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Personal Invitations to Church are not Enough

October 16, 2017 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Small Church, Red Roof

So You Are the New Pastor of a Small Church, Now What?

November 5, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

There is no single solution for the small church pastor. These are simply some evangelism and growth ideas that have been tried and found effective.

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Summary: Should we invite non believers to church?

April 30, 2015 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Examining the Book of Acts for patterns about should we invite unbelievers to our church meetings?

Invite Non Believers to Church?–Part 5

July 29, 2016 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Are Unbelievers Present at Church – Part 4

August 8, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

Should we invite non-believers to our church services? So far through the three parts of rereading the book of Acts (part 1 covers Acts 1-5, part 2 covers Acts 6-9, part 3 covers Acts 10-11), I don’t see a clear answer to the question. As I have looked at the gatherings of the disciples so …

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Are Unbelievers Present in the Assemblies in Acts? Part 3

July 21, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Examining the Book of Acts for patterns about should we invite unbelievers to our church meetings?

Are Unbelievers Present at Assemblies in Acts? – Part 2

February 17, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Are Unbeliever Present at Assemblies in Acts? — Part 1

July 17, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Invited to Church

Should we invite unsaved friends to church?

December 19, 2016 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Church Invitation Video You Can Use

October 24, 2012 by EvangelismCoach

A lifeway study also asked how many times respondents have personally, “invited an unchurched person to attend a church service or some other program at your church?” Nearly half (48 percent) of church attendees responded, “zero.” We need to change this. Download this video at BeamerFilms.com. Use this mini-move to help encourage your congregation to …

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Growing an Engaged Church

June 28, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Recent Statistics on Church Invitations

March 22, 2018 by EvangelismCoach

LifeWay Research did a study and asked how many times they have personally, “invited an unchurched person to attend a church service or some other program at your church?” 48% of church attendees responded, “zero.” 33% percent of people say they’ve personally invited someone one or two times. 19% say they’ve done so on three or more …

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More church invitations: Friends and Family

January 27, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

In the previous article in the series of giving more invitations to church, I focused on prayer. As I continue to look at various ways to increase the number of personal invitations to church that your church members give, today’s article is focused on the number of personal friends who are unchurched. Again, the statistics show …

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A great tool to help your members make an invitation to church

August 10, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

Check out this video on giving an invitation to church (Feed Readers may need to click through to see the video). Notice what the fellow does at the end. You can give your church members something similar to help them make that personal invitation to church Church Invitation Card that I used a few years …

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How would you pray for a lost friend

Get More Church Invitations: Prayer

June 29, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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Personal Invitations to Church are Most Effective

November 5, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

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.

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How do we measure the impact of church hospitality

March 15, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

The other day, I saw a question in my Twitter feed: How do we measure our hospitality? There are a couple of different ways to measure the success of your hospitality ministry. You could measure effective church hospitality program by Volunteers who are excited to serve because of they see impact or influence they have. …

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Use Christmas services to re-invite inactive members

November 11, 2020 by EvangelismCoach

Christmas is a time to bring healing, a time to make amends, and a time to start over.

It is possible that an invitation to church might bring that healing.

Consider these 4 ways to invite them back.

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These are the six steps we used to run our Invite A Friend Sunday

6 Steps to Organize an Invite a Friend Day

May 10, 2015 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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10 Ways to Pray for Inviting Visitors to Church

March 18, 2019 by EvangelismCoach

How effective are personal invitations to church? Here is what the research shows

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Growing the small church

Only Two Things Grow a Church

June 27, 2013 by EvangelismCoach

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 …

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