Can we have more faith sharing conversations as an ordinary part of our lives?
In this 60 minute webinar on personal evangelism, you don’t have to travel or spend any money (though a donation is helpful).
Ray Jones will join Chris Walker of EvangelismCoach.org and will help

you see the the conversational opportunities and people around you
pastors help [...]

This is what gives me joy as an evangelist.

Marionee.

Manuel:

Yes, the water was very cold.
But more important, adult baptism is a step of obedience after trusting Jesus that is a sign of God’s working in bringing people to faith in Jesus Christ.
Baptism signifies a whole lot more, but for me, it’s the visible fruit of the [...]

Easter is rapidly approaching and many of you are gearing up for your Easter Outreaches.
Let me give you a three pointers to increase your congregation’s impact this easter.
1.  Do a hospitality review.  Give your systems a look over to make sure they are up.
Read more:
Church Hospitality Review
2.  Plan an special service will increase your [...]

A frequent question I receive is how do pastors regularly cast a vision for hospitality ministries for the church.
Particularly when they are in charge of casting vision for everything.
So I want to share with you another practice for growing your church’s hospitality.
(Read Practice #1: Review your Church Hospitality Ministries)
Practice #2: Regularly remind the Congregation.
In the [...]

This Easter, some people might want to visit your church.
This Holy Week, some out of town guests may want to visit your special services for holy week.
You don’t know who they are.
They don’t know where they want to go.
God has given them spiritual thirst that propels them to seek a church.
So what do they do?  [...]

I visited a church this weekend.
No one said hello.
Even though we waited around for nearly 20 minutes after the service was over.
No one said hello.
That should not happen.  It sparked a brief discussion on the Evangelism Coach Facebook Page.
Church Visitors will come.
God will keep bringing visitors to your church.
Are you prepared for them?
Why did that [...]

Here is the whole series in a nutshell. . ..

How Pastors Lead Congregational Evangelism #1 – Personal Involvement
How Pastors Lead Congregational Evangelism #2 – Testimonies of Life Change
How Pastors Lead Congregational Evangelism #3 – Challenge your Staff
How Pastors Lead Congregational Evangelism #4 – Increase Invitations to Worship
How Pastors Can Lead Congregational Evangelism #5 – Engage [...]

For the last part of our series Coaching Congregational Evangelism, I want to share some very practical advice a church planter gave me.
“Evangelism doesn’t just happen.  You’ve got to do it.”
I was asking him how he grew his church from scratch in a few months (I no longer remember the exact numbers).
His answer was:
“We [...]

Sometimes I wonder if in the big rush to be “missional” that some churches forget the attractional side of their main event – the worship service on Sunday.
But, for many churches, that Sunday event is not something that will be going away or be done away with.  It’s not an either or proposition.
Rather, the question [...]

A group of New Jersey churches in the Presbytery of the Palisades have come together to help sponsor an evangelism workshop called
Ignite: Leading Congregational Evangelism
Discover ways lead your church into new growth through personal evangelism and hospitality ministries.
Date and Location:
First Presbyterian Church, 150 East Palisade Ave, Englewood, NJ, 201.568.7373 (website).
Map to get Directions: (Click [...]

Pastors carry the torch of vision, and are usually the key public person of influence in a congregation.
It’s been observed that pastors are asked to cast vision for everything from

Finding volunteers for work parties or service projects,
Recruiting volunteers for Children’s Church,
Encouraging small group participation
Community initiatives or outreaches,
Stewardship and fundraising,
Building programs,
And so on.

Pastors cast vision about [...]

I’ve been listening to some podcasts from various different churches in the United States as I exercise. (Read: 6 Steps to Get your sermons recorded again to see a cheap and easy way to make them available on line.)
One key feature that I’ve observed in the podcast of these growing churches is the regular appearance [...]

Pastor, you have a remarkable privilege to address a group of people each and every week and influence their life for growth in Jesus.
Every time I step into a pulpit, I recognize that responsibility and realize that my words will be empowered by the Spirit of God to change people.
From the front platform, pulpit, or [...]

There was just way too much stuff to send you a long email, so here is a newsletter online for a change.
As you go through this week, here is a little thought that I shared on our Facebook Fan page:
Praying that tomorrow, I will encounter someone who will say to me: “How do I start [...]