Episode 25 - We Hold These Truths … as Baptist Associations

Episode 25 - We Hold These Truths … as Baptist Associations

Common beliefs foster cooperation among Baptist churches. That’s been the background of Baptist Associations since 1644. In fact, the first cooperative Baptist action was establishing common beliefs. Explore, with associational Director of Missions Stephen Baum what associations are and how churches can get involved in God’s mission together.

Episode 24 - The Best Tools in the Shed: A Conversation with a Visitor-Friendly Church

This episode explores practical and simple strategies to help churches be visitor-friendly. Podcast guest Herminio Estrada, pastor of Iglesia Hermosa, Santa Fe, describes how his church intentionally focuses on hospitality, music, and great speakers to connect with and keep visitors. The church constantly reaches new people. Estrada says churches need to use the best tools in our shed to reach lost people with the Gospel.

Episode 23 - A Young Leader's Journey Through Personal Growth to Helping Others in Evangelism

Podcast guest MicahE joins the podcast for a second episode to discuss his experiences as a young leader growing in evangelism and helping others grow. This episode explores two levels where evangelism tools, church community, and personal discipline help people develop evangelism skills: the level of one’s personal life and the level of ones community role of helping others grow.

Episode 22 - God Grew Me from Nothing to Natural in Evangelism (a young leader’s true story)

Podcast Guest MicahE talks about his journey from no evangelism to natural evangelism. Admitting he is not an expert, but a learner, he traces his way through desire, evangelism adjacent activities, to learning through a mentorship, into a regular lifestyle of finding people willing to listen and engage in spiritual conversations. Along the way, he led people to faith in Jesus and discovered the freeing principles of God’s sovereignty in evangelism and permission in evangelism.

Episode 21 - Quick Tips for a Personable Witness

Listen in for some quick, practical tips on being a personable witness to lost people during evangelistic encounters of any kind. Start with relationships. Focus on the person. And, more. Guest Rick Brittain picks up where the last episode ended and helps people growing along the stages of evangelism to relate to people in a natural way.