by Dave Jackson on January 27, 2010
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Outreach Vs Evangelism I was reading a great article in Outreach magazine. It was talking about how people use the words outreach and evangelism interchangeably. On this podcast I’ve been asking for your ideas on what you do to evangelize. Looking back, what I’ve been doing is asking [...]
by Dave Jackson on January 12, 2010
You rarely hear anything good about Christianity, let alone someone saying it can save someone’s life. Well Bret Hume did just this on a recent Fox news message. Now I’m sure this will set off a bunch of scoffing by the media, but it was inspiring to see someone in such a public place stand [...]
by Dave Jackson on December 17, 2009
I just read a great article about using Twitter as an outreach tool. I mentioned in a previous episode about how I use twitter to share prayter concerns, and announce events (remember many people receive “tweets” on their phone). This article talks about how using the advanced search features you can filter by zip code [...]
by Dave Jackson on November 19, 2009
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today I talk about some of the items that I’ve already blogged about. To be notifed when a new post comes out sign up for the newsletter (over on the left). Can you imagine if we all write down what we’ve tried to get in touch with people [...]
by Dave Jackson on November 17, 2009
I’m not sure how I found her, but I just discovered Trish Ramos. She has an awesome site called “Fish with Trish” that has all sorts of evangelism ideas. I really like some of her short youtube videos that show you just how easy (and safe, and non threatening, etc) it is to share your [...]
by Dave Jackson on November 17, 2009
Recently I attended a small group session on evangelism. Here are a few things I learned: 1. Evangelism isn’t somethng that happens at 7 PM on Tuesday nights. 2. Evangelism has a goal of introducing people to the truth – not so much converting them to Christ (the holy spirit will take care of that). [...]
by Dave Jackson on November 9, 2009
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download So many times we think we have to memorize a bunch of scriptures to be able to talk about God with people. We contemplate the worst case scenarios and we get scared about sharing our faith. Here is something you should ponder. Answer this question: What is your [...]
by Dave Jackson on March 24, 2009
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Today we interview Debi Hullinger the connections director from The Chapel in Akron, Oh and we great some great tips and resources. Make Your Guests Feel Welcome First things, they are not visitors. Visitors are those people that show up unannounced. You prepare for a guest (bake a [...]
by Dave Jackson on March 18, 2009
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Welcome to “episode zero” of the Grow Your Church Show. This is that boring show where you learn a little about the host, what inspired the show, and what to expect. With that in mind: Dave Jackson I’m the host. I’m 44 and I attend the Community Baptist [...]