7 Ways to Encourage Congregational Evangelism
Every pastor I know wants to grow their church by leading people to Christ.
If that’s you, you’re in good company.
If you’re succeeding at it, you are in rare company.
3 Personal Evangelism Lessons from the Disciples
Evangelism Training of the first disciples is very different than what we do today. Check out these 3 lessons
Ideas for Evangelism Strategies
Your church can be used by God to lead people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Here are ideas for Evangelism Strategies to help you do that.
6 Week Evangelism Small Group Guide
A six week evangelism study small group to hold each other accountable in personal evangelism to increase the number of conversations. If you want a group that doesn't simply study evangelism, but does it, here is a one approach
6 Tips to Better Church Volunteer Training Presentations
How often have you sat (or slept) through slide presentations that were a forgettable confusion? Or how about unreadable slides? This past Sunday, we visited a church that crammed so many words on one slide that we couldn’t read any of it, and we were on the 3rd row.
How to Promote Your Evangelism Training in Your Church
Are you hosting an evangelism training in your church this fall? Sometimes, announcing the evangelism training event (like this one I offer over the internet) in your church may generate a fear that will keep your members away and your turnout low.
DVD: Effective Evangelism Conversations
Learn these four principles with great effectiveness in helping people discover Jesus. Based on the story from Acts 8, you can learn to recognize these evangelism moments.
7 Axioms of Personal Evangelism
Earlier in October of 2011 I taught a class to pastors in the only seminary in Barquisimeto Venezuela. The Wesleyan Seminary of Venezuela (founded by a United Methodist Church in Georgia) has established a ministry school in the central Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto. It provides continuing academic training for current pastors, church planters and those …
10 Roles an Evangelism Committee Can Have in The Church
Evangelism is the tool that brings others to Christ and His Church.
Check out these 10 Roles an Evangelism Committee can Fulfill in a Healthy Congregation.
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 …
2 Keys for Reaching a City for Christ
Not to long ago, I spoke at a Missions Congress on Cross Cultural Missions. The event was awesome and I shared the stage with expositors from Costa Rica and Honduras. The organizers wanted me to share on the theme of “Reaching my city for Christ.” Reaching my City for Christ For two to three weeks, …
Talk about Jesus without Freaking Out
What is the gospel? An ex-Christian friend of mine turned to me and said “Chris, what is the gospel?” Excitement bubbled up within me. I’m an evangelist and this conversation was near and dear to my heart. However, I got too excited. The end result was confusing half thoughts, and verbal commas: “bluh, bluh, um, …
How to Use the Bridge Illustration
How to use the Bridge Illustration to Share Christ
Effective Evangelism Teams
How does one develop an evangelism team or an effective evangelism group in the local church? In the denominational circles I run in (Presbyterian Church USA), this has been relegated to the Evangelism Committee, or the Witness and Service Committe, or New Member Committee, or the “Make up another name just to have a name …