2024-02-09 12:47
Check out this list of how members of one of my classes came to faith in Christ.
“When I was 8 years old, I was invited to a bible camp for kids.”
“My father helped m… Read More
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Practical how-to advice for pastors, church planters, and ministry leaders on personal evangelism and church hospitality
2024-01-13 16:57
I love it when someone asks me a question about how I came to faith in Christ, that is, my journey to faith.
That kind of curiosity is an interest to hear my faith story.
Asking me to… Read More
2024-01-04 11:52
When I talk with some other evangelism trainers, we often encounter the question
How soon do we need to share the gospel with some one?
Since we believe in the radical importance of… Read More
2023-08-28 20:30
Our church lives out a strong core value of inviting people to church.
We know that lives are changed when people experience the love of God and hear the gospel of Jesus Christ.&nb&hell…Read More
2023-07-31 16:35
The first time I ever knowingly did evangelism happened in a church basement.
A temporary call center had been set up on tables with screen dividers.
Heavy phone sets with a little li… Read More
2023-01-28 10:50
I’ve been thinking recently about “the testimony” — your story of conversion.
As followers of Christ, most of us have a testimony of how we became a follower of Ch… Read More
2022-04-17 14:52
Mother’s Day is the third most attended church day in the U.S., just behind Christmas and Easter.
You have likely noticed that among your church attendance figures.
As… Read More
2022-04-02 11:12
Do you have a friend who has a concept of God who will require them to pay for their actions after they die?
You’ve likely heard them express hope that their good actions will outwe… Read More
2022-03-07 10:08
Each Christian has a personal story of how he/she came to know Jesus in a personal, life-changing way.
You can use your personal testimony to spread the Gospel of Christ in personal evang… Read More
2022-02-15 16:03
When Jesus was accused of eating with sinners, he said
“It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Mark 2:17)
Wi… Read More
2021-05-17 13:33
Why should Christians do evangelism? What are our motives?
When asked, most Christians quickly reply:
It’s the Great Commission.Jesus tells us to.
Guilt is not a motive
I… Read More
2021-01-03 13:15
Have you ever felt that Spirit-led nudge that pulls you to talk or pray with a stranger or friend about their spiritual life?
This kind of nudge is more than an intuition.
This is the… Read More
2020-12-11 12:26
Over the last few years, I’ve collected a number of quotes about evangelism.
These are attributed to Charles Spurgeon. I’ve found them all over the web as quotes by Spur… Read More
2020-12-05 13:58
In my workshops on personal evangelism, one core teaching is understanding the person’s journey to faith.
Becoming a Christian is not an “on/off” proposition.
I r… Read More
2020-11-30 14:33
Growing your skills in relational evangelism depends on authentic friendships with non-Christian friends.
Active involvement in the life of non-Christians will allow you to be in a place… Read More
2020-11-21 12:32
My hope is in the Lord Who gave Himself for me,And paid the price of all my sin at Calvary.For me He died, For me He lives,And everlasting life and light He freely gives
— Hymn, For… Read More
2020-11-14 12:02
Christmas is an ideal time to attract people into your church
by hosting Advent activities,reaching out into the community, andmaking your church more inviting.Don’t miss the opport… Read More
2020-11-11 12:47
Self-reflection with devotional questions around the theme of personal evangelism is a good habit to cultivate.
This kind of self-reflection allows us to look upon our feelings, actions… Read More
2020-11-10 14:14
What does it take to lead a volunteer ministry team in the area of church hospitality?
What makes for a great leader of a church hospitality team?
Or, what makes a great leader of the… Read More
2020-11-09 09:44
Think about what you’re passionate about.
Perhaps it’s CrossFit, or gardening, or water-skiing.
Do you have any trouble telling others about your passion? … Read More
2020-11-07 10:25
Imagine the scenario:
You and a non-Christian friend are sitting in a Starbucks, talking about life, drinking a cup of coffee.
In a relaxed and safe manner, the talk naturally turns to… Read More
2020-11-06 13:46
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 compa… Read More
2020-11-01 15:05
If you are a new leader in your church’s hospitality or welcome ministry, register for this online class to help you get started in preparing for the upcoming season of welcome.
If… Read More
2020-11-01 13:36
Healthy churches grow.
They grow in worship, fellowship, discipleship, and mission engagement in the community.
They also grow through evangelism.
What is your church’s… Read More
2020-10-30 15:49
The problem that many of our churches face is that church visitors do not come back for the second or third time.
So let’s pray.
Prayer is the spiritual work
Prayer is ult… Read More
2020-10-22 11:22
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 doi… Read More
2020-10-20 22:51
What is evangelistic preaching? Should we not to give an invitation to follow Christ?
Can one really say that this particular form of evangelism is “complete” if we don&rsquo&hell…Read More
2020-09-18 02:45
My library is full of personal evangelism training books.
I even teach a personal evangelism methodology that focuses on conversations with individuals.
Yet when I look at the disciple… Read More
2020-09-03 12:53
Instead of asking, what motivates us to missionary work, the starting question should be:
“What motivates God?”
Why would God provide me reconciliation through Jesus?
Wa… Read More
2020-06-29 08:35
Your church can be used by God to lead people into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
It doesn’t happen by accident, though.
It takes a mix of personal evangelism, person… Read More
2020-06-08 15:26
The Apostle Paul planted the church in Corinth.
From the telling of the story in Acts 18, you can learn several church planting evangelism practices that will help you get your church s… Read More
2020-06-07 19:47
Many people encounter obstacles in their personal evangelism.
I know I have.
Obstacles to EvangelismI have had times where I am super active in evangelistic… Read More
2020-06-01 20:03
Several years ago, I participated in a street evangelism outreach in a foreign country.
I was doing an evangelistic campaign with a mission organization that had mobilized thousands of sh… Read More
2020-05-31 18:34
When I was a youth pastor for the first 7 years of ordained ministry, the Bridge was the gospel presentation I reviewed with my teenagers every three months.
No one left our youth group w… Read More
2020-05-26 13:00
Having a stockpile of evangelism starter questions can help you overcome one of the biggest hurdles to having gospel centered conversation.
There are times when the Holy Spirit will prom… Read More
2020-05-25 14:06
I received phone call from a person who has taken my Fear Free Evangelism course.
You can read an approximate transcript of the conversation of their divine appointment at a highway rest… Read More
2020-05-16 22:19
What is doubt? It is part of our human nature.
In our conversion experience journey, some of us likely had lots of doubts to overcome.
We wanted to gather as much information as p… Read More
2020-05-10 13:24
Have you seen an evangelistic moment (a potential divine appointment) develop suddenly in a conversation and found yourself not yet ready to share the gospel?
You may have felt a little c… Read More
2020-05-02 12:21
The church planter must spend a majority of their time in efforts of personal evangelism.
I found from my own church planting experiences that other things will often force their way in t… Read More
2020-04-30 14:10
One of the 7 basic habits of personal evangelism can help you identify that a divine appointment is about to happen.
The habit? Look for spiritual thirst.
I have learned to re… Read More
2019-11-19 08:33
For a conversational evangelism tip, here is one I use on a frequent basis: I look for the question that is behind the question, emotion, or statement.
Off and on over a period of two yea… Read More
2019-11-06 10:42
Paul writes:
“For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to boast of, for I am under compulsion; for woe is me if I do not preach the gospel” (1 Cor 9.16)
Why do you share… Read More
2019-06-17 21:15
In my evangelism seminars and teaching, one question that I ask over and over again:
Do you have a faith worth sharing?Do you have friends to share it with?
Self Evaluation for Per… Read More
2019-04-22 14:40
Do you have any non-Christian friends?
A common problem that I encounter when I teach evangelism seminars is the objection:
I’ve been in the church so long, I don’t have an… Read More
2019-04-20 02:07
I bet that if you had 100 people in a room, you would have one hundred definitions of evangelism.
Some evangelism definitions are so wide that they cover anything and everything rela… Read More
2019-02-28 13:44
The gospel should be offensive, not your church members or a lackadaisical hospitality ministry.
Your hospitality ministry in the church is one of the most important factors in the expe… Read More
2019-02-02 20:14
I remember when my first church had to get a new street sign made. It made perfect sense to consider at that time renaming our church and re-branding ourselves before building out a new per… Read More
2019-01-05 14:13
Recently, a reader submitted a question via Ask Evangelismcoach about how to identify church visitors in a large church:
What are some ideas for identifying visitors?We are a 2500 me… Read More
2018-12-31 13:12
God sovereignly brings visitors to your church.
But once people are first welcomed into your church during their first visit, what happens when the service is over?
How do you help your chur… Read More
2018-11-28 19:12
Tactful spiritual conversation starter questions can open the doors to significant life changing evangelistic conversations.
Tactful means
that you sensitive to the timing, the prompti… Read More
2018-10-22 13:54
I’ve been a church drop out twice: once while I was an associate pastor.
Isn’t that funny?
As I reflected on those experiences through the lens of church growth strategies and ev… Read More
2018-09-09 14:16
Out of sight, out of mind.
That statement is true with the visibility of your church.
If people can’t see it or find it, it’s out of their mind.
This doesn’t work.
Do peopl… Read More
2018-05-10 10:00
Small groups are a great place to find help and encouragement in sharing Christ with nonbelievers.
I propose one accountability group as an Evangelism Training Small Group.
Here is a sample… Read More
2018-05-04 12:40
A mother asked me about using tracts for evangelism.
Tracts may not always be useful in every context, but using tracts for evangelism can be a helpful conversation starter, a great seed pla… Read More
2018-05-03 00:22
I came across an entry at www.jumpstartchurch.com (domain hijacked, so delinked) that has a great prayer walk exercise for personal evangelism, and it is similar to one we use in our worksho… Read More
2018-05-01 08:57
Personal evangelism, at least in my circles of influence, seems to be a dreaded word.
At its mention, some people feel queasy, the hairs stand on the back of their neck, people want to secre… Read More
2018-04-29 13:37
Many books on personal evangelism tell stories of personal fear of evangelism.
Evangelism is scary for many, for a variety of reasons?
Why does one have to be brave?
Here is a list that I ha… Read More
2018-04-15 08:48
Pick any blog on personal evangelism, and one will encounter a conversation over different gospel presentations.
What points must one share?
What happens if I forget a point?
Can I mess… Read More
2018-04-06 17:26
What barriers keep your church visitors from returning?
Every church wants their first time visitors to come back and begin to
Find their own faith in Jesus Christ.
Find a place to serve wi… Read More
2018-03-14 12:22
A church greeter I never met invaded my personal space.
An apathetic church greeter gave me a bulletin while talking to a friend.
A church greeter wore so much cologne that my eyes watered w… Read More
2018-03-06 12:49
Every Sunday, I see commentary on Twitter about:
Joy at serving as a church greeter.
Complaints about experiences with rude church greeters.
Sarcasm aimed at unprepared greeters at church.
N… Read More
2018-02-16 03:45
What barriers keep your church visitors from returning?
Every church wants their first time visitors to come back and begin to
Find their own faith in Jesus Christ.
Find a place to serve w… Read More
2017-11-17 11:32
If your church visitors are not returning and making friends with people in your congregation, your church
will not grow
won’t help new believers who responded to an altar call invitat… Read More
2017-11-03 14:16
Try this schedule of daily steps to increase your personal evangelism in your life.
Ways to use this list:
Share it to your networks via Google, Twitter, Facebook, everywhere.
Print it… Read More
2017-11-01 12:27
I consulted with the Church Hospitality Team leader of a large urban church that is developing a parking lot ministry greeter team.
Over the decades, this church has acquired neighboring par… Read More
2017-10-23 13:15
One might wonder, why is this set of bible verses is on my website?
I teach on personal evangelism and various forms of church evangelism, so what does a list of promises on God’s guid… Read More
2017-10-22 13:09
My foundation seminar is focused on personal evangelism training:
The sharing of your faith in casual conversation with one other person.
This 1-1 interaction scares a lot of people for a va… Read More
2017-10-21 10:34
“But I am so afraid to start a conversation,” confessed a pastor.
“I have non-Christian friends, and spend time with them, but I’m so afraid of ruining my friendship… Read More
2017-10-19 14:56
Bible trivia games are great for youth group. Here is one list of questions and answers on a Christmas theme for your youth group or children’s ministry Christmas outreach party… Read More
2017-10-15 15:20
Videos can make for great discussion starters at your gatherings for hospitality workers or church greeters.
Use as a discussion starter for your next church greeter training or hospitality… Read More
2017-10-10 12:50
Many churches have bought into church growth technique as if hospitality technique will reinvigorate a church in transition.
They search for:
Church growth statistics on visitor retention an… Read More
2017-08-18 13:44
Several years ago I gave a personal evangelism seminar for the regional expression of the Presbyterian Church.
At the end of it, somebody filled out an evaluation form and comments,
“Y… Read More
2017-08-16 11:22
Looking for practical evangelism tips?
Here is my list of top 10 tips for personal evangelism.
These are not exhaustive, and focus more on preparation skills in prayer and relationship buil… Read More
2017-08-10 15:50
Imagine that you are a lay person in your congregation (many of you are).
Your pastor calls you on Thursday and says
We are preparing the church bulletin.
Would you like to be our liturgist… Read More
2017-08-08 07:42
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Welcome Church VisitorsMany church members, pastors and greeters have forgotten what it’s like to be a church visitor.
When our family moved in… Read More
2017-03-30 14:53
Churches that have a clear follow up plan for first time church visitors know that their follow up all starts with inviting your first time guests to fill out a church connection card.
Witho… Read More
2017-03-11 17:23
I watched the story. I found myself near tears.
I saw the story of a church that welcomed a guest for the first time and made such a great “welcome home” impact that anothe… Read More
2017-03-11 17:23
I watched the story. I found myself near tears.
I saw the story of a church that welcomed a guest for the first time and made such a great “welcome home” impact that anothe… Read More
2017-02-07 00:43
On New Year’s Day, Pastor John Maxwell shared a sermon with Christ Fellowship church about Paul’s passion for personal evangelism.
As I got to the end, I nearly cried with him. … Read More
2016-12-23 17:06
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2016-11-03 15:52
What are some tangible signs of spiritual thirst?Spiritual thirst is the evidence of God the Father drawing a person to Jesus.It is the work of the Holy Spirit and the core habit of personal… Read More
2016-10-24 13:52
Our family is visiting a growing church.
Since our first time visit in June of 2016, we keep coming back. This gives me the opportunity to watch and look for transferrable reasons… Read More
2016-10-14 15:27
Imagine:You confidently answer a question about why you follow Jesus.Your friend asks you how you became a Christian and you give a clear story.You share the gospel story without being tongu… Read More
2016-10-11 01:28
If you were the first time visitor in a church, would you want to be introduced publically to a group of people you didn’t know, hadn’t met, and may not see again?Your own answer… Read More
2016-08-08 18:11
The ministry of church ushers plays a vital role in the hospitality and welcome ministry of the local church.Together with church greeters, parking lot volunteers, welcome center volunteers… Read More
2016-07-08 17:15
“You’ve taken the stress out of evangelism.”Thus shared a participant at a recent Listening Evangelism Dunamis.Do you need to reignite your passion for evangelism and learn… Read More
2016-07-07 18:39
My seminary professor gives a great example of hearing spiritual thirst and a great response.How would you be tempted to respond if you were there?With apologetics? Theology? Or with somethi… Read More
2016-07-06 16:20
Your church visitor will have an invisible list in their head that they will use to evaluate your congregation. As a leader of hospitality and welcome ministry, what can you do ab… Read More
2016-07-04 17:13
Imagine:You confidently answer a question about why you follow Jesus.Your friend asks you how you became a Christian and you give a clear story.You share the gospel story without being tongu… Read More
2016-07-02 15:23
It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The sun was bright, not a cloud in the sky, and our family makes a Sunday visit to a local church for the second time.But a church greeter changed my… Read More
2016-06-30 12:54
Imagine:You confidently answer a question about why you follow Jesus.Your friend asks you how you became a Christian and you give a clear story.You share the gospel story without being tongu… Read More
2016-06-27 13:34
Use the largest sporting event on the planet as an excuse to get together, laugh and learn more about the challenges God places upon us.1. Throw a Friday night opening ceremony party for fam… Read More
2016-06-25 15:12
Bud Brown, of Turnaround Pastor, has helped pastors improve their process for guest assimilation. He brings us a core concept here that you can apply.In my hospitality coaching, g… Read More
2016-06-08 17:06
Imagine:You confidently answer a question about why you follow Jesus.Your friend asks you how you became a Christian and you give a clear story.You share the gospel story without being tongu… Read More
2016-06-06 12:42
Dave Ferguson shares five ways to bless your neighbors.He says,“From the very beginning, God’s way of reaching and restoring the world has always been through what I would call a… Read More
2016-05-18 17:15
Has your passion for personal evangelism diminished?Does fear stand in your way of sharing your faith in Jesus with friends?Do you want to find a comfortable way to share your faith, without… Read More
2016-05-15 17:58
Here is a quick reference list on some of the most popular articles on Welcome Ministry on my website.You’ll find greeter tips, welcome vision, and some stories that you can send to yo… Read More
2016-03-31 13:18
“I have non-Christian friends, and spend time with them, but I’m so afraid of ruining my friendship. But I am so afraid to start a conversation about Jesus.”Does that descr… Read More
2016-03-30 21:21
This story shows in real life what well done welcome ministry looks like.Church hospitality ministry is never done. There is no end. There is no finish.Church hospitality mi… Read More
2016-02-09 19:12
“You’ve taken the stress out of evangelism.”Thus shared a participant at a recent Listening Evangelism Dunamis.Do you need to reignite your passion for evangelism and learn… Read More
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