Do your church visitors come back a second time? Here in July, it is the summer slump in programming for churches. Most churches slow down their programming during these months and prepare themselves for a fall launch of a new sermon series and launch of many new programs. Now is the time to Review your …
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of churches seeking to engage its community. See Part I of Evangelism Where You Live – A Review Part I See Part II of Evangelism Where You Live – A Review Part II This …
In They like Jesus, but not the Church, even Dan Kimball confesses that he made the same discovery at one point– no non-Christian relationships. As I have given relational evangelism training seminars around the US and Latin America, the most common confession I hear from those who have walked with Christ for many years I …
I truly believe that prayer opens conversational doors. One of the principles that I put forth in my Fear Free Evangelism Seminar is that when you pray, evangelism stuff happens. Conversations appear. You don’t have to force a conversation. Conversations about faith simply show up. The challenge is then how to listen to their spiritual …
Later in December, I will give a talk on helping churches evangelize in areas of extreme poverty, with lots of high-risk or at-risk children. At-risk or high-risk is defined locally as children who are Abused Addicted Abandoned Children of an addicted parent. Fourteen churches want to send their pastors and children’s workers to a day …
Since this personal evangelism event has passed, read here about how to get the full 5 hour seminar on Audio CD to your home. Evangelism Seminar Description: Many people find personal evangelism scary. Some would rather clean a pig sty instead of talking about Jesus to their friends. Yet Jesus commands us to go and …
In late October, I am scheduled to go to Faith Community Fellowship Church in Mt. Vernon Washington, to help facilitate a 4 day workshop on personal evangelism, as part of the Dunamis Course series for Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International (www.prmi.org). The Evangelism Dunamis The Evangelism Dunamis in the Power of the Holy Spirit emphasizes learning …
In just a few weeks, I am scheduled to go to Victory Bible Camp in Palmer Alaska to help facilitate a workshop on personal evangelism, as part of the Dunamis Course series for Presbyterian Reformed Ministries International (www.prmi.org). The Evangelism Dunamis in the Power of the Holy Spirit emphasizes learning God’s vision for evangelism, and …
Update: If you’d like to have a local Evangelism Training Seminar for your church or area, see our various options at our Evangelism Training page. On April 5, I’ll be presenting “How Presbyterians do Evangelism” at a workshop for the Presbytery of the James in Richmond VA. It will be at Chester Presbyterian Church. My …
Sometimes the question is asked of me “how to start an evangelism committee?” or “what does an evangelism committee do?” or “where does a evangelism committee start?” “What are the functions of an evangelism committee?” There can be evangelism committees at a judicatory level (such as the Presbytery) or at the local church level. Evangelism …
I attended a conference nearly 10 years ago by Mark Miller that gave away these secrets to Effective Evangelism Training. Challenge the conventional wisdom — Evangelism is a process not an event (see: Evangelism: Process or Event?), so one size doesn’t fit every context. Make Evangelism Personal — Who do you know that does not …
