New converts are the lifeblood of the local congregation. If you do not have them, you are either dying or dead. They bring energy, excitement, and evangelistic opportunities to the body. Each convert provides dozens if not hundreds of new contacts to the church....
This generation has some of the finest foreign mission efforts the kingdom has ever known. Elders oversee Bible schools, widows’ homes, orphanages, preacher training, printers, building teams, mission trips, campaigns, and much more. It is exciting to see how...
When we began the House-to-House School of Evangelism, we knew we needed to provide congregations with an evangelistic strategy. For the men it is called, “Let’s Make the Application,” and for the ladies it is called, “Recipes for Evangelism.” Over the past three and...
It is October, and soon congregations will be having their annual fall parties and enjoying beautiful weather with the greatest company on earth as Christians gather for hayrides, candy, bonfires, roasted marshmallows, and good times. Some congregations will even put...
So you went door knocking last week; now what? We do not knock doors just to knock doors, just like we do not send cards to just send cards. If any effort in your local church is not about training the saved or teaching the lost, it is time for an overhaul. The church...
You will never hit a target you do not aim for. Training a congregation to create an evangelistic target list is one of the first steps in setting up a successful strategy. We cannot reach the lost if we do not know who they are, where they live, and how to approach...
The New Movers program is one of the best kept secrets in the brotherhood. Although we try to inform everyone, due to its relatively new status, many still do not know about it. What if we told you that we can provide you the name and address of every new family who...
House to House/Heart to Heart produces more contacts than any work in the brotherhood. Yet many congregations do not know how to use it to its full potential. We would like to help current users of HTH improve its effectiveness. The following ten questions have been...
Compassion cards are one of the most potent prospecting tools available in the church of Christ. As our society becomes more digitized and distant, the personal touch of a card with a handwritten note is able to touch the heart and prepare the soil for the seed to be...
This question has been asked for many years among faithful brethren who seek to follow the New Testament pattern for evangelism. Christianity is not complicated. Paul and Silas were able to teach a Gentile the gospel that ended with his obedience in one night (Acts...