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
A Pastor’s Primary Role – Carrying the Evangelism Torch (Part 2 of 3-Part Series)
This week we’ve been looking at practical ways that YOU as a pastor can lead and keep the evangelistic temperature in your church red-hot. If you missed Part 1, you can catch up right here. To recap: as a pastor you have three avenues you can use to keep the temperature hot: the stage, the staff, and the structure. Continuing this 3-part article series, … Read More
How to keep the evangelistic temperature red-hot inside your church (Part 1 of a 3-Part Series)
Think of your current level of evangelism as a reading on a thermometer. What is the evangelistic temperature in your church right now, in 2025? Hot, cold, or somewhere in the middle? When it comes to evangelism, the pastor’s primary role is to keep the evangelistic temperature red-hot inside the church. If you are the pastor, it doesn’t matter whether … Read More
7 Ways to Increase Your Baptisms — FREE Webinar this Thursday
Nothing builds more excitement in your church like celebrating baptisms. So I’d like to help you baptize more people than ever! THIS Thursday, Sept. 26, discover the 7 “nuts-and-bolts” practices you can implement IMMEDIATELY to increase the number of new believers you baptize at your church. Save your spot now for my brand-new 90-minute webinar, 7 Ways to Increase Your … Read More
Memorial Day Closeout Sale – Seminars, Sermons and More
Hope you’re ramping up for a great holiday weekend of powerful worship services and of course great times with friends and family. But before you fire up the grill, load up on our buffet of savings during our biggest sale of the year… BIG MEMORIAL DAY SALE – AS LOW AS 25! Choose from 45 Resources – on Sale Thru the Holiday Weekend … Read More