Evangelism

If the Chinese church committed itself completely to mission it would be a great new force that could complete the Great Commission, a mission expert stated.

There are an estimated 100 million Christians in China, including members of the underground church, and the number is rapidly growing. Some have estimated that 30,000 people in China come to Christ every day, Dr. David Shibley, president of Global Advance, told The Christian Post Wednesday.

“I’ve seen it (mission movement) beginning in China and India,” said Shibley, whose organization focuses on empowering national leaders to plant churches among the unreached people groups. In India, an estimated 15,000 people are coming to Christ daily. more >>

WASHINGTON – The production company behind "The Road" is reaching out to the faith-based community, asking them to consider the much-anticipated film as something that could possibly be of value for ministry.

An adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Road" is rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.

Though the rating alone may be reason enough for some Christians to skip the film, some are giving it a chance and even calling it a more powerful tool than Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" because of its wider appeal. more >>

Todd Hunter has stumbled upon something he believes is bringing former Christians back to church and has the potential to draw the unchurched.

Liturgy.

Though liturgies have existed for hundreds of years, Hunter believes churches can employ those traditions for the present mission field. more >>

1. Beside dying on the cross for someone else’s sins, it is the ultimate way you can love your neighbor.
2. It is exciting!
3. It is a message that is easy to understand and explain.
4. It gets self righteous people ticked off and who doesn’t like making prudes mad?
5. When done with the right motives it makes God smile.
6. It gives people the audacity of everlasting hope.
7. It advances the kingdom of God.
8. It builds the heavenly choir with new worshippers to sing praises to His Name.
9. It is just like introducing someone to your best friend and hero.
10. It saves people from the wrath of God and everlasting destruction (aka “hell”)

SAN DIEGO – Some 1,500 church and ministry leaders converged in San Diego this week to get in on the latest conversations on what's working to bring people to Christ.

For InterVarsity Christian Fellowship on the University of California, San Diego campus, altar calls are back. For a group of burned out evangelicals in Costa Mesa, liturgy is bringing them back in tune with God. And for a megachurch in Naperville, Ill., new expressions of church (multi-site) are helping them reach the lost.

Those are just some of the ideas that pastors were introduced to during the National Outreach Convention this past week. One of the largest events of its kind, the NOC brings together hundreds of church leaders every year to equip them for more effective outreach through renowned speakers, the latest tools and the opportunity to network with others who are passionately focused on evangelism. more >>