Evangelism

The greatest evangelical impact Christians can take part in is to plant new churches, say leaders at the Acts 29 Network, an organization aimed at facilitating a global church planting movement.

Pastor Scott Thomas, who is the president of the group and lead pastor of church planting at Seattle-based Mars Hill Church, recently re-published an article by pastor and bestselling author Tim Keller on the subject.

Keller, who leads Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, published his thoughts about the importance of starting other churches 10 years ago. His article was condensed in a post last week titled, "Why Church Planting?" on Acts29Network.org. more >>

Football fans and observers of the NFL playoffs are still searching the Internet for the meaning of the Bible verse John 3:16, which was initially prompted by Tim Tebow’s 316 yards passing in the Denver Broncos playoff win over the Pittsburgh Steelers more than a week ago.

For some, that search is leading to salvation.

According to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Internet Evangelism team, which launched a special “John 3:16” Web page the day after the winning stats were put up by Tebow, there have been 11,000 views of the page and 207 people indicating, by way of filling out a short contact form, that they had made decisions to follow Jesus. more >>

Nutrition expert Kristen Feola has penned The Ultimate Guide to the Daniel Fast to help readers in their fasting quests.

The book provides facts, recipes, and reasons to do a Daniel Fast, all while encouraging the reader with real-life stories as well as quotes from Scripture.

Many people participate in fasts for health, diet, and spiritual reasons, but Feola's guide highlights the benefits of self-discipline in a plight to grow closer to God. more >>

Churches need to stop making excuses and get back to reaching the lost, popular pastor Ed Young said in his challenge to thousands of Christians.

Fresh off his 24-hour bed-in to promote his new book, Sexperiment, Young spoke to crowds at the Code Orange Revival in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday night, stressing the need to rescue those who don’t know Jesus Christ.

“People are drowning without the Lord,” said Young, whose corneas and face were burned from sitting on the roof of Fellowship Church for the bed-in on Friday. more >>

Known primarily for producing tightly shot, viral videos of celebrity testimonies, the "I am Second" movement shifted into a literary phase for the first time by officially launching its book of the same name.

Although the book was released earlier this month, publishers Thomas Nelson, Inc., commemorated the national launch of the I am Second book with a party featuring well-known “Seconds” (individuals appearing on the videos) on Saturday.

The book shares further details on the testimonies of 22 individuals seen on iamsecond.com, including James and Jolee, 2010 American League MVP and Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, surfer Bethany Hamilton, “The Biggest Loser” season six winner Michelle Aguilar, Ultimate Fighting Championship star Vitor Belfort, Grammy award-winning artist Michael W. Smith, and St. Louis Rams quarterback Sam Bradford. more >>

Calvary Chapel movement founder Chuck Smith will undergo radiation and chemotherapy treatment for his lung cancer sometime this week, announced Pastor Mike MacIntosh of Horizon Christian Fellowship in San Diego, Calif., via a post on his Facebook page this past Saturday.

Pastor Smith, 84, who was instrumental in starting the nation’s Jesus movement in the late 1960s, announced to his church congregation at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa during Sunday services on New Year’s Day that he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

It was first announced that he would have surgery to remove the cancer. However, The Christian Post learned last week that further analysis of tests taken the week before were needed before a surgery date could be scheduled. more >>