How to Share the Gospel
Focus on the Peanut
“When I was young, I said to God, ‘God, tell me the mystery of the universe.’ But God answered, ‘That …
October 29, 2013
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Tools, Apps and Videos
Sharing the Gospel with the YouTube Generation
If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then a video must be worth at least 10 times that. Don’t you think? That means a good gospel-sharing video is worth
September 19, 2013
Discipleship, Teaching Teens to Follow Jesus
Get ‘em in the Game
You’re the coach, not the star player, when it comes to student ministry. Your primary job is not to lob the passes and score the points; rather, it’s to coach
March 14, 2013
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth No. 12
Evangelism Myth #12: We need to adjust the gospel message to make it more appealing to a postmodern generation. The gospel message just doesn’t work anymore. I mean, let’s face
November 8, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth No. 8
Evangelism Myth #8: Technology, sports and extracurricular activities are the enemies of evangelism. Teenagers’ lives are packed and stacked with activities – social media, sports, drama, band, school clubs, movies,
October 25, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth No. 16
Evangelism Myth #16: Teenagers are too immature to be effective in carrying the gospel to others. No doubt about it. Teenagers can be emotional, impulsive, unfocused, risk-taking bundles of hormones.
October 11, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth No. 9
Evangelism Myth #9: Because God is in charge of salvation, we don’t need to go overboard with urgency. Have you ever known somebody who meant well, but couldn’t quite connect
September 27, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth No. 5
Evangelism Myth #5: My primary responsibility is discipleship, not evangelism I don’t know about you, but it seems to me that most youth ministry discipleship strategies tend to be heavily
September 13, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth No. 4
Evangelism Myth #4: Of course evangelism is a priority. I do a monthly (or quarterly, or yearly) outreach meeting. Should you “program” evangelism into your youth ministry? Absolutely! We all
August 30, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth No. 10
Evangelism Myth #10: Postmodern teenagers aren’t interested in conversations about the gospel. If you’re a regular reader of energize, you might be wondering right about now…Evangelism myth #10? I could
August 16, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myth #1
Do you see yourself as the one primarily responsible for presenting the gospel to your students’ non-believing friends? Have you cast yourself in the role of “quarterback,” fostering an invitational
August 2, 2012
How to Share the Gospel
Evangelism Myths
“Evangelical, evangelism, evangelistic.” Do these words inspire you or make you cringe? Many youth leaders feel guilty, inadequate or overwhelmed with just the mention of the e-word. And for some,
July 19, 2012
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