The Gift of Evangelism
Created on September 19th, 2013
About This Bin
Articles and resources to assist you in growing your top spiritual gifts as revealed by the Spiritual Gifts Inventory, based on the study, Serving from the Heart.
Attracting People in Your Community (Part 1)
By Debi NixonI graduated college with a degree in marketing. I spent four years studying how to persuade customers that a particular product or service would be the answer to their needs… read more
Keeping Evangelism Fresh
By Shane RaynorEvangelism is a loaded word. Some of us hear it and think of television preachers. Or people going door to door trying to convert the masses. Gospel tracts left under windshield… read more
There Are No Seekers
By Matt ApplingWhat are so-called “seekers” actually seeking?
You know, those seekers that we talk about so much. Whole churches can be seeker sensitive, or seeker driven, or … read more
Invitation is Everyone's Job
By Jessica Miller KelleyIn a recent article on increasing your worship attendance, I distilled five major tips from a list of fifty great tips by Bob Crossman. Those five things, however, involve… read more
The Recovery of a Contagious Methodist Movement
Methodism started out as a missional alternative to establishment Christianity, but is now like the establishment Christianity it once critiqued.In this book, Dr. Hunter asks…
Jesus Was a Crappy Evangelist
By Matt ApplingJesus can make some situations pretty awkward.
A few summers ago, I found myself on the downtown streets of my city. Yes, I was passing out tracts. Yes, I was asking… read more
Evangelism for Social Justice
By Carlyle Fielding Stewart, IIISeldom do we conceive of evangelism as a concern for social justice. Traditional models of evangelism focus on developing strategies, principles, methodologies and programs… read more
The Celtic Way of Evangelism, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Celtic Christianity–the form of Christian faith that flourished among the people of Ireland during the Middle Ages– has gained a great deal of attention lately. George G…
Evangelism (Converge Episode 8)
By Shane RaynorHas evangelism become a dirty word? How do we reach the masses for Christ in a world where the audience is becoming increasingly fragmented? Clifton Stringer and Eric Van Meter… read more
Christmas Easter People
By Betsy Hall, Shane RaynorChreaster isn't an actual word—it's made up—a portmanteau of Christmas and Easter. According to one of the online slang dictionaries, Chreaster means
A person who… read more
Evangelism in the Small Membership Church
Evangelism has nothing to do with church size but everything to do with making disciples. Evangelism is about introducing people to Jesus but also helping them to grow in Christ…