Faith Story Number 3: The Gospel Story
The gospel story is the one story that all Christians must master and know well.
When you learn one of these really well, you will remove a lot of fear in personal evangelism.
How I used the Bridge Illustration with a Youth Group
For an evangelistic talk to a youth group one Friday evening during one seminar weekend, I felt led to build the message around the gospel presentation: The Bridge
6 Different Gospel Presentations for Personal Evangelism
We always want to be prepared to explain our faith.
We get better at it as we mature in Christ.
God's sovereignty is not an excuse to avoid evangelism, nor to be sloppy in our presentation.
5 Possible Desired Outcomes of Door to Door Visitation
Perhaps your church is thinking about a door to door evangelism outreach. Some churches excel at it. Other churches want to get better, and still others want to avoid any kind of door to door visitation. If you are considering a door to door evangelism campaign, the premier question I would ask you is What …
Bill Hybels on Do vs Done and Three R Script
A friend of mine sent this to me: Do vs. Done Three Rs (Not about ritual, rules, religion) This is a quick snippet from Just Walk Across the Room Video Curriculum, Bill Hybels Becoming a Contagious Christian (Video Curriculum Kit), Bill Hybels
Book Review: Done – What most religions don’t tell you about the Bible
Cary Schmidt has written a useful introduction to the gospel: Done.: What most religions don’t tell you about the Bible. Its chapters cover the basic gospel script of Do Vs. Done as the framework for a simple explanation of the gospel that allows someone who is considering Christianity to examine the biblical evidence and reasoning …
10 Practical Evangelism Tips for Pastors
I get to talk alot with pastors at conferences I give or attend, and often on the telephone as well about some of their challenges with personal evangelism. As mentioned in the last post, this is what I hear from pastors about their personal evangelism “I don’t have time for personal evangelism.” “I’m not good …
The Mystery of Christian Conversion
I’ve been thinking a lot this week about my non-Christian friend who received news that they have terminal cancer. I long for them to know the riches of Christ, but today, this has me thinking about the act of conversion in response to a gospel presentation. I find myself thinking: If I present one form …
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, …
Do versus Done
"Do versus Done" is very simple gospel presentation to think through, and gets at one aspect of the gospel message.
How to Use the Bridge Illustration
How to use the Bridge Illustration to Share Christ
Another Church Business Card Evangelism Idea
I have a friend who gave me his personal business card. On the back, however, was a brief little gospel script. This might be a useful idea for a person to give away, and makes for a little conversational piece. Of course, the script is not complete. It doesn’t explain everything that is contained in …
Wrestling with the Definition of Evangelism
I wrote the following essay to a friend while I was traveling to a friend’s funeral in 2006. It covers several points around what is evangelism. Is evangelism more than four points and a prayer? Letter to a friend: This morning, I’m in Cincinnati to attend the funeral of a friend who died of cancer. …