This is the unhappy story of unchurched Harry and Mary. Harry and Mary came into our lives as a useful metaphor for those we would seek to evangelize. Useful for a while, that is. The law of...
Inviting someone to church is not evangelism. Bringing them into a friendship with Christ is. The Bible describes our task as reconciling others to Christ. The suggestion is that of a broken...
I know it sounds corny, but it’s accurate. What I call “friendship evangelism” has always worked. Annual polling of our congregation consistently revealed 85+ percent came to Jesus through...
I recently picked up a book with evangelistic intent, but soon lost interest. The author kicked off with a funny story then launched into a host of heart-warming spiritual experiences and a couple of...
The first Sunday in the new year was a disappointment. The world is in trouble with the announcement of two new strains of COVID-19 in the last week. One of these may emerge as COVID-21 if it doesn’t...
It began with a question: Why not turn it into a church? We were under my VW van replacing brake pads when my new friend, Loyd, told me that he and his brother had started a “Sunday night...
Is the day of evangelism over? Why is “doing church” becoming so difficult? The surrounding culture changed almost overnight. People went from apathy toward to gospel to antipathy. They don’t want...