Compelled to share the gospel?
The Greek word translated "compel" has a wide range of meaning found in the NT, including the sense of coercion.
44 Spiritual Conversation Starter Questions
Tactful spiritual conversation starter questions can open the doors to significant life changing conversations.
Check out these 44 conversation starter questions for conversations about Christianity, Jesus and a relationship with God.
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.
39 Days of Personal Evangelism–Tweetable List
39 days of personal evangelism tips that anyone can do and easy implement into their daily life.
My Top 10 Quick Tips for Personal Evangelism
If you need a short kickstart in personal evangelism today, 10 Quick Personal Evangelism Tips. Allow at least one to capture your attention today as you pray for an opportunity to share Christ with a friend.
What is the best question to ask someone to start a conversation about evangelism?
What is the best question to ask someone that would start an evangelistic conversation?
Check out these two resources for cold opens.
5 Ways to Bless Your Neighbor
Dave Ferguson shares five ways to bless your neighbors. This is a helpful structure to live out in order to live into conversational contexts for personal evangelism.
Example of Spiritual Thirst: A Wild Conversation
What does spiritual thirst look like in a conversation? How might you recognize it? Here is an example of spiritual thirst from one of my trips to Panama.
A Good Friday Reminder – Jesus Changes Lives
One challenge to shortening a personal testimony is to get at this core question: What difference has Jesus made in your life? As I watched this video below,
The fear of the E-word
In the November 2014 issue of Presbyterians Today, I share an article that gives 3 basic steps to overcome your personal fear of evangelism. Sometimes called “the e-word,” as if evangelism is an unspeakable curse word, personal evangelism is generally not a regular discipline among believers in mainline churches because of associations with pushy street …
Baptism is the Fruit of Personal Evangelism
I don’t believe the sinner’s prayer is the final ending point of personal evangelism. Rather, I look for a growing disciple. The visible mark of the results of personal evangelism is baptism. For those Christian faith traditions that practice infant baptism, a renewal of baptismal vows would accomplish the same significant mark that a person …
How to use God is not Dead (The Movie) as a conversation starter
I recently saw the movie God is not Dead. My own reaction to the movie is somewhat mixed to the movie. But a wise evangelist could suggest this movie to a truly seeking friend and allow it to open further conversational opportunities. This movie will likely not successfully engage those who’s minds are already made …
The tourists were afraid for their lives
The tourists were enjoying their visit to New York city until they got scared witless. They are friends of mine and told me this story. They’ve seen way too many New York movies, watched too many New York cop shows, and viewed too many crime dramas based in New York. Coming to the big city …
Book Review: Becoming a Contagious Christian
Becoming a Contagious Christian helped me change my approach to personal evangelism and now I teach these same principles in my materials throughout the US and Latin America. They present a practical form of personal evangelism that can help the ordinary person in the pew overcome their shyness or fears in talking about their faith …
The Sinners Prayer for the Person with a Christian Background
Fourteen months ago, my friend and I first got acquainted. We have spent much time together during those 14 months getting to know one another. When I first mentioned that I was a follower of Christ, the defensive wall went up. He didn’t want to talk about spiritual things. But as I continue to mention …
Book Review: The 7 Principles of an Evangelistic Life
I am a big advocate of evangelism as a lifestyle. When I read the book the Acts, I see how evangelism played out in the life of the apostles and early believers. They spent time with people. They shared their faith, and the “Lord added daily” to their numbers. How can a believer experience a …
The Best of EvangelismCoach: 2013 Edition
Looking back over the past year, some particular blog posts rose to the top for 2013. Please consider sharing this post, or some of these with other believers in your network. In this post you’ll see some of the most popular posts of 2013 in
How I Handle “Jesus was a Good Teacher”
I have a friend who doesn’t believe in having a personal relationship God, but does believe that Jesus was a good teacher. My friend, like many people who are not followers of Jesus, hold this view: Jesus was a good teacher. His principles are worth following. He taught was other religions taught. He was a …
Video: It will Cost You Everything
It is unfair of any evangelist to withhold the cost of discipleship. Following Jesus will cost you everything. This video came across my feed and I found my self really stirred. This video is an evangelistic call quoting, in part, from the texts of the gospel and the reality of the second coming. It holds …
Honest Thanksgiving Evangelism
Honest Thanksgiving evangelism begins with transparency. When you invite people to a Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving meal, be upfront about your faith and respectful of your guests. Clear hospitality builds trust and opens genuine opportunities for gospel conversation.
4 Free Evangelism Tools Everyone Must Have
The most effective evangelism tool is the one you use.
Though there are all sorts of gospel outlines, training events, books, and evangelism workshops available to equip you, none of those things matter if you don't use any of them.
Video: Share your faith and Change a life
When you share your faith, there is no telling the long term effects. You will change a life, not only of your immediate friends, but the ripple affect will spread Watch this video and see.
Video: Evangelism Cannot Be Our Focus
Is it possible to be too focused on the outcomes of evangelism? It can be when evangelism is taught as a sales technique to get a sinner’s prayer. It can be when evangelism training is reduced to a set of step by step skills that are equivalent to sales techniques. Ask leading questions. Minimize …
Obnoxious Habits in Personal Evangelism – Aggressive Pitches
A freaky thing happened to me today that reminds me of an obnoxious habit in personal evangelism. I got a phone call today. Would I be interested in the caller showing me how to make $3500 a day?