FREE Workshop Today @ 2pm ET – How to Train Your People to Share Their Faith

Hey, I still have some space available for today’s training, How to Train Your People to Share Their Faith this Easter. Sign up now to catch it TODAY at 2pm ET. This is your only chance to learn, step-by-step, my system for training people to share their faith in simple, non-threatening but powerful ways. It’s a fact that personal evangelism … Read More


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FREE Workshop Wednesday: Training Your People to Share Their Faith This Easter

Hey, you’re invited to join me THIS Wednesday for a FREE 90-min online workshop to teach you exactly how to lead an evangelism training event in your church, step-by-step. HOW TO TRAIN YOUR PEOPLE TO SHARE THEIR FAITH THIS EASTER One-Time Only, LIVE via Zoom THIS Wednesday, February 19 2:00pm – 3:30pm ET! Click here to save your FREE spot now … Read More


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How a Chicagoland church built an outward focus through evangelism training

Pastor John Palmieri reveals one challenge that his congregation was facing as they came out of a pandemic-induced hibernation — they had become, as he put it, “too inwardly focused, and not focused at all on our neighbors.” John pastors the Elgin, IL campus of New Life Community Church. New Life has 27 campuses all over the Chicagoland area. He … Read More


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How a Texas church equipped their people to make a difference through evangelism

Pastor Matt Sturdevant, who leads Hope Church in Fort Worth, TX, understands an important reality about Jesus followers: most of them desperately want to make a difference, but don’t know how. Matt and his staff do four Big Days at Hope Church every year. (A Big Day is an all-out push toward a single Sunday for the purpose of setting … Read More


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Add These to Your Reading List: Top 15 Best Books for Church Leaders (Part 5)

The single greatest way you can grow as a leader in 2025 is to read books. As a fellow pastor, I’d like to save you time and focus your attention where it needs to be for maximum growth and development. We’re wrapping up our our series on my top 15 best books for church leaders, narrowed down from hundreds of books … Read More


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How to Create Urgency for Effective Personal Evangelism (Part 2 of a 3-Part Series)

This week we’ve been looking at the power of personal evangelism — the act of a person sharing the gospel with another — and how it’s the most effective way to bring people to your church. If you missed Part 1, you can catch up right here. We introduced a proven equation for effectiveness: Tools + Training + Timeliness = … Read More


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Spots going fast…Keep More First-Time Guests – FREE webinar tomorrow

Hey, you’re invited to join a FREE 90-min online training TOMORROW, How to Keep More First-Time Guests. First-time guests are a gift from God and you can maximize every opportunity to make them feel fully welcomed when they come to your church. With a few small and inexpensive changes you could potentially DOUBLE the number of first-time guests who return … Read More


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Your Reading Plan for 2025: Top 15 Best Books for Church Leaders (Part 3)

The single greatest way you can grow as a leader in 2025 is to read books. As a fellow pastor, I’d like to save you time and focus your attention where it needs to be for maximum growth and development. We’re continuing our series as I count down my top 15 best books for church leaders, narrowed down from hundreds of … Read More


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How to Keep More First-Time Guests – FREE webinar this Wednesday

The challenge all of us face as church leaders: You have people attending for the first time but it’s difficult to get them to return to church for a second time. And if WE DON’T GET THEM TO COME BACK, they are never going to become fully developing followers of Jesus. It’s such a challenge that the average church in America only sees 5% of first-time guests return and thus will … Read More


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Today @ 2pm ET – Final time for 10 Ways to Grow Your Church in 2025

Hey, I still have some space available for today‘s training, Grow Your Church in 2025. Sign up now to catch it TODAY at 2pm ET.  This is your LAST CHANCE to discover the 10 most impactful steps you can take to achieve maximum growth this year. Plus, when you show up and stay to the end, you’ll also receive over $479.95 in free evangelism resources (details … Read More


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