ARTICLE Overcoming the Obstacles to Evangelism Integrate evangelism into every hour of the week, so that Christ is carried into people's lives, into our work, play, and socializing. Myron Augsburger
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Evangelism is everything we do to make faith in Christ an option. It includes sharing the good word and doing the good deed. But sometimes our words and deeds do not touch the hearts of those we seek to reach. Sometimes obstacles we don't understand hinder our evangelistic efforts.
Some time ago we invited a couple to our home for dinner. He's a member of our church; she isn't. They accepted, but she ...
Ready Answer What to say when opportunity knocks. Randy Working
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Jesus is not merely a nice addition to complete an otherwise fulfilling life. He is essential to all life. Without him, our neighbors are utterly lost. This activity can help motivate and prepare your team to reach your community for Christ.
1. Preparation: Distribute sheets of paper to each person. Have each take five minutes to respond to these questions:
What are the benefits—present or future—that being a follower of Christ affords you? List as many as you can. Try to identify Scripture references for each.
Evangelizing People Today How to share your faith when people don't know even the basics of Christianity. with Brian McLaren
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Brian McLaren pastors at Cedar Ridge Community Church in Spencerville, Maryland, and is author of More Ready Than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix (Zondervan, 2002).
Building Church Leaders: When did evangelism become important to you?
Brian McLaren: I grew up in a Christian family and became committed to the Lord in the early 1970s, largely through the Jesus Movement. Although ...