Chris Walker at Evangelism Coach has a great post — “6 Ways To Mess Up A Good Conversation” on how to “mess up” a conversation with someone about Christ.
Here are the 6 ways:
1. Interrupt a person’s private thoughts (i.e. — barge in when someone is trying to just have some quiet time
2.Slightly agressinve body [...]
I have posted my sermon from today on my sermon blog.
Based on John 10:1-6, it’s the third in my “Touch Jesus” series — today’s sermon entitled “Listen — And Follow”.
Here’s a portion of it:
At the age of forty-seven, Nick Thomas found himself unemployed and under tremendous financial pressure. He had had a successful career [...]
The Harris Poll has published a new poll on “the most prestigious jobs”. Every year they ask folks what jobs can be considered prestigious. Here are the “top prestigious jobs” for this year:
Firefighter (62% say “very great prestige”),
Scientist (57%),
Doctor (56%),
Nurse (54%),
Teacher (51%), and
Military officer (51%).
Ministers ranked 8th in the poll.
Here’s the “least [...]
Here’s a question for your Monday morning — is evangelism more important than discipleship — or is it the other way around?
There’s an interesting article at The Columbia Partnership’s web sitethat says it’s not a question of either / or — but both / and — that churches need to develop ways to do [...]
I am the pastor of Hopewell Presbyterian Church in Florence, SC. I have been a Presbyterian Church (USA) pastor for over 20 years. I'm married, with no children - but 3 dogs! I enjoy meeting people, reading, blogging, watching sports, and fishing -- among other things.
The opinions you'll find here are mine alone. They do not necessarily express the views of my church, my Presbytery, my denomination, my family, my friends, or anyone else. The attempted humor you'll find here is definitely mine.
Bill Hayes
