Prayer invites the work of God in evangelism and church growth.
The lack of non-Christian friends will hinder your relational evangelism work.
Yet you can be intentional in finding new relationships and discovering friendships to invest in. Check out these tools.
Use these tools to find possible names to pray for salvation
Use these 10 Devotional Questions for self-reflection on your personal evangelism habits.
These questions will help keep your passion for personal evangelism fueled up.
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.
Four areas for leadership teams to pray for your church hospitality work of the ministry.
You can easily spend 30 minutes a week in prayer as part of improving your welcome ministry.
We can't cause, create, nor bring results in evangelism.
Evangelism is ultimately a spiritual activity. The fruit (i.e., a disciple) of our evangelism work is truly God's doing.
Evangelism is cooperating with the work of the Holy Spirit to share the good news to those who are ready to listen.
Even so, we are prone to making evangelism mistakes. Do you avoid any of these evangelism mistakes?
Looking back over the last 10 days, how many conversations about your faith have happened?
If you want more, what is one action you can start to generate more?
I happen to catch a listen on the radio this week of how author and apologist Lee Strobel became a Christian. Part of his journey to faith was accepting an invitation to church. At church, he heard Christianity explained to him with such clarity that it started his thorough investigation into the Christian faith. I found myself thinking: . . .
No one has ever reported praying for me to come to know Christ. Check out these various prayer themes to help you pray for your friends who don't know Jesus.
Pray for your neighbor to come to know the Lord Jesus Christ. Here is the strategy I used to pray for my neighbors to find a relationship with Christ while I was in their sphere of influence.
His prayer 25 years ago failed. My friend had obediently prayed with the well meaning evangelist. My friend repeated the phrases the evangelist said, one after the next, confessing his sin, inviting Jesus into his heart. But nothing happened. There was no spiritual transaction, no renewal in his heart, no conviction of sin, and no awareness of …
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 …
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 …
Some days, your church greeter volunteer will wake up in the morning with a not so helpful attitude. Check out these tweets:
Does your devotional life seem a little dull and routine? Want to spark a fire for a new round of momentum to keep up your spiritual disciplines? Then make sure you get involved in sharing your faith with people on a regular basis.
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.
A holy life will make the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow no horns, they just shine. “It is a great deal better to live a holy life than to talk about it. We are told to let our light shine, and if it does we won’t need to tell anybody it does. The light will be …
A Scripture filled prayer for church greeters as part of their preparation for ministry at church
Do I know enough people that I can bring to Jesus? Who do I know that I can lift before the Lord in Prayer
Some doubt the effectiveness of their prayers because they are uncertain if they are following the correct format, obeying all the right rules, and fulfilling all the necessary requirements for God to hear them and answer their prayer. Nagging doubts about rules and formulas shape their perceptions of prayer. But the spiritual thirst and hunger …
A reader question via Ask EvangelismCoach wonders: What are some prayer points for church growth? While there are many different avenues for intercessory prayers for church growth, let me suggest 3 avenues.
Once you light a flame, it only burns so bright. Then, without fresh fuel, it will fade. This week in my devotional time, I came across this question from Mark Mittelberg: What pours gasoline on the evangelistic fire in your heart? What do you need to do to pour on a gallon or two today?
Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. 1 Peter 2:7 What is precious? I’ve been pondering this word in my devotions this week while looking at the current difficult circumstances of my life. Are the challenges I face now worth the price of my calling to follow my Savior? Is following Jesus worth …
How has the Lord been good to you? If one of your friends were to ask you today: What has God done in your life recently? Would you be ready with an answer that is not generic? God blesses me. God forgives me. Those are generic statements, versus awesome stories that demonstrate the work of …
