“By being in church every October 31, I’ve missed a really good opportunity to encourage our neighbourhood,” says Leonard Klassen. King Road Church in Abbotsford, B.C., has traditionally hosted a…
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Evangelism in a Skeptical World: How to Make the Unbelievable News about Jesus More Believable Sam Chan Zondervan Reviewed By: David Berg What is the subject? Chan provides a practical…
Muslims, Christians and Jesus Carl Medearis What is the subject? This book looks at the basics of how Christians can engage conversation with those of Muslim faith through focusing on…
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by Bill HoggAs I travel the country, I am struck by the startling paucity of the gift of evangelist (see Ephesians 4:11). Evangelists are recruiters. They are storytellers, not because they are…
Who is raising a generation of ministers, disciplers and leaders? “From this question, we began to dream,” says Michelle Collins. She and her husband Phil, pastor of Willow Park Church,…
Title: Meet Generation Z: Understanding and Reaching the New Post-Christian World
Author: James Emery White
This book is very specifically about understanding and reaching to the newest generation of people. That generation, referred to as “Z,” would include anyone born after 1996. The author is profoundly aware that the young people today do not have any faith background and as a result, evangelism needs to take on a whole new perspective.title: Return to Justice: Six movements that reignited our contemporary evangelical conscience
Authors: Soong-Chan Rah & Gary VanderPol
Preaching or a cup of cold water?I walked away from a conference on evangelism feeling encouraged. Frankly, that was unexpected. I tend to associate the subject with feelings of guilt and inadequacy. Instead, ReNew, a pastors…
This past summer, after eight years of training and work in early childhood education, Erika Goode felt God calling her away from what she was familiar with.
The “Andrew wall” call: bring a friend to Jesus We defaced the wall of our sanctuary Oct. 5, 2014. A few years ago, South Langley Church finished a top-to-bottom renovation…
Meeting Muslim neighbours at Christmas For several years running, The Jesus Network has distributed gift baskets (containing rice, flour, sugar, tea, pistachios and other halal foods) in November and December…
Through high and low points over the past 150 years, Mennonite Brethren have been learning how to speak about their initial and ongoing conversions. This history reminds us that our…
Strangers Next Door: Immigration, Migration and Mission by: J.D. Payne
For too long, much of the North American church has held the misconception that mission is all about travelling to the remote regions of the world – and that’s the only way to reach every people group with the grace and truth of Jesus.According to Scripture, there are many ways in which Christ’s atoning work is good news for every person, whatever his or her experiences. (Our word atonement comes from the Old…
Speaking of Jesus As a teenager, I followed the encouragement of a Pentecostal classmate and took a training course in the Four Spiritual Laws (FSL). In the basement of Yarrow…