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...
The key to a successful close in a Bible study is to never close the study. Back to the Bible is a three-lesson study technique that has a high percentage of conversion. Periodically, I am asked what to do if a person does not obey immediately after the third study....
The fields are “white unto harvest” in Alaska! My family just concluded a 17-day mission in this remote region of our nation. We spent 15 of those days training congregations. We were overwhelmed by the reception, love, and thirst for evangelism among the brethren....
Earlier this year, the East Ridge church of Christ became the overseeing congregation of House to House/Heart to Heart, which includes the HTH School of Evangelism. On January 18-21, 2021, they enrolled and received HTHSOE on-site training. Since then, they have...
s part of the leadership in an area denomination. Praying that she responds well to the gospel and then uses her influence in leading souls out of that denomination. Waiting to hear back from a soul concerning scheduling. It is looking like I may be studying each day...
The church of Christ in the United States is dying. Unless there is a cultural shift among congregations to focus on local evangelism, there will not be congregations for our children and grandchildren to attend. It is sad when brethren line up for foreign mission...
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...