Evangelism Resources

Sunday, April 27 is Internet Evangelism (IE) Day. If your church or ministry is using the web as an outreach or evangelism tool, or if you're interested in starting a website for this purpose, IE Day is a great way to raise awareness and join with others around the world to learn about the potential of the Internet in ministry.

Celebrate Internet Evangelism Day. The IE Day website has many helpful tools and resources to get you started.

Visit the IE Day website >

Between the years 1736-1737, John Wesley was noted to have traveled between the Colony of Georgia and Spanish Florida. This was during the disputes between Georgia and Florida on their borders. Based on diaries, personal journals, maps, treaties and more, John Wesley was believed to have preached not only in Georgia, but Florida as well....

  Living upon the way: Selected Sermons of E. Stanley Jones on Self Surrender is now available in print and CD format.

by Daniel Benedict
Originally published at www.GBOD.org/worship

Most congregations find they have to dust off the back pews on Christmas Eve. A lot of people show up for what is both a major feast of the church and a major cultural holiday. The following are some rather unsystematic suggestions for extending hospitality to all on Christmas Eve and at any other times that God welcomes strangers:

¿Alguna vez intentó hablar con alguien sobre su fe y no encontró las palabras indicadas? De ser así, entonces Sendas hacia Cristo es lo que usted necesita.

Una guía de utilización de este recurso está disponible en GBOD:

Descarga la guía >

Considere el estudio de los cuatro librillos de la colección Sendas hacia Cristo en el siguiente orden:

by: Bishop Claude Payne & Hamilton Beazley
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2000
ISBN: 0787952680
ISBN-13: 978-0787952686

Reclaiming the Great Commission: A Practical Model for Transforming Denominations and Congregations author: Bishop Claude Payne,Hamilton Beazley asin: 0787952680

In the Desert Southwest Conference, a new model for Sunday School and outreach is taking place. Director  of Outreach Ministries, Ms. Billie Fidlin, oversees this program and has been an instrumental participant as well.

The Sidewalk Sunday School Ministry seeks to teach the fundamentals of Christianity to urban children and their families. The message is one of "Hope for the future."

An article posted on Christianity Today talks about how practial evangelism and reliance on God can make a big diffierence in a church's health and growth. While some may be tempted to think that evangelism is the kind of thing only Billy Graham can do, this article emphasizes that evangelism is something anyone can do. Originally written by Steve R. Bierly in Leadership Journal, the article touches on some real-life scenarios in which un-churched people joined the church at the invitation of friends and loved ones.

by: Kennon Callahan
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1997
ISBN: 0787938688
ISBN-13: 978-0787938680

Visiting in an Age of Mission: A Handbook for Person-to-Person Ministry author: Kennon L. Callahan asin: 0787938688

This series will focus on the latest events, schedules and teachings of the Professors of Evangelism.

As we continue this series, we will be adding an event calendar to track current speaking engagements or other upcoming travels down the road.

Our first post is about Leonard Sweet.

The General Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church offers at various times and locations Walk to Emmaus, a spiritual formation event to help develop leaders and disciples of Christ. The program encourages those who attend to seriously consider Jesus' model of servanthood and how they too can be a servant to others in their daily lives.

Visit Walk to Emmaus website

As part of our ongoing series, we focus on the goings on for the Professors of Evangelism.

We will be looking at incorporating a calendar system and event tracking for the Professors as our series moves forward.

Today we discuss Stephen Gunter and Achim Hartner.

Jane Dratz,  Editorial Coordinator for Dare2Share.org explains how the popular movie targeted at teens and adolescents can be a conversation-starter for a faith-sharing opportunity.

Read the Full Article >

Bishop Scott Jones of the Kansas-West Annual Conference shares insights on how congregations can be more evangelistically effective in his 20 Components of an Evangelistically Effective Congregation available as a download-able PDF file.

Download Article Now >

This kit provides a resource for small group leaders to utilize the tried and proven strategies for outreach and faith-sharing that H. Eddie Fox and George E. Morris give in their book Faith-Sharing.

Kit includes 1 copy each of the Faith-Sharing paperback book, The Faith-Sharing Video (VHS 68 min.), and the Faith Sharing Video Leader's Guide.

Faith-Sharing Video Kit with Book author: H. Eddie Fox,George E. Morris asin: 0881772070

A revolutionary look at sharing Christ with unbelievers by using the probing, provocative, and penetrating method Jesus used to engage others in personal dialogue and caring interaction.

Questioning Evangelism author: Randy Newman asin: 082543324X

By: Dr. Leonard Sweet
Publisher: Abingdon Press, 1995
ISBN-10: 0687015162
ISBN-13: 978-0687015160

Faithquakes author: Leonard Sweet asin: 0687015162

by: Jerry M. Stubblefield
Publisher: Zondervan, 2002
ISBN: 0310241030
ISBN-13: 978-0310241034

This practical handbook is designed to provide orientation to the thousands of church members who volunteer to serve church visitation with newcomers, new residents, shut-ins, hospital patients, and grieving members following a death in the family.

Serving in Church Visitation author: Jerry M. Stubblefield asin: 0310241030

Art Mcphee currently resides at the Asbury Theological Seminary.

The General Board of Discipleship offers this manual as a dowload-able PDF file. The manual offers suggested resources as well as small-group session outlines and discussion questions.

Download the Manual >