My First Evangelism Experience
I remember the first time I ever intentionally focused on leading someone to Christ.
My first evangelism conversation was an amazing experience, once I got past all the mental stress I had created for myself.
6 Obstacles to Personal Evangelism (and Fear is Not One of Them)
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.
18 Common Evangelism Fears
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 …
7 Habits for Highly Effective Personal Evangelism
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.
Overcome Your Evangelism Fears: “I don’t know what to say”
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.
Contact Evangelism Gone Wild
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 …
Spiritual Thirst Opens the Conversational Door
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.
Fearless Evangelism is Possible
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 …
Evangelism Fear Poll Results
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 …
Guest Article: Evangelism sermon Discussion Plan
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 …
Identifying Barriers to Personal Evangelism
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 …
8 Barriers to Effective Evangelism Communication
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 …