Have 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 gospelRecently, 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.
A mother asked me about using tracts for evangelism.
Tracts may not always be useful in every context, but using tracts for evangelism can be a helpful conversation starter, a great seed planter, and the Holy Spirit can use it much later than the day the person received it. [Read more…] about Using Tracts for Evangelism
Personal evangelism, at least in my circles of influence, seems to be a dreaded word.
At its mention, some people feel queasy, the hairs stand on the back of their neck, people want to secretly leave the room.
On the opening night of our Listening Evangelism Conferences, one participant in Michigan simply said
“Evangelism scares us.”
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 question
“Why are you afraid of evangelism?”
Pick any blog on personal evangelism, and one will encounter a conversation over different gospel presentations.
On one hand, it’s great to be concerned about messing up. [Read more…] about 6 Different Gospel Presentations for Personal Evangelism
