7 Ways to Encourage Congregational Evangelism
Every pastor I know wants to grow their church by leading people to Christ.
If that’s you, you’re in good company.
If you’re succeeding at it, you are in rare company.
Evangelism Substitute #4: Community Service
Don't let community service outreach projects become a substitute of personal evangelism
7 Servant Evangelism Ideas for Black Friday Shopping Crowds
In the United States, the Friday after Thanksgiving is a major shopping day. The media will show reports of Black Friday shopping crowds outside of major department stores and malls. People who are waiting to be nearly the first in line to get the savings on Christmas presents for family and friends. When the doors …
4 Tips to Start a Door To Door Outreach
A staple of church community evangelism has been the door to door outreach campaign. If you want to start door to door outreach in your community, I want to provide you with some starting points for your team to consider. 1. Define your purpose Your purpose will determine the training you will need to give …
Break the Barriers Hospitality Training on DVD
You’ve worked so hard to attract church visitors. . . . . You passionately desire to reach these newcomers for Christ. You know that Jesus can make a difference in their life. Perhaps you’ve spent money on advertising like a direct mail campaign or business cards members give away. You’ve designed sermon series to hopefully …
Evangelism Strategies Podcast and Webinar Replay
In this complimentary Evangelismcoach webinar, I’ll share with you 3 major areas of evangelism training for your congregation to help you develop your evangelism strategy for 2012. Among other things you’ll lean: 3 areas of focus for congregational evangelism to start your planning 6 different evangelism styles to match the right program for your congregation …
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.
Podcast and Webinar Replay: Developing a Sowing Mentality – Gary Rohrmayer
Has your church plateaued in its evangelistic effectiveness? Perhaps, your church has stalled out in its evangelistic passion. People are not coming to faith and your members are not really engaging people into finding faith in Christ. The life-saving station has become the club of comfort. Yet, other churches continue to grow year after year. …
Guest Post: 9 Ways to Create Momentum for Fall Outreach
I’m doing some traveling this week, visiting churches in Richmond VA. Today’s guest post is from Gary Rohrmayer. I’ve re posted this here with permission. Visit the full article 9 ways to Create Momentum for Fall Outreach for the bullet points to be teased out. . . Nine Ways to Create Momentum for Fall Outreach …
The Prayer Station at Faith in Action Sunday
Prayer booths like this are an opportunity for evangelism that is not aggressive.
Your guests expect to talk a little about their spiritual needs while visiting your prayer station.
4 Keys to Implementing an Evangelism Plan
4 keys on how to implement a plan for evangelism in your church
Operation Andrew / Bring a Friend Sunday
I had a follower on twitter who ordered a “Bring a Friend campaign in a box.” It was a laughable experience. It ultimately failed. He felt like he wasted his money. Originally designed in the 1980s, it has never updated (except moving the recordings to CD from the cassettes). The campaign failed to rally the …
Mothers Day 2009 Outreach Ideas
Mother’s Day 2009 may be a time to conduct special weekend event outreaches. I know several pastors that will give a sermon related to motherhood. But it’s also an opportunity for churches to engage their neighborhood. Some links have since broken.
Community Evangelism Webinar Resource Page
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of struggling churches. It’s a book that is based out of years of practical experience, and has much to say to how a church should engage it’s community. How does your church connect with the community? …
PrayerWalking Webinar Resources Podcast Replay
Preparing a community outreach for your church this coming spring / summer? How can you spiritually prepare yourself and the community for your outreach? You are probably thinking: Planning meetings. Publicity Hoping for good weather. . .:) Don’t forget prayer for community outreach. Prayer is the key to preparing yourself and the community for your …
Halloween Outreach to Connect with Your Community
Over the next few days, I will be sharing some articles from guest contributors, as I will be away in Venezuela to conduct pastors training for a couple of days. Today’s article is from a close friend of mine, Rob Burns of Crestwood Presbyterian Church in Richmond Virginia. ________________________________________________ “This is the best thing that’s …
How One Church Re-engaged the Neighborhood
A dying church made a decision that helped them re-engage the neighborhood. Out of that, they church was re-vitalized instead of closing their doors.
Is Neighborhood Outreach Evangelism?
In the course of my consulting and speaking at evangelism training workshops, I’ve encountered many churches that have very active outreach and community service programs: After school tutoring Shut in or Prisoner Visitation Habitat for Humanity work projects Medical outreaches for the community Participating in Crop Walks for Hunger Relief Food pantries, clinics, shelters for …
A church that missed connecting with the community
As part of our 5 week road trip, we are collecting stories of evangelistic outreach ideas, and learning what some churches are doing successfully or not. Meeting a Community Need One community church had heard that a local city council banned people from walking their dogs in the local park. If you owned a dog …
10 Ideas to Personally Reach Out To Your Neighborhood
When I lived in the suburbs of Richmond VA I experienced the lack of a sense of community in our neighborhood. We had all bought nice houses, but with the exception of one family, we didn’t know any of the neighbors. What a contrast to our former subdivision where we knew everyone on the cul-de-sac, …
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 …
Prayer Walking — Developing an Evangelistic Vision
Some time ago, I came across an outline of some hints about prayer walking. This prayer walking outline mixes prayer, with walking a neighborhood, and inviting God to transform that place and the people who live there. 16 Prayer Walking Tips Here are some ways you can do prayer walking (Adapted from Follow Me: Becoming …
Where are the new believers?
I had the privilege this week of preaching at a church in Marietta Georgia. It was a church in the Pentecostal stream of the Body of Christ. It was ok with them my ordination is with the Presbyterian Church. I’m a Presbyterian that’s been “tampered with,” meaning I don’t fit a stereo-typical Presbyterian pastor.
How to Grow a Small Church
Bill Easum writes a great article entitled How to Grow a Small Church. It’s geared towards pastors looking for the formula. It’s no formula, but their research shows “It’s a pastor who has one-on-one conversations withnon-Christians that leads to their conversion to Christ.” List for the small church pastor He also gives a good list …