Evangelism Resources

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.

Is your church website friendly to non-Christians in your community? Does it help foster a sense of community among members? Take this quiz from InternetEvangelismDay.org's website and find out what you can do to improve your church or organization's website.

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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:

By: Robert Schnase
Publisher: Abingdon Press (2007)

This book outlines for clergy and lay leadership practices for becoming a more outreach and mission-oriented church faithful to making disciples for Jesus Christ.

Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations author: Robert Schnase asin: 0687645409

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.

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Obispo Scott Jones de la Kansas-oeste Conferencia Anual comparte ideas acerca de cómo las congregaciones pueden ser más eficaces en la evangelización en su artículo Comonentes de una Congregacion Evangelisticament Efectiva. Descargue el artículo a continuación.

Artículo publicado originalmente en www.kswestumc.org.

Bishop Scott Jones of the Kansas-West Annual Conference shares insights on how congregations can be more evangelistically effective in his Congregational Evangelism Workbook in a download-able PDF file.

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Bishop Scott Jones of the Kansas-West Annual Conference created a DVD series the coaches the local church to becoming Evangelistically Effective Congregations. The series includes three DVDs.

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This article from ChurchToolbox.org lists some helpful tips for becoming a more visitor-friendly church. It has been reprinted with permission from the author.