Critics complain that lifestyle evangelism is not biblical. But I can clearly see evangelism as a lifestyle in the actions of the early disciples in the book of Acts. Acts 5:42 describes a lifestyle of evangelism in the early days of the church: Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, …
Recently, I was asked via Ask EvangelismCoach about ways to increase the number of invitations to church that members give to their network of friends. Review these posts to get on board with some of the answers More church invitations: Friends and Family Get More Church Invitations: Prayer I want you to come to my …
The story of the prostitute who crashed the Pharisee’s party has often captured my attention. I’ve often wondered what triggered such an emotional response in her that she’d break all protocol and wipe the feet of Jesus with her tears. (Read more about the prostitute of Luke 7 in my sermon notes: Who do you …
I’ve interacted with many of you who have declared that this year will be the “Year of Evangelism” within your church. One aspect of developing that vision is giving sermons on Evangelism, or developing a sermon series. Abraham Lincoln is reported to have said “It wasn’t a great sermon because the preacher didn’t ask me …
One of the questions that I have received frequently via “Ask Evangelism Coach” has been on the role of the Holy Spirit in Evangelism. That as a topic is broad, so I’ll begin a series of posts on that topic. Here is an older post I wrote: Role Of The Holy Spirit In Evangelism that …
Today’s guest post is from Robert Shaw, Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Winfield Indiana. I’ve met Robert at the Evangelism Conference for the PCUSA last year, and ran into him again at the transformation pastors conference that just ended in St. Pete’s Beach in FL. He shares with us some of the things that …
