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Church finance expert Bonnie Ives Marden says presenting your budget in narrative form provides a powerful tool for stewardship, evangelism, and marketing. She outlines a step-by-step process for converting a…
…Church to the Community, a Lewis Center video tool kit resource Kindness is the New Evangelism by Andrew Ponder Williams Who is Looking for a Church Home? by John Zehring…
…Church Growth | Evangelism | Multisite Ministry | Online Ministry | Reach New Disciples | Worship 3 Indicators of a Thriving Rural Congregation Allen Stanton says rural churches need better…
…as many people as you can with the good news! Related Resources Hybrid Evangelism: The New Reality for Congregations, a free video from the Lewis Center 4 Keys to Moving…
…was ministry more focused on what people actually need and want instead of what the church thinks they need and want. I have tried door-to-door evangelism and found it wanting….
…(which we get a lot of). Seeing them offer that welcome, invitation, and attention to evangelism did my heart good every Sunday. We had people who came and joined us…
…initiate appropriate ways of building relationships. Related Resources 7 Ideas for Making Vacation Bible School an Evangelism Opportunity by Doug Powe The New Church Family by Ann A. Michel Engaging…
How can congregations build meaningful connections with young adults? Brandi Nicole Williams, Director for the African American Church Evangelism Institute, offers eight practical strategies for bridging the generational gap and…
…evangelism. So, I’m wondering if there isn’t a much broader audience for preaching in the wake of traumatic events than the congregation typically gathered on a Sunday morning? And how…
…C. Logan Chair in Evangelism (an E. Stanley Jones Professorship) at Wesley Theological Seminary. Missional congregations must be connected to their context, bound as a community by a common story,…
…and cannot change Let’s begin with the things that cannot be changed. I think that no matter how effective the church was at evangelism or missions or community service over…
…become an either/or situation. Presenters Rev. Dr. F. Douglas Powe Jr. is director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism (an E. Stanley…
…F. Douglas Powe Jr. is director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism (an E. Stanley Jones Professorship) and Professor of Urban Ministry…
…opportunities to share their gifts both inside and outside the church. 3. Outwardly focused community ministry can be a means of evangelism. It’s easy for a small congregation to become…
…Knowing God Tags Change | Community Outreach | Evangelism | Funding | Leadership | Leadership Best Practices | Leading Ideas Talks Podcast | Reach New Disciples | Stewardship | Worship…
…Amy Kubichek Relationships Are the Key Ingredient in Successful Outreach by Doug Powe “Bivocational by Choice,” a Leading Ideas Talks podcast episode featuring Ben Connelly Hybrid Evangelism: The New Reality…
…is director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism (an E. Stanley Jones Professorship) and Professor of Urban Ministry at Wesley Theological Seminary….
…in the exurbs, in the suburbs. Ann Michel: You present your vision of connecting with the community through the lenses of evangelism and community relations. But your ideas also have…
…Church Can Thrive: Making the Connections that Build Healthy Congregations (Abingdon Press, 2003) by Harold Percy. Available at Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources 5 Essential Qualities of Effective Evangelism by…
…suggestions about relocating it to a downtown park location and converting into an evangelism opportunity instead of an insider event. By writing the item as a question, such as “How…
…Used by permission. Related Resources Church Childcare Programs: Income Generators or Missional Opportunity? by Doug Powe 7 Ideas for Making Vacation Bible School an Evangelism Opportunity by Doug Powe The…
…Too often young adult ministry is seen only as a field of evangelism. Every mainline Protestant church I know is asking, “How can we attract more young people?” to help…
…these stories so that young people are aware and energized about the work of their church. 3. Evangelism and promotion To be sure, churches must invest in quality websites and…
…what I truly value. It is the difference between Christianity as talk and as walk. All of us value evangelism, but when was my last spiritual conversation with a person…
…We don’t have any evangelism programs in the church, but we work hard to make the church attractive to those outside the church. We have used the proceeds of the…
…Out to the community and world – Mission Accepting and Assimilating people into the life of the church – Evangelism Caring for the Congregation – Congregational Care Educating for Discipleship…
…On the day of the event, our Evangelism Team filled helium balloons printed with a smiley face, our church’s name, and the message “God loves you!” and took them around…
…Baptists on evangelism and conversions, but also their tendency to inflate church rolls. Pastoral success is often viewed in terms of “additions” and membership growth. The practices of keeping a…
…Presence of Newcomers Can Save the Church by Ann A. Michel Top 10 Learnings about Welcoming Newcomers by Keith Anderson Evangelism Today Requires New Wineskins by F. Douglas Powe, Jr….
…what the church’s vision should be Not having a critical mass before launching Vigorous evangelism ending after the early period No plan or people in place to work throughout the…
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