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…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….
…Adam Beck and Stephanie Moore Hand share with us a practical framework for doing justice together that reimagines discipleship, leadership, and evangelism as tools for change. Listen on Apple Podcasts…
How is your congregation practicing evangelism? In this episode we speak with Kevin Harney about ways to improve your church’s organic outreach to connect better with those outside of your…
…need to do most spiritually to move to the next level. And it could be evangelism, serving in the community, or donating. And they figure that out, so that their…
…lot of his time. He was a party animal. His mission strategy was a long meal that stretched into the evening. He did evangelism and disciples round a table with…
…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…
…others,” “Live the golden rule,” “Treat people with kindness.” This can in many ways be an evangelism tool because people want this message. They want to end some of the…
…want to build long-term solid relationships and trust the Holy Spirit to work through those. 21st century evangelism is much more crockpot than microwave. We must have a long-term perspective….
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…
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…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…
…(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…
…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…
…those who are isolated and maintain an ongoing spiritual presence says F. Douglas Powe Jr., Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership, and James C. Logan, Chair of Evangelism…
…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…
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…
…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…
…through the front doors of the church on Sunday morning. Churches must break the traditional rules of evangelism and provide multiple, creative and easily-accessible entry points to faith communities. Missions…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…of the church, including: discipleship, Holy Communion, preaching, evangelism, small groups, missions, race, ecology, youth ministry, young adults, ordination, and internet ministry. Kevin Watson reminds us that community is essential…
…the Discipline of Dialogue by Curtiss Paul DeYoung Evangelism Today Requires New Wineskins by F. Douglas Powe, Jr. Create New Entry Points by F. Douglas Powe, Jr. and Jasmine Smothers…
…the publisher. The book is available through Cokesbury and Amazon . Related Resources: If Churches Can Change, They Can Grow by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Evangelism Today Requires New Wineskins…
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