The past two weeks brought the House to House/Heart to Heart School of Evangelism to Texas. HTHSOE trained two congregations and brought advanced training to the Brown Trail School of Preaching. Attendance was good and Bible studies and baptisms abounded immediately....
Recently, my family made our annual pilgrimage to the home of Wilma Bates (widow of the late Bobby Bates, author of Back to the Bible). This is one of our most anticipated trips each year. Although we are not going hiking or sight-seeing, we have some of our most...
Evangelism is not just about using a method like Back to the Bible or Does It Matter. It is a strategy that starts with a contact and goes all the way through the new convert stage. HTHSOE is so much more than a five, seven, or ten lesson seminar. It is a complete A-Z...
Earlier this year, my family had the opportunity to work with the North Jefferson church of Christ in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. Upon arrival, we could tell that their elders and preachers were discouraged and needed a cultural change. Evangelism is able to fix almost every...
Where do we find prospects for Bible studies? They sit in our pews! The power of evangelism that sleeps in our pews must be awakened. If you have a congregation of 100 Christians, this means you have 1,000 contacts. If you have 1,000 contacts, you are almost certain...
It is clear—we are not fighting the same kind of war God is fighting. Sit in any elders’ meeting and it will become quite clear. Since many of you have not been a part of such a meeting here is an inside look: problem-solving, putting out brush fires, fixing what is...
I am pleased to introduce myself. I am Charles Lumpkins; feel free to call me Charles or Charlie. I have been on the faculty at Pennsylvania State University since 2006, teaching history-oriented courses in the Department of African American Studies and a...
Many congregations are involved in good works. We are in the nursing homes, hospitals, mowing and trimming lawns of our neighbors, delivering fruit baskets and food to the sick, sending cards to the discouraged, providing benevolent assistance to the needy, and a host...
Door knocking is the surest way to make contacts and anyone can do it. Walk up to the door, knock, and say, “Hello.” These are what we call cold contacts. They have no previous connection to the church and are completely random. Without contacts, you are dead in the...
“Hey Bob, did you know the church of Christ believes they are the only ones going to heaven?” If the new convert has not been asked this question prior to conversion, it will be asked shortly thereafter. It is doubtful the new convert will raise his hand in an adult...