Evangelistic Preaching: Give that Invitation to Follow Jesus
What is evangelistic preaching, if not to give an invitation to follow Christ? Is evangelistic preaching complete if we don't give that invitation?
Personal Invitations to Church are not Enough
As much as I believe in giving personal invitations to church, I can’t say that I personally know that many people who sit at home just hoping someone would invite them to church. Statistics show that some people will respond to an invitation to church, and that such invitations are often part of the conversion …
Summary: Should we invite non believers to church?
As I finished out my chapter through chapter re-read of the book of Acts, I see believers and non-believers in various settings: hearing the word of God proclaimed, gifts of the Spirit are manifested, elders are chosen, people getting saved, etc. The biblical DESCRIPTION of what happened in the NT church involved these elements. It …
Invite Non Believers to Church?–Part 5
Should we invite non-believers to our church services? The question came up in a discussion group I am a part of, so I’ve chosen to examine the early church patterns from the book of Acts. As I have looked at the gatherings of the disciples so far, what is clear so far there is no …
Are Unbelievers Present in the Assemblies in Acts? Part 3
I invite my unsaved friends to church. I invite them to hear the proclamation of the word of God, to learn about a Christian community, and to explore for themselves who Jesus is. While they cannot become members until they place their faith in Christ and can confess that they believe Jesus Christ is Savior …
Are Unbelievers Present at Assemblies in Acts? – Part 2
As I continue to look in Acts, I want to see what I can find that can help me answer the question: Should we invite the unsaved to church? Since I practice church invitations as a tool in my personal evangelism habits to help people discover the grace of Christ, I want to examine the …
Are Unbeliever Present at Assemblies in Acts? — Part 1
The church developed in the book of Acts as the gospel spread throughout the regions. As a follow-up to yesterday’s post – should we invite unsaved friends to church? – I want to examine the gatherings of the assemblies in the book of Acts over the next few posts. It is important to look at …
Should we invite unsaved friends to church?
I posted this question to the EvangelismCoach.org Facebook page. “Should we invite unsaved friends to church?” Give a Yes or No, and then give a reason. The answers were pretty divided between Yes and No, with some strong opinions: Yes, the church is on an evangelistic mission. No, the church is for believers only to …
Get More Church Invitations: A Great Welcome
Recently, I was asked via Ask EvangelismCoach about ways to increase the number of invitations to church that members give to their network of friends. Review these posts to get on board with some of the answers More church invitations: Friends and Family Get More Church Invitations: Prayer I want you to come to my …
Get More Church Invitations: Relevant Sermons
Recently, I was asked via Ask EvangelismCoach about ways to increase the number of invitations to church that members give to their network of friends. Review these posts to get on board with some of the answers More church invitations: Friends and Family Get More Church Invitations: Prayer I want you to come to my …
Growing an Engaged Church
Helping church members invite their friends is one of the side effects of an engaged church, as Albert Winesman wrote Growing an Engaged Church. The basic question of his book is addressed on the jacket: What would a church look like if members of its congregation were 13 times more likely to have invited someone to …
Get More Church Invitations: Prayer
In this series on getting more church invitations and visitor traffic, I’m looking at various ways to increase the number of personal invitations to church that your church members give. The statistics show that a personal invitation from a friend is the best way to get church visitors. I’m going to look at 6 different …
Personal Invitations to Church are Most Effective
During a recent coaching appointment, a pastor in a small country church in the United States expressed frustration that church members are not inviting guests to church.
The church had reached a plateau in attendance and had been stuck there for nearly 2 years.
Podcast: Christmas Outreach to the Community
Listen in as one church tells the story of getting their Christmas events out to a few thousand people during a town Christmas event. I interview Kevin Cunningham, outreach pastor of a church in Nashua New Hampshire, a town of about 80,000.
Use Facebook Events for Increase Invitations for Christmas
This article on using Facebook events is reprinted with persmission from Christian Webtrends (blog.ourchurch.com) to edit for Christmas. It was originally aimed for Easter, but it’s just as true for Christmas. The images refer to an Easter service, but you get the idea. The original article appeared in 2011, and Facebook may have changed the …
6 Steps to Organize an Invite a Friend Day
A reader contacted me via Ask EvangelismCoach: “Pastor, our small church needs help organizing a Friends and Family day for the end of August to launch our new season. Can you help us?” As we talked on the phone, we kicked around a few ideas unique to their church, but developed some ideas that are …
Only Two Things Grow a Church
I’ve taken up a pattern of walking most mornings to help clear my head and gather my thoughts during this season of the year. I’ve subscribed to the podcast from Church Talk Radio, and most segments are about 45 minutes to one hour. I’ve got it on my MP3 Player and while walking, I consume …
Statistics on Invitations to Church
Ed Stetzer was interviewed this week by Cathy Lynn Grossman for USA Today about Americans’ receptivity to evangelistic contacts and outreach from a church. Lifeway Research and the North American Mission Board surveyed over 15,000 people (read more on this report via Lifeway Research) and they found that most people said they would be willing …
Business Cards that Church members can give away.
Some churches play hard to get! Websites don’t list any contact information Worship Service times are not on the telephone responder, Service hours are not on on a sign near the front door or on the road. One Low Cost Church Marketing Idea Here is one low-cost idea that you can use to help advertise …