One church, Solana Beach Presbyterian in Solana Beach California, has an effective small group ministry. One thing they are doing a little different this year (2008) is using their small groups to help people grow comfortable in doing evangelism — a place to practice telling their stories — “stories that testify to why they have …
I just finished reading Nick Pollard’s Evangelism Made Slightly Less Difficult: How to Interest People who Aren’t Already Interested (order your copy direct from Amazon). Nick is a full time evangelist and speaker who lives in Great Britain. With cover endorsements from Josh McDowell, George Verwer, and Lesslie Newbigin, I figured it would be a …
I was recently introduced to the Evangecube script for use in personal evangelism. I’ve heard about it for years, but never encountered one until last month.
Today, we begin a series entitled “God’s Heart for the Nations.” Salvation is not just for individuals, but for the nations. Here is what burns in my heart as my passion in life: to help the Church get passionate about evangelism and leading people into discovering their faith in Christ. I have spent hours, days, …
If you haven’t done it already, what is your church’s evangelism strategy for 2008? Have you set measurable evangelism goals? I met a pastor last week who was telling me that their church will be focused on Evangelism as one of their top priorities in 2008. He has invited me to come in my role …
Your Attitude plays a role in relational evangelism! Guest article by Jimmy Kinnaird It’s about attitude! Attitude is just about everything in relationships. In fact, it is the most important factor in establishing rapport with another person. How can you even begin to share Christ effectively if your attitude is not right? The Bible says that …
Yesterday, I met with fellow blogger Jimmy Kinnaird here in Atlanta to discuss personal evangelism. We had a great meeting at Starbucks, and it was awesome putting a real face on a real person that I first met because of our blogging interest on personal evangelism. An idea we kicked around is about an evangelism …
In some of our weekend Evangelism Training Seminars, we often build in a practical exercise in personal evangelism, a “lab time,” where people can leave the retreat setting and venture out to do evangelism in the style that we teach. It is modeled after Phillip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. The basic premise is that we ask God …
I attended a conference nearly 10 years ago by Mark Miller that gave away these secrets to Effective Evangelism Training. Challenge the conventional wisdom — Evangelism is a process not an event (see: Evangelism: Process or Event?), so one size doesn’t fit every context. Make Evangelism Personal — Who do you know that does not …
I was caught off guard. I was in class, describing my ideal job. I would be a full time evangelist, working with churches to implement evangelism programs, conduct live Evangelism Training Seminars and Workshops in a local church to keep evangelism fires hot, and conduct outreaches with the local church into a neighborhood. A student asked me: …
I like to use questions in my evangelism conversations with people. Questions help them think about matters of faith. Questions help draw people into conversations. Questions can help further a conversation along rather than me making declarations all the time.
Do your church visitors know where your front door is? We visited a church and used the front door and found it locked. Embarrassing. How did this happen? In one of our church visits, we approached the front church doors that faced the parking lot. The covered front porch provided a dry space for dropping off passengers. …
To read prior parts: An Intercessor’s Burden — Getting worked up Cultural Connections — From Athens to Machu Picchu This started as part of a conversation over at Evangelism Action, but will take much more than just a comment to tease out. Spiritual Thirst propels a search Spiritual thirst is a way of describing a …
A few years ago, we had the privilege of backpacking in Peru, on the Inca Trail, to the old city of Machu Picchu. Along the way, we got to learn a lot about the Inca culture that built the city, and some of its beautiful architecture, likely from the 15th century AD (1450s or so).
In Acts 17:16, Paul is waiting around Athens, waiting for his friends to arrive, passing time doing the tourism thing. He notices all their idols, the architecture, the statues, smells and sounds of the city. I can imagine the awe he felt at the architecture, the beauty of the art, and how the noises of …
In one my list of evangelism definitions, we looked a little at the distinction between actions and words in evangelism. John Stott speaks a little on social action and evangelism in this now classic book: Christian Mission in the Modern World (IVP Classics). The 1975 Chavasse Lectures were given by John Stott to a packed …
As evangelists, we need a “Default setting.” A default setting is a gospel script that we have mastered so well that it is second nature to use it. A default setting enables us to explain a few points of the gospel clearly when its appropriate.
I felt like I was witnessing, but feeling awful that I had no purpose for the evangelism survey other than to force open a conversational door.
