Tag: Evangelism

By micoots
30/11/2016 0

La. Baptists highlight soul-winning emphasis

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La. Baptists highlight soul-winning emphasis

ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP) — During their annual meeting highlighting a statewide soul-winning emphasis for 2017-2018, Louisiana Baptists heard various ministry reports that included disaster relief efforts fol..

By micoots
30/11/2016 0

At a German university town, connections yield faith

Copyright (c) 2016 Baptist Press. Reprinted from Baptist Press (www.baptistpress.com), news service of the Southern Baptist Convention. The original story can be found at http://www.bpnews.net/47958/at-a-german-university-town-connections-yield-faith

At a German university town, connections yield faith

Martha Moore and a group of university students join in prayer as part of the Connexxion outreach that Moore began in Germany in 2000.

Martha Moore builds rel..

By micoots
30/11/2016 0

Died: Russell Shedd, Brazil’s Top Evangelical Theologian

Longtime missionary's books trained generations of pastors.

Only a few Christian leaders in South America have won as much unanimity in life as Russell Phillip Shedd.

The esteemed pastor, theologian, missionary, teacher, writer, and lecturer died last weekend in São Paulo, Brazil, where he lived and served for more than 50 years. Shedd died of complications from cancer. He was 87.

Missionary work ran deep in his veins his entire life. Shedd was born in Bolivia to American crosscultural m..

By micoots
30/11/2016 0

Meet the Christian Who Transformed the U.S. Mint

It wouldn’t be easy. Since the mission of the Mint is to make and circulate U.S. coins, many of its employees work in factories, which is generally considered drudgery. It’s the same work every day, rarely engaging human creativity or flexibility. To make such work enjoyable would be an uphill battle.

Ed’s first idea to turn things around was to solicit feedback at employee town halls. In the first year, after receiving more than 100 ideas, he implemented the top five. He thought addressing the..

By micoots
29/11/2016 0

Increasing Evangelism in Church Planting

Can our people articulate a simple gospel message and call men and women to faith in Jesus Christ?

There’s no question that church planting has become the hot new thing. And I’m glad.

When I started my first church in 1988, it was an oddity. Now, it is mainstream.

This morning, I am in a hotel in Boston, about to talk to evangelism leaders, and two young men came up and said, “Are you Ed Stetzer?” Turns out I am, and they are church planters / pastors meeting in a high rise hotel in Back Bay ..

By micoots
28/11/2016 0

Cohousing: The New American Family

How alternative forms of living are changing communities, challenging the church, and keeping millennials in the fold.

David Brooks recently wrote about a Washington, DC, couple who invited their son’s friend over for dinner. This small act snowballed into a weekly dinner where upwards of 15 teens—many of whom have endured homelessness, abuse, hunger, and sexual assault—stop in to eat, hug, read poems, get help on college applications, and perhaps crash in the house later.

By micoots
28/11/2016 0

‘Ideas Have Consequences’: The Common Ingredients of Growing Churches

A new study of Ontario churches suggests that orthodox theology, and innovative styles of worship and communication, are among the most common ingredients in growing congregations. Perhaps more striking is that these patterns of growth are happening even in certain mainline congregations in Canada, a country generally regarded as more liberal and secular than much of the United States.

Canada’s largest mainline denominations have seen their total membership drop by half since the 1960s. The Can..

By micoots
23/11/2016 0

Contagious Joy in a Never-Enough World

As Christians visit with extended family this Thanksgiving, most of us will come into close contact with unbelievers.

The apostle Paul says, “Being affectionately desirous of you, we were ready to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you had become very dear to us” (1 Thessalonians 2:8). Our witness should not simply be about transmitting information, but becoming living proof that God has the ability to save and change sinners. Our time together will say ..

By micoots
21/11/2016 0

Mark Your Calendar to Join Me at #Amplify2017: A National Evangelism Conference

Our super early bird rate of $129 is available through December 31.

If you regularly read this blog, follow me on Twitter, or know me personally, it is likely clear to you that in my mind, evangelism really matters. And I don’t just talk about it, or encourage you all to do it. I actually seek ways to share my faith often.

In fact, I recently encouraged my staff that we need to hold each other accountable to have gospel conversations every single week. It simply needs to be a priority for Chri..