Evangelism
Sensing the Call: “Evangelists”
An evangelist is someone who is gifted at sharing the good news of Jesus in compelling ways to people around them. This role is not a sales position with a quota. Rather, the ev...
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Good News for the Poor: “Not So Fast”
Discipleship to Jesus is costly, it’s extreme and it’s not to be entered into lightly. Are we ready to reorganize our lives around the kingdom? Will we go the distance and face ...
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Evangelism and Direction
We can often assume that if people are interested in ‘what we’ve got’ they can come to us to share it. That is one of the reasons we focus on being a hospitable people. However,...
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Evangelism and Discipleship
One classic struggle for the church has been getting people to pursue discipleship. This has grown out of the way we have framed the good news: we have gotten people saved. Howe...
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Evangelism and the Holy Spirit
We can get caught up in methods and strategies of how to make people believe us and become like us. And, if we’re honest, we have used some methods that have been just plain bad...
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Evangelism and the Church
The church is not a building of concrete and steel. Rather, the church is a redeemed people who form an alternative community to the rest of the world. We have been given the re...
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Evangelism and the Gospel
When we use the language of evangelism, we know that we are called to share the good news (gospel). But, what is the good news? Many have been taught that the good news is that ...
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Help Me Understand This
All of us who are Christians are responsible for sharing our faith with the people around us, but many of us feel unequipped to do that. This series looks at the essentials of o...
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Duplicate Yourself
It is a win when God’s people pursue a life of discipleship and become deeper, more authentic disciples, but we are not the end goal — the kingdom is. When Jesus calls his disci...
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