The word “evangelism” scares a lot of folks — but it shouldn’t. The bottom line is that evangelism is sharing the best thing in our lives with others.
Here’s a definition the Presbyterian Church has adopted:
Joyfully sharing the good news of the sovereign love of God, and calling people to repentance, to personal faith [...]
While at the National Church Transformation Pastor’s Conference I learned about an excellent resource for evangelism and faith sharing — evangelismcoach.org. Hosted by Chris Walker, one of the speakers at the Transformation conference and a man I am pleased to now call a friend. Chris teaches evangelism and faith sharing (among many other things) [...]
Yesterday I posted about an article at the Pulpit Magazine blog that was about some practical steps a church can take to facilitate evangelism.
Here is the second post at Pulpit Magazine.
Some of the ideas include:
1. Hand out free New Testaments to your congregation. Give your members Bibles and encourage them to pass [...]
I’m not sure what to make of this Church’s “dog ministry”!
I try to encourage the members of Hopewell to think of innovative ways to reach out to the community. Here’s one:
A Church in Oklahoma had a campaign where they paid 20 cents of every gallon of gasoline at a local pump in a one hour period. I don’t [...]
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
