, 2017 by EvangelismCoach

As I mentioned in my previous post on contact evangelism as a evangelism method, I share my thoughts on how to train people and evangelists who are scared of this methodology. How do I help such people improve their personal evangelism skills? By far, when I ask people about their evangelism fears at personal  evangelism training …

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My First Evangelism Encounter

November 2, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

The first time I ever knowingly did evangelism is when I answered telephones for the Billy Graham Crusade. When Billy Graham came on TV, there was an 800-number that was on the bottom of the screen. I was one who answered the phones that night. I remember being nervous and anxious. I did not want …

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Spiritual Thirst Opens the Conversational Door

June 5, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

A young man came to me one evening during the camp meal and he asks, “Do the non-elect go to hell?” I was startled.  This question was out of context, out of the blue, seeming to come from left field.

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Fearless Evangelism is Possible

February 8, 2016 by EvangelismCoach

After teaching on evangelism this weekend at a church, Maria (not her real name) pulls me aside and tells me Your teaching has relieved a giant burden I’ve been carrying. . .. It’s Not Our Job Maria had heard teaching on evangelism over many years  that could be summarized like this Here is a script …

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Evangelism Fear Poll Results

June 9, 2016 by EvangelismCoach

There was a little poll on the sidebar that you can answer with two clicks of the mouse. This first one was a really small sample of readers.  These are not meant to be scientific polls by any means. Here are the results of our first one. What Hinders Your Personal Evangelism? Fear (56%, 9 …

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Guest Article: Evangelism sermon Discussion Plan

June 9, 2016 by EvangelismCoach

Today’s guest post is from Robert Shaw, Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Winfield Indiana.  I’ve met Robert at the Evangelism Conference for the PCUSA last year, and ran into him again at the transformation pastors conference that just ended in St. Pete’s Beach in FL. He shares with us some of the things that …

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Identifying Barriers to Personal Evangelism

July 2, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

I was cleaning out my file cabinet this week (isn’t that fun?) and found some interesting items. Actually, I found a lot of stuff that I had forgotten I had, and of course, lots of useless junk that went straight to the shredder. A clipped article about Microsoft Certification from 1993? How about a marriage …

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8 Barriers to Effective Evangelism Communication

June 9, 2016 by EvangelismCoach

A few years ago, I listened to a talk given by Mark Mittelberg, who was on the staff with Willow Creek at the time. It was titled “Sharpening Your Evangelistic Edge.” Below are 8 barriers to effective evangelism communication that Mr. Mittleberg shared. If you have others to add, I’d love to hear them. Barriers …

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