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
FREE Workshop: How to Train Your People to Share Their Faith this Easter
As we start the countdown to Easter, you can jump-start your evangelism efforts now based on these 2 facts: Fact #1: Your people are willing to invite others to church. Fact #2: They just need YOU to show them how — make it easy and lead the way. Mobilizing your people to share their faith can be extremely powerful. In fact this personal … Read More
Equipping Your People with Tools for Personal Evangelism (Part 3 of a 3-Part Series)
Today we’re wrapping up a series on the power of personal evangelism and how it’s the most effective way to bring people to your church. To catch up on Part 1 on the proven equation for effectiveness, click here; and for Part 2 on creating urgency, click here. POWERFUL TOOLS + TRAINING TO MOBILIZE YOUR PEOPLE In our evangelism equation, … 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
Mobilize your people through a proven formula for personal evangelism (Part 1 of a 3-Part Series)
Relationships are powerful tools that have tremendous influence. In the church world, we often fail to realize just how powerful. We have a vague desire for our people to invite their friends to church, but we don’t tap into the true potential of the idea. At the churches I have pastored or coached, I’ve found that 60-80% of first-time guests … Read More
Raising the evangelistic temperature through your church structure (Part 3 of a 3-Part Series)
Today we’re wrapping up a series on the practical ways that YOU as a pastor can lead and keep the evangelistic temperature in your church red-hot. We’ve focused on three avenues: the stage, the staff and now the structure. To catch up on Part 1 on the stage, click here; and for Part 2 on the staff, click here. Continuing … Read More