How connected are you to the first-time guests coming to your church? How many guests have you had in the last month? Over the last year? Each of those guests was a gift to you from God. Did your response show your appreciation? Did you have a plan in place to integrate them into the life of your church? Do … Read More
How a Tampa Bay church trained their people that evangelism is essential
Pastor Joel Eason, of Bridgeway Church, was sitting in one of my Renegade Pastors Network coaching sessions when he felt convicted by something I’d said about evangelism: “We tell our people to be evangelistic, but we don’t offer them any training on how to do it.” For Joel, that was a metaphorical raising-of-the-hand moment — he knew he wanted to … Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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