There are very few activities as a pastor that are more exciting than Baptism. Seeing new believers “go public” with their faith in Jesus and celebrating the change He’s making in their lives is amazing. So to help you raise the value of Baptism and celebrate it in your church, here’s a tip… Make a Baptism video and show it … Read More
Tire Kickers vs. Buyers – A Saturday Quote
“Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.” –Max Lucado, Pastor and Author
Bonhoeffer on Baptism
“The earthly form of Christ is the form that died on the cross. The image of God is the image of Christ crucified. It is to this image that the life of the disciples must be conformed; in other words, they must be conformed to his death (Phil 3.10, Rom 6.4). The Christian life is a life of crucifixion (Gal 2.19) In baptism the … Read More
7 Ways to Increase Your Baptisms – Free Webinars this Week
In all my years of coaching pastors and working with other churches, I’ve never once met a pastor who said “We’re baptizing all we can…” The truth is ALL of our churches could be baptizing more people. And Baptism ignites the fire of evangelism in a church more so than any other activity – your people get to see a … Read More
Here’s How One Church is Maximizing Baptism in the Philippines (free video)
I have been absolutely blown away by the feedback I’ve been getting since I released my new “Maximizing Baptism Seminar” resource – truly amazing! I just got an email update (and a great video) from a brand new church in the Philippines – Community for Christ Davao – and wanted to share it today: As promised, here is the video … Read More
Baptism Report – Thanks for Praying!
I shared a prayer request on Saturday about The Journey’s NYC Beach Baptism and I wanted to update you this morning… Between our NYC and South Florida locations, we have baptized 82 people in beach baptism celebrations over the last two weekends. In fact, our baptisms are up almost 30% so far this year! That means THE JOURNEY HAS BAPTIZED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE since we launched … Read More