Leadership and decision-making go hand in hand. The higher in leadership, the greater the weight each decision carries. In this podcast, Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell talk about confident decision-making strategies and what pastors can do to make wise decisions to lead those God has entrusted to them.   Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Leadership and decision-making go hand in hand. The higher in leadership, the greater the weight each decision carries. In this podcast, Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell talk about confident decision-making strategies and what pastors can do to make wise decisions to lead those God has entrusted to them. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>.

#90 - Leading with Wisdom

Mark Clifton serves as senior director of Church Replanting at the North American Mission Board and is the author of Reclaiming Glory. Mark joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss what churches or replants can do to revitalize their evangelistic efforts to reach lost people in their communities. Find more resources to lead your congregation in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism. For more information about the Replant Summit in Atlanta coming up in August, visit namb.net/church-replanting/events/replant-summit-2022.

Mark Clifton serves as senior director of Church Replanting at the North American Mission Board and is the author of Reclaiming Glory. Mark joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss what churches or replants can do to revitalize their evangelistic efforts to reach lost people in their communities. Find more resources to lead your congregation in evangelism at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>. For more information about the Replant Summit in Atlanta coming up in August, visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/church-replanting/events/replant-summit-2022/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/church-replanting/events/replant-summit-2022.</a>

Church Replanting and Evangelism

Pete Hixson serves as the campus launch director at Shepherds College. He is the founder and CEO of Beyond Communities, a ministry working to create meaningful, independent residential communities for those with special needs. Pete joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss what churches can do to care for families with special needs and what practical steps they can take to welcome, support and reach people with disabilities. Find more evangelism resources for your church at namb.net/evangelism.

Pete Hixson serves as the campus launch director at Shepherds College. He is the founder and CEO of Beyond Communities, a ministry working to create meaningful, independent residential communities for those with special needs. Pete joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss what churches can do to care for families with special needs and what practical steps they can take to welcome, support and reach people with disabilities. Find more evangelism resources for your church at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>.

Caring for Special-Needs Families

GenSend equips student pastors and leaders to mobilize their students to live on mission anywhere and everywhere. Steve Turner, senior director of next gen mobilization, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to talk about GenSend Break and Summer Experiences and the opportunities available for students to learn missional objectives while serving with church plants and compassion ministries. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism. Find tools for your next-gen ministry at gensend.org.

GenSend equips student pastors and leaders to mobilize their students to live on mission anywhere and everywhere. Steve Turner, senior director of next gen mobilization, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to talk about GenSend Break and Summer Experiences and the opportunities available for students to learn missional objectives while serving with church plants and compassion ministries. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>. Find tools for your next-gen ministry at <a href="http://gensend.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gensend.org</a>.

GenSend Experiences

The days of expecting young adults to show up to church are behind us. Churches need an intentional strategy to reengage the 25- to 30-year-olds who no longer desire to attend church. Rodney Gage, founding and lead pastor of ReThink Life Church in Orlando, Florida, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to talk about what steps pastors can take to love and reengage the next generation. Find more tools to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism. Find resources for next-generation ministry at gensend.org.

The days of expecting young adults to show up to church are behind us. Churches need an intentional strategy to reengage the 25- to 30-year-olds who no longer desire to attend church. Rodney Gage, founding and lead pastor of ReThink Life Church in Orlando, Florida, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to talk about what steps pastors can take to love and reengage the next generation. Find more tools to lead your church in evangelism at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism.</a> Find resources for next-generation ministry at <a href="http://gensend.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gensend.org</a>.

Reengaging the Next Generation

God works through ministry leaders to mobilize each person in their sphere of influence. How can leaders mobilize, disciple and encourage the workers God is calling? In this podcast, Shane Pruitt, national Next Gen director for the North American Mission Board, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss cultivating and developing the next generation of evangelistic leaders. For more tools to mobilize your church to share the gospel, visit namb.net/evangelism.

God works through ministry leaders to mobilize each person in their sphere of influence. How can leaders mobilize, disciple and encourage the workers God is calling? In this podcast, Shane Pruitt, national Next Gen director for the North American Mission Board, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss cultivating and developing the next generation of evangelistic leaders. For more tools to mobilize your church to share the gospel, visit <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>.

The Calling and Raising of Ministry Leaders

Churches grow stronger through worship and fellowship, and they grow deeper through discipleship. But where does evangelism fit in in a healthy church? In this podcast, Tony Wolfe, associate executive director at the Southern Baptist Convention of Texas, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss how evangelism relates to church health and revitalization. Find more resources to equip your congregation for evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Churches grow stronger through worship and fellowship, and they grow deeper through discipleship. But where does evangelism fit in in a healthy church? In this podcast, Tony Wolfe, associate executive director at the Southern Baptist Convention of Texas, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss how evangelism relates to church health and revitalization. Find more resources to equip your congregation for evangelism at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>.

The Evangelistic Component of a Healthy Church

The idea of evangelism for many churchgoers can be daunting—especially since most do not work in vocational ministry. Many have trouble sharing the gospel in their neighborhoods and at work. In this podcast, Scott Hildreth, director of the Center for Great Commission Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss how to practically prepare people to live out the Great Commission. Find more resources to lead your church on mission at namb.net/evangelism.

The idea of evangelism for many churchgoers can be daunting—especially since most do not work in vocational ministry. Many have trouble sharing the gospel in their neighborhoods and at work. In this podcast, Scott Hildreth, director of the Center for Great Commission Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss how to practically prepare people to live out the Great Commission. Find more resources to lead your church on mission at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>.

Equipping Church Members to Live out the Great Commission

You want to reach people with the gospel, but you might feel overwhelmed with all the demands of church ministry and question implementing a new program or evangelistic effort. In this episode, Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt talk about what the overwhelmed pastor and church leader can do to mobilize and lead their church in the area of evangelism. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

You want to reach people with the gospel, but you might feel overwhelmed with all the demands of church ministry and question implementing a new program or evangelistic effort. In this episode, Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt talk about what the overwhelmed pastor and church leader can do to mobilize and lead their church in the area of evangelism. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>.

#82 - What Overwhelmed Pastors Can Do to Mobilize Their Church in Evangelism

Perseverance and patience are essential partners in the work of evangelism. Seeing someone come to faith can be a long process, and for the church, it can take an investment of time and hard work that oftentimes doesn’t bear much immediate fruit. Join hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro as they share some practical ways to keep encouraging your church toward evangelism, especially when the results are not promising. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Perseverance and patience are essential partners in the work of evangelism. Seeing someone come to faith can be a long process, and for the church, it can take an investment of time and hard work that oftentimes doesn’t bear much immediate fruit. Join hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro as they share some practical ways to keep encouraging your church toward evangelism, especially when the results are not promising. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at <a href="http://namb.net/evangelism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>.

#81 - When Evangelism Efforts Don’t Yield Results

Building a culture of evangelism in the church begins with the pastor. The Evangelism with Johnny Hunt podcast is designed to equip pastors and their churches to share the hope of the gospel.

I love Pastor Johnny he&#39;s such a amazing man of God ,I hate when his messages are over you just want him to keep going✝️

CAN'T GET ENOUGH

Evangelism with Johnny Hunt

Welcome to the first episode of the Evangelism podcast with pastor Johnny Hunt! In this special episode, you’ll hear about pastor Johnny Hunt’s desire to not only teach the gospel with his heart but to model what the gospel says. In this first episode, you’ll be encouraged by Johnny’s wisdom and experience evangelizing, and be given practical takeaways to start evangelizing in your context today. Curious about evangelism? Visit https://www.namb.net/. Transcript: Kevin Ezell:  Hey there! You’re listening to the Evangelism with Johnny Hunt podcast. I’m Kevin Ezell, and with me is my great friend and co-host, Johnny Hunt. I’ve been president of the North American Mission Board for just over eight years now, and it is a privilege to partner with you, brother Johnny, as you lead. Not only have you left your church in an effort to send the hope of the gospel to those in your community, but now, as you join us on the NAM team, to help encourage other pastors to do exactly the same. Johnny Hunt:  That’s undoubtedly what fires my heart the most, and that is that we trust the lord that we will become exponential in influence in trying to help our 45,000 plus Southern Baptist pastors be encouraged and hopefully fan the flame of evangelism. Kevin Ezell:  Well, the only concern I got, brother Johnny, is just a lack of experience on your part, because it looks like you’ve only been pastor, like what, 42 years? Johnny Hunt:  Yeah, but I’ve got one more year. I’m hoping this last year it’ll all come together. Kevin Ezell:  Well, I’ll just try to stay away from any member of First Baptist Woodstock. I think I’m on their watch list, but we are so grateful for you being willing to take on this new role. We’ve got to do something to paddle shock the emphasis and the concern, and the passion that pastors need. We have resources. It’s just so often the passion is just not there. Johnny Hunt:  Exactly. Really one of my favorite passages, and people know it, they sing songs about it, but Psalms 126 when the Bible talks about David, “So in tears shall reap in joy.” You can’t get around tears without thinking of passion. It’s really a matter of the heart. So, when God begins to stir our heart for evangelism, give us tears for those who don’t know him, I just think when we emulate and model that before our people, it is definitely gonna make a difference. Kevin Ezell:  Absolutely. Wouldn’t you agree that the pastor’s the leader in that? They’re gonna follow your lead. The key to your church being so focused on evangelism was the passion that you presented to them every Sunday. Johnny Hunt:  I heard John Maxwell say it first, but you can teach what you know, but you reproduce who you are. If I’m an evangelist at heart and I’m modeling it, I am confident others are gonna catch it. Kevin Ezell:  Right. Well, reflecting back on your years of being a pastor and your passion for evangelism, what are some of the experiences in the era of evangelism as a pastor that you remember that are most clear in your memory? Johnny Hunt:  Clear is when it really does become part of your DNA. It really is organic, that I’m just teaching our people, but in the teaching I think, that reminds me, this week I was on a plane, or this week I was in my neighborhood. And I begin to tell the stories of some that we influence to come to Christ or maybe some that’s not there yet, but the joy and the privilege to make the gospel known, and then to remind them that I really do nothing more important than helping a man or woman or a young person come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. So, as I begin to talk about it, others begin to say, “Man, I’d love to be with you sometime, to see you model that type witnessing,” and that’s where it all starts. Johnny Hunt:  Basically when a pastor says, “I hate to go to that church. They really aren’t very evangelistic.” That’s why they need a pastor that is. If he goes in and models it, it’s been said that normally within the first five years, a church will take on the personality of the pastor. I think that’s part of it, his character traits, whatever’s important to him becomes important to them. So, evangelism must be on the front burner of the pastor’s heart. Kevin Ezell:  It’s because of who he is. Some people want to judge how evangelistic a church is by what happens on Sunday. So often the real tell tale sign is what happens Monday through Saturday because it’s not something you flip on and flip off. Johnny Hunt:  We even talked about how it gives the pastor an expectancy. If I’ve been working the field all week, and I can really anticipate something of a harvest on Sunday. And especially when I’m asking people, “Hey pray.” I’ve got two neighbors, and they’ve promised to be here at 11 o’clock, and you know they haven’t encountered Christ yet. It just puts more fervency in your preaching, a spirit of expectancy. Instead of just knowing that I’m preaching to the same people every week, and just hoping they will continue to make decisions. Kevin Ezell:  You know one thing, if pastors would do exactly what you just said, if they would preach every Sunday like their lost neighbor is in the pew, it would change the way they communicate. I mean, sometimes we speak with such “church language” that we’re not really communicating to a person that knows very little about the gospel. And like you said, you can’t wait until you’re done because you know if you’ve led somebody to Christ, you can’t wait to see them walk the hour. Johnny Hunt:  The other side is maybe that’s why a lot of times it’s easy to not be evangelistic and just be a teaching pastor that is wanting to go deeper just with the understanding of the scripture, as opposed to knowing that we’re sewing that knowledge in hopes that we will see fruit from our labor, but if we know that there’s no unbeliever there, it steals your fire or passion to even go that direction. Kevin Ezell:  Well, evangelism is the heartbeat of everything we do here at the North American Mission Board. Whether it’s church planning with the sin network or compassion ministries within sin relief. Our goal is to see every church living on mission in an effort to send the hope of the gospel. Every member on mission, every church on mission. Everything we do is evangelism. Now we’ve created this new evangelism and leadership team, for which you are the vice president of, obviously, but it’s not a one-man show. We brought on Tonto, or better known as Jim Law. Johnny Hunt:  Yeah, we did. We need Jim Law. We need all the help we can get. But at the end of the day, it’s going to be about us speaking into the life of the pastors, the leaders of our churches and then hoping that they will take that same message back to their church, and that we’ll just see a movement of God across our denomination. But one thing’s for sure, if the pastors don’t get it, our churches will never get it. Kevin Ezell:  Exactly. Johnny Hunt:  A lot rests on the leadership of the pastor. Kevin Ezell:  Exactly. Well, I’m so grateful for not only your example, but your willingness to invest in the thousands and thousands of pastors we have out there, southern Baptist and otherwise. We just want to see people come to know Christ, but we have to have pastors who are focused on evangelism to do that. Johnny Hunt:  Yeah. One of the things that we really want to do is we want to instruct pastors. I’m not saying that they need much more, but I think part of it, and could be sometimes a missing ingredient, is inspire pastors. I can be greatly inspired as well as instructed when we hear of the stories of recent converts, or even many times ask a new convert to travel with me when I’m speaking and challenging pastors. Sort of like I read in Acts chapter three this morning, where when the person at the temple gate was converted, it basically said that the naysayers pretty much didn’t have much to say because of the proof of the man that was there that had been changed that can now walk. So, they say the greatest evidence of the resurrection is a changed life. That’s gonna happen as we share the gospel and make Christ known. Kevin Ezell:  Well, we certainly want to see the decline in baptisms reversed. We do believe that it begins with evangelism, and with the pastor. Brother Johnny, what are a few words of encouragement that you would want to give a pastor today, as they lead in evangelism? I mean, you deal with pastors every day, but what are just some things you would do to encourage them? Johnny Hunt:  I would ask him to begin with his own heart, even as I want to begin with my own heart. Maybe you’ve heard it, maybe you haven’t, but for years I’ve prayed, “Lord, lay some soul upon my heart, and love that soul through me.” In our prayer journals, our devotions, there should be the names of men and women that we encounter that we’re praying for, and then we’re praying for an opportunity to share. I think it is so easy and I want to model it every chance I can of how easy it is to turn any conversation into a gospel conversation. I mean, you can do it without changing the temperature of the room. I mean, you don’t feel somebody getting uneasy. It is just a natural flow of your conversation, just as much as prayer is. Prayer doesn’t have to be so formal. You can just go right into the presence of Christ and begin to have a conversation, or praying with your spouse or whatever. Johnny Hunt:  So, I really want to just hopefully heighten the awareness of how can we as pastors anticipate or expect our people to be doing what we’re not modeling ourselves. So, I want to model that. I want to tell the people that I’m praying that the lord will bring more of them to join me in the work of the harvest. And even to begin with, if I were pastor of a church and I’m just getting started, I would begin to pray that the lord would give me some pardoners in the harvest. Then I would tell the church. I would say, “Hey, just want you to know you can pray for me. I’ve been praying that God would speak into your life and that a couple of you men would join me in the harvest.” He may give you more than two. Then you’ve got a real issue. But there’s people that are willing to join us. Johnny Hunt:  Then once we get them to join us, if they don’t have the tools, I certainly feel like the average pastor has the tools, but maybe their people don’t feel efficient. That’s where the tools become invaluable to help in the process. But I know it can happen. It’s happened in our past as southern Baptists. Now we’re stronger financially in numbers than ever before, but the one thing we need to turn around is the sharing of the gospel with the intent of by the grace of God asking for a decision and seeing our baptisms and its trend reversed. Kevin Ezell:  Right. You brought up a good point. Sometimes people talk about gospel conversations, and they’re just talking about things that are sprinkled with the gospel, but they never lead it to a point of some type of decision. Johnny Hunt:  Exactly. I’m often reminded, especially after my 11 o’clock service, people will just come down to greet you. I’m one of the last to leave. I’m lingering. Somewhere in the conversation, there’ll be a young person or a couple or a man or a lady, and they’ll just say to me, “Boy, I was really touched through the ministry of your teaching this morning.” And we’ll just carry on a light conversation. I’ll just turn it real quick and just say, “So now, have you guys been coming to church here very long?” “No, just a couple weeks.” “Before us, what’s your religious background?” They’ll just sprinkle it with, “You know we used to go here. I haven’t been in a long time.” Just right in the midst of that simple encouraging conversation, I may just say, “Hey, well let me ask you. Has there ever been a time in your life that you’ve turned from your sins and placed your faith in Christ?” It’s almost like they’re waiting for me to ask it. Johnny Hunt:  So, either we’re able to set on the front row and share the gospel with clarity there, or I’m able to say, “Hey, you know what. Let me share a number or email with you, and we can connect. I can meet you halfway. Come to where you work. You can come to me. But I want us to follow-up on this conversation.” You can just tell. More times than not, they’re ready to talk. Then many times I’m actually able to lead them to Christ there, right there in the conversation. It was just, it was such a simple transition. Kevin Ezell:  Just a natural flow. Johnny Hunt:  Natural. Kevin Ezell:  Well pastor, we are grateful for all you do. Our hope is that this podcast will be a valuable resource for you as you continue to lead your church to be on mission. So, I just want to say thank you for listening today, and join us for our next episode of Evangelism with Johnny Hunt. If you have any questions on evangelism, send them to us at evangelism@nam.net, and we will try to answer them on the next podcast. Brother Johnny, thank you so much for your insight, and look forward to doing this on a regular basis. Johnny Hunt:  Thank you, Kevin. We’re really trusting and praying that God’s gonna turn it all around. Kevin Ezell:  Absolutely.

Welcome to the first episode of the Evangelism podcast with pastor Johnny Hunt! In this special episode, you’ll hear about pastor Johnny Hunt’s desire to not only teach the gospel with his heart but to model what the gospel says. In this first episode, you’ll be encouraged by Johnny’s wisdom and experience evangelizing, and be given practical takeaways to start evangelizing in your context today. Curious about evangelism? Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/</a>. Transcript: Kevin Ezell: Hey there! You’re listening to the Evangelism with Johnny Hunt podcast. I’m Kevin Ezell, and with me is my great friend and co-host, Johnny Hunt. I’ve been president of the North American Mission Board for just over eight years now, and it is a privilege to partner with you, brother Johnny, as you lead. Not only have you left your church in an effort to send the hope of the gospel to those in your community, but now, as you join us on the NAM team, to help encourage other pastors to do exactly the same. Johnny Hunt: That’s undoubtedly what fires my heart the most, and that is that we trust the lord that we will become exponential in influence in trying to help our 45,000 plus Southern Baptist pastors be encouraged and hopefully fan the flame of evangelism. Kevin Ezell: Well, the only concern I got, brother Johnny, is just a lack of experience on your part, because it looks like you’ve only been pastor, like what, 42 years? Johnny Hunt: Yeah, but I’ve got one more year. I’m hoping this last year it’ll all come together. Kevin Ezell: Well, I’ll just try to stay away from any member of First Baptist Woodstock. I think I’m on their watch list, but we are so grateful for you being willing to take on this new role. We’ve got to do something to paddle shock the emphasis and the concern, and the passion that pastors need. We have resources. It’s just so often the passion is just not there. Johnny Hunt: Exactly. Really one of my favorite passages, and people know it, they sing songs about it, but Psalms 126 when the Bible talks about David, “So in tears shall reap in joy.” You can’t get around tears without thinking of passion. It’s really a matter of the heart. So, when God begins to stir our heart for evangelism, give us tears for those who don’t know him, I just think when we emulate and model that before our people, it is definitely gonna make a difference. Kevin Ezell: Absolutely. Wouldn’t you agree that the pastor’s the leader in that? They’re gonna follow your lead. The key to your church being so focused on evangelism was the passion that you presented to them every Sunday. Johnny Hunt: I heard John Maxwell say it first, but you can teach what you know, but you reproduce who you are. If I’m an evangelist at heart and I’m modeling it, I am confident others are gonna catch it. Kevin Ezell: Right. Well, reflecting back on your years of being a pastor and your passion for evangelism, what are some of the experiences in the era of evangelism as a pastor that you remember that are most clear in your memory? Johnny Hunt: Clear is when it really does become part of your DNA. It really is organic, that I’m just teaching our people, but in the teaching I think, that reminds me, this week I was on a plane, or this week I was in my neighborhood. And I begin to tell the stories of some that we influence to come to Christ or maybe some that’s not there yet, but the joy and the privilege to make the gospel known, and then to remind them that I really do nothing more important than helping a man or woman or a young person come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. So, as I begin to talk about it, others begin to say, “Man, I’d love to be with you sometime, to see you model that type witnessing,” and that’s where it all starts. Johnny Hunt: Basically when a pastor says, “I hate to go to that church. They really aren’t very evangelistic.” That’s why they need a pastor that is. If he goes in and models it, it’s been said that normally within the first five years, a church will take on the personality of the pastor. I think that’s part of it, his character traits, whatever’s important to him becomes important to them. So, evangelism must be on the front burner of the pastor’s heart. Kevin Ezell: It’s because of who he is. Some people want to judge how evangelistic a church is by what happens on Sunday. So often the real tell tale sign is what happens Monday through Saturday because it’s not something you flip on and flip off. Johnny Hunt: We even talked about how it gives the pastor an expectancy. If I’ve been working the field all week, and I can really anticipate something of a harvest on Sunday. And especially when I’m asking people, “Hey pray.” I’ve got two neighbors, and they’ve promised to be here at 11 o’clock, and you know they haven’t encountered Christ yet. It just puts more fervency in your preaching, a spirit of expectancy. Instead of just knowing that I’m preaching to the same people every week, and just hoping they will continue to make decisions. Kevin Ezell: You know one thing, if pastors would do exactly what you just said, if they would preach every Sunday like their lost neighbor is in the pew, it would change the way they communicate. I mean, sometimes we speak with such “church language” that we’re not really communicating to a person that knows very little about the gospel. And like you said, you can’t wait until you’re done because you know if you’ve led somebody to Christ, you can’t wait to see them walk the hour. Johnny Hunt: The other side is maybe that’s why a lot of times it’s easy to not be evangelistic and just be a teaching pastor that is wanting to go deeper just with the understanding of the scripture, as opposed to knowing that we’re sewing that knowledge in hopes that we will see fruit from our labor, but if we know that there’s no unbeliever there, it steals your fire or passion to even go that direction. Kevin Ezell: Well, evangelism is the heartbeat of everything we do here at the North American Mission Board. Whether it’s church planning with the sin network or compassion ministries within sin relief. Our goal is to see every church living on mission in an effort to send the hope of the gospel. Every member on mission, every church on mission. Everything we do is evangelism. Now we’ve created this new evangelism and leadership team, for which you are the vice president of, obviously, but it’s not a one-man show. We brought on Tonto, or better known as Jim Law. Johnny Hunt: Yeah, we did. We need Jim Law. We need all the help we can get. But at the end of the day, it’s going to be about us speaking into the life of the pastors, the leaders of our churches and then hoping that they will take that same message back to their church, and that we’ll just see a movement of God across our denomination. But one thing’s for sure, if the pastors don’t get it, our churches will never get it. Kevin Ezell: Exactly. Johnny Hunt: A lot rests on the leadership of the pastor. Kevin Ezell: Exactly. Well, I’m so grateful for not only your example, but your willingness to invest in the thousands and thousands of pastors we have out there, southern Baptist and otherwise. We just want to see people come to know Christ, but we have to have pastors who are focused on evangelism to do that. Johnny Hunt: Yeah. One of the things that we really want to do is we want to instruct pastors. I’m not saying that they need much more, but I think part of it, and could be sometimes a missing ingredient, is inspire pastors. I can be greatly inspired as well as instructed when we hear of the stories of recent converts, or even many times ask a new convert to travel with me when I’m speaking and challenging pastors. Sort of like I read in Acts chapter three this morning, where when the person at the temple gate was converted, it basically said that the naysayers pretty much didn’t have much to say because of the proof of the man that was there that had been changed that can now walk. So, they say the greatest evidence of the resurrection is a changed life. That’s gonna happen as we share the gospel and make Christ known. Kevin Ezell: Well, we certainly want to see the decline in baptisms reversed. We do believe that it begins with evangelism, and with the pastor. Brother Johnny, what are a few words of encouragement that you would want to give a pastor today, as they lead in evangelism? I mean, you deal with pastors every day, but what are just some things you would do to encourage them? Johnny Hunt: I would ask him to begin with his own heart, even as I want to begin with my own heart. Maybe you’ve heard it, maybe you haven’t, but for years I’ve prayed, “Lord, lay some soul upon my heart, and love that soul through me.” In our prayer journals, our devotions, there should be the names of men and women that we encounter that we’re praying for, and then we’re praying for an opportunity to share. I think it is so easy and I want to model it every chance I can of how easy it is to turn any conversation into a gospel conversation. I mean, you can do it without changing the temperature of the room. I mean, you don’t feel somebody getting uneasy. It is just a natural flow of your conversation, just as much as prayer is. Prayer doesn’t have to be so formal. You can just go right into the presence of Christ and begin to have a conversation, or praying with your spouse or whatever. Johnny Hunt: So, I really want to just hopefully heighten the awareness of how can we as pastors anticipate or expect our people to be doing what we’re not modeling ourselves. So, I want to model that. I want to tell the people that I’m praying that the lord will bring more of them to join me in the work of the harvest. And even to begin with, if I were pastor of a church and I’m just getting started, I would begin to pray that the lord would give me some pardoners in the harvest. Then I would tell the church. I would say, “Hey, just want you to know you can pray for me. I’ve been praying that God would speak into your life and that a couple of you men would join me in the harvest.” He may give you more than two. Then you’ve got a real issue. But there’s people that are willing to join us. Johnny Hunt: Then once we get them to join us, if they don’t have the tools, I certainly feel like the average pastor has the tools, but maybe their people don’t feel efficient. That’s where the tools become invaluable to help in the process. But I know it can happen. It’s happened in our past as southern Baptists. Now we’re stronger financially in numbers than ever before, but the one thing we need to turn around is the sharing of the gospel with the intent of by the grace of God asking for a decision and seeing our baptisms and its trend reversed. Kevin Ezell: Right. You brought up a good point. Sometimes people talk about gospel conversations, and they’re just talking about things that are sprinkled with the gospel, but they never lead it to a point of some type of decision. Johnny Hunt: Exactly. I’m often reminded, especially after my 11 o’clock service, people will just come down to greet you. I’m one of the last to leave. I’m lingering. Somewhere in the conversation, there’ll be a young person or a couple or a man or a lady, and they’ll just say to me, “Boy, I was really touched through the ministry of your teaching this morning.” And we’ll just carry on a light conversation. I’ll just turn it real quick and just say, “So now, have you guys been coming to church here very long?” “No, just a couple weeks.” “Before us, what’s your religious background?” They’ll just sprinkle it with, “You know we used to go here. I haven’t been in a long time.” Just right in the midst of that simple encouraging conversation, I may just say, “Hey, well let me ask you. Has there ever been a time in your life that you’ve turned from your sins and placed your faith in Christ?” It’s almost like they’re waiting for me to ask it. Johnny Hunt: So, either we’re able to set on the front row and share the gospel with clarity there, or I’m able to say, “Hey, you know what. Let me share a number or email with you, and we can connect. I can meet you halfway. Come to where you work. You can come to me. But I want us to follow-up on this conversation.” You can just tell. More times than not, they’re ready to talk. Then many times I’m actually able to lead them to Christ there, right there in the conversation. It was just, it was such a simple transition. Kevin Ezell: Just a natural flow. Johnny Hunt: Natural. Kevin Ezell: Well pastor, we are grateful for all you do. Our hope is that this podcast will be a valuable resource for you as you continue to lead your church to be on mission. So, I just want to say thank you for listening today, and join us for our next episode of Evangelism with Johnny Hunt. If you have any questions on evangelism, send them to us at evangelism@nam.net, and we will try to answer them on the next podcast. Brother Johnny, thank you so much for your insight, and look forward to doing this on a regular basis. Johnny Hunt: Thank you, Kevin. We’re really trusting and praying that God’s gonna turn it all around. Kevin Ezell: Absolutely.

001 The Missing Ingredient to Leading an Evangelistic Church

Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss president of the Southern Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear’s 2019 evangelism initiative called “Who’s Your One?” Meant to challenge each believer to be intentional about one person this year, the “Who’s Your One?” initiative will inspire, encourage and equip you to share your faith and to boldly pray over one. Tune in to learn more about this exciting initiative and to hear your next steps! Discover and participate in “Who’s Your One?” at whosyourone.com View Transcript

Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss president of the Southern Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear’s 2019 evangelism initiative called “Who’s Your One?” Meant to challenge each believer to be intentional about one person this year, the “Who’s Your One?” initiative will inspire, encourage and equip you to share your faith and to boldly pray over one. Tune in to learn more about this exciting initiative and to hear your next steps! Discover and participate in “Who’s Your One?” at <a href="https://www.whosyourone.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">whosyourone.com</a> <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/whos-your-one/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

006 Who’s Your One?

Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss the importance of celebrating the good things in the Church and how that relates to evangelism. Inspired by Johnny’s latest mission to Vietnam, you’ll learn how America’s critical spirit can cripple pastors and people from sharing the gospel. Hear Johnny’s simple practices that put evangelism first in his life and in his church, and discover the steps you can take towards making evangelism the number one priority in yours. View Transcript

Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss the importance of celebrating the good things in the Church and how that relates to evangelism. Inspired by Johnny’s latest mission to Vietnam, you’ll learn how America’s critical spirit can cripple pastors and people from sharing the gospel. Hear Johnny’s simple practices that put evangelism first in his life and in his church, and discover the steps you can take towards making evangelism the number one priority in yours. <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/choosing-to-celebrate/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

004 Choosing to Celebrate

It isn’t unheard of for church leaders, particularly pastors and student pastors, to start feeling a bit of anxiety when thinking of the task of reaching younger generations with the gospel. But it doesn’t have to be this way. On this episode of the Evangelism with Johnny Hunt podcast, NAMB’s National Next Gen Evangelism Director, Shane Pruitt returns to give pastors assurance that students – particularly Gen Z’ers – aren’t as antagonistic to the gospel as some may think. He also gives insight on what Gen Z’ers want from their churches, as well as an almost-surefire way to see more students come to Christ. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

It isn’t unheard of for church leaders, particularly pastors and student pastors, to start feeling a bit of anxiety when thinking of the task of reaching younger generations with the gospel. But it doesn’t have to be this way. On this episode of the Evangelism with Johnny Hunt podcast, NAMB’s National Next Gen Evangelism Director, Shane Pruitt returns to give pastors assurance that students – particularly Gen Z’ers – aren’t as antagonistic to the gospel as some may think. He also gives insight on what Gen Z’ers want from their churches, as well as an almost-surefire way to see more students come to Christ. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

030 Reaching Gen Z with the Gospel: Part 2

Did you know only 17% of church goers have heard of the Great Commission and know what it means? Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss the latest Barna Research statistics and emphasize the importance of knowing and sharing the gospel. Tune in for you and your church’s next steps on defining, understanding and modeling the Great Commission. To learn more about the Great Commission, go to namb.net/evangelism. For helpful tools and resources in talking about and modeling the gospel, go to namb.net/resources. View Transcript

Did you know only 17% of church goers have heard of the Great Commission and know what it means? Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss the latest Barna Research statistics and emphasize the importance of knowing and sharing the gospel. Tune in for you and your church’s next steps on defining, understanding and modeling the Great Commission. To learn more about the Great Commission, go to <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>. For helpful tools and resources in talking about and modeling the gospel, go to <a href="https://www.namb.net/resources/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/resources</a>. <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/living-out-the-great-commission/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

012 Living out the Great Commission

It’s all about intentionality! Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they speak with special guest Jarrett Stephens, teaching pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, about engaging communities with the gospel. You’ll hear how the team at Prestonwood leads their congregation to be intentional about living on mission in their neighborhoods and discover practical ways you can begin a natural evangelistic outreach in your community today. Need to catch up on the first few episodes? Listen and subscribe at namb.net/evangelism. To learn more about personal evangelism, check out Who’s Your One. View Transcript

It’s all about intentionality! Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they speak with special guest Jarrett Stephens, teaching pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas, about engaging communities with the gospel. You’ll hear how the team at Prestonwood leads their congregation to be intentional about living on mission in their neighborhoods and discover practical ways you can begin a natural evangelistic outreach in your community today. Need to catch up on the first few episodes? Listen and subscribe at <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism</a>. To learn more about personal evangelism, check out <a href="https://whosyourone.com/?__hstc=240069788.4c2ee3e0f910d6cba0fbc9536a875836.1521834640572.1555359766558.1555418139502.1077&amp;__hssc=240069788.1.1555418139502&amp;__hsfp=1914197396" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who’s Your One</a>. <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/intentionality-is-key/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

010 Intentionality is Key

Join Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt as they discuss the importance of bearing a burden for the lost. In this special episode, you’ll hear Johnny’s personal testimony of how God called him to ministry 42 years ago and learn practical tips on how Johnny has maintained that burden for lost people throughout his pastoral journey. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode! Learn more at namb.net/evangelism. To learn more about personal evangelism, check out Who’s Your One. View Transcript

Join Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt as they discuss the importance of bearing a burden for the lost. In this special episode, you’ll hear Johnny’s personal testimony of how God called him to ministry 42 years ago and learn practical tips on how Johnny has maintained that burden for lost people throughout his pastoral journey. You won’t want to miss this inspiring episode! Learn more at <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism.</a> To learn more about personal evangelism, check out <a href="https://whosyourone.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who’s Your One</a>. <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/equipped-but-not-burdened-for-the-lost/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

011 Equipped but not burdened for the lost

Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell for a special episode with guest, pastor Steven Kyle of Hiland Park Baptist Church in Panama City, Fl. Hear how Pastor Kyle inspires his church to reach their community with the gospel in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Discover ways long-haul volunteering and community aid pays off and turns into evangelistic opportunities, and be inspired by Christ’s ultimate example of service and love. Take a first evangelistic step with WhosYourOne.com. href=”https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/earning-the-right-to-be-heard-in-your-community/”&gt;View Transcript

Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell for a special episode with guest, pastor Steven Kyle of Hiland Park Baptist Church in Panama City, Fl. Hear how Pastor Kyle inspires his church to reach their community with the gospel in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. Discover ways long-haul volunteering and community aid pays off and turns into evangelistic opportunities, and be inspired by Christ’s ultimate example of service and love. Take a first evangelistic step with <a href="https://whosyourone.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WhosYourOne.com</a>. href=”<a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/earning-the-right-to-be-heard-in-your-community/”" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/earning-the-right-to-be-heard-in-your-community/”</a>&gt;View Transcript

008 Earning the right to be heard in your community

Join co-hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt as they discuss with sending pastor of Summit Church in North Carolina, Todd Unzicker, the strategy behind the Southern Baptist Convention’s “Gospel Above All” focus for the year 2019. What does “Gospel Above All” mean? And how can the Church practice it? Take your first step emphasizing the “Gospel Above All” at Whosyourone.com. View Transcript

Join co-hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt as they discuss with sending pastor of Summit Church in North Carolina, Todd Unzicker, the strategy behind the Southern Baptist Convention’s “Gospel Above All” focus for the year 2019. What does “Gospel Above All” mean? And how can the Church practice it? Take your first step emphasizing the “Gospel Above All” at <a href="https://whosyourone.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Whosyourone.com</a>. <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/the-gospel-above-all/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

009 The Gospel Above All

Pastor Alex Himaya never called his work at Battle Creek Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma a church replant or even a revitalization project. Yet he witnessed God’s hand do something that only God’s hand could do as Battle Creek emerged as a thriving, evangelistic church, birthed out of the ashes of the former Gracemont Baptist Church, which agreed to “die” after much attrition and accumulating millions of dollars in debt. Here, Pastor Alex joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share how intentional evangelism paved the way for a church rebirth that, in some ways, was ahead of its time. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church in evangelism.

Pastor Alex Himaya never called his work at Battle Creek Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma a church replant or even a revitalization project. Yet he witnessed God’s hand do something that only God’s hand could do as Battle Creek emerged as a thriving, evangelistic church, birthed out of the ashes of the former Gracemont Baptist Church, which agreed to “die” after much attrition and accumulating millions of dollars in debt. Here, Pastor Alex joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share how intentional evangelism paved the way for a church rebirth that, in some ways, was ahead of its time. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church in evangelism.

031 Rebirth Through Evangelism

Tragedies like the recent death of NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Giana and seven others in a February plane crash remind us of the brevity of life and the certainty of death. Diseases that reach global pandemic status, like the coronavirus (COVID-19), remind us of how easily our confidence can be shaken. But hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell provide a solid reminder of the strength, confidence and assurance we can find—no matter the circumstance—as we place our hope in Jesus. Visit namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Tragedies like the recent death of NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant, his daughter Giana and seven others in a February plane crash remind us of the brevity of life and the certainty of death. Diseases that reach global pandemic status, like the coronavirus (COVID-19), remind us of how easily our confidence can be shaken. But hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell provide a solid reminder of the strength, confidence and assurance we can find—no matter the circumstance—as we place our hope in Jesus. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

033 Hope Changes Everything

No matter how you slice it, last September’s Baptism Sunday was an enormous success throughout Southern Baptist churches in North America. In this episode, Johnny Hunt recounts various Baptism Sunday stories, including his own, of churches that saw baptism numbers range from four to over 500 in that one Sunday alone. The first of two Baptism Sunday emphasis’ in 2020 will be on Easter Sunday in April, and Pastor Johnny shares why he’s optimistic that the response will be even greater. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

No matter how you slice it, last September’s Baptism Sunday was an enormous success throughout Southern Baptist churches in North America. In this episode, Johnny Hunt recounts various Baptism Sunday stories, including his own, of churches that saw baptism numbers range from four to over 500 in that one Sunday alone. The first of two Baptism Sunday emphasis’ in 2020 will be on Easter Sunday in April, and Pastor Johnny shares why he’s optimistic that the response will be even greater. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

032 Celebrating Baptism Sunday on Easter 2020

Do you believe culture is mediated through leadership over time? Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell for this episode with special guest Jimmy Scroggins, pastor of Family Church, as they discuss how churches need to always aim to be more evangelistic. You’ll also hear why church leaders need to be responsible for jumpstarting their churches evangelistic movements. View Transcript

Do you believe culture is mediated through leadership over time? Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell for this episode with special guest Jimmy Scroggins, pastor of Family Church, as they discuss how churches need to always aim to be more evangelistic. You’ll also hear why church leaders need to be responsible for jumpstarting their churches evangelistic movements. <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/creating-an-evangelistic-culture-its-a-moving-target/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

007 Creating an Evangelistic Culture; It's A Moving Target

What is an evangelism strategy? Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they answer that question and discuss the importance of pastors having an evangelism strategy for their churches. Discover where an evangelism strategy comes into play in pastoral leadership and hear practical tips on how to get combat the challenges many pastors face when starting their strategies and begin yours, today. Discover other evangelism resources at https://www.namb.net/ View Transcript

What is an evangelism strategy? Join co-hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they answer that question and discuss the importance of pastors having an evangelism strategy for their churches. Discover where an evangelism strategy comes into play in pastoral leadership and hear practical tips on how to get combat the challenges many pastors face when starting their strategies and begin yours, today. Discover other evangelism resources at <a href="https://www.namb.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/</a> <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism-with-johnny-hunt-podcast/evangelism_strategies_matter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Transcript</a>

005 Evangelism Strategies Matter

Pastor Rob Wilton of Vintage Church in Pittsburgh joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to talk about his journey from a New Orleans church planter to a Send City missionary with Send Pittsburgh. Pastor Rob gives pastors tips on how to “start a movement” of compassion ministry in their churches that leads to gospel sharing, no matter the ministry context. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Pastor Rob Wilton of Vintage Church in Pittsburgh joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to talk about his journey from a New Orleans church planter to a Send City missionary with Send Pittsburgh. Pastor Rob gives pastors tips on how to “start a movement” of compassion ministry in their churches that leads to gospel sharing, no matter the ministry context. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

039 A Movement of Compassion

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches have shuttered their doors to physical gatherings, but thanks to technology, the gospel is still being preached across North America and beyond. In this episode, Shane Pruitt, NAMB’s director of NextGen evangelism, joins host Johnny Hunt to share effective ways to offer an invitation to salvation in a virtual ministry context. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches have shuttered their doors to physical gatherings, but thanks to technology, the gospel is still being preached across North America and beyond. In this episode, Shane Pruitt, NAMB’s director of NextGen evangelism, joins host Johnny Hunt to share effective ways to offer an invitation to salvation in a virtual ministry context. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

038 How To Give Online Invitations

With more than 57 years in ministry, 53 of those specifically devoted to evangelism, Junior Hill is one of the most seasoned and respected evangelists in Southern Baptist life. Here, he joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to share priceless insight on why evangelism has declined, and the adjustments Southern Baptist churches can make to turn that trend around, including a return to making the gospel and evangelism simple. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church in evangelism.

With more than 57 years in ministry, 53 of those specifically devoted to evangelism, Junior Hill is one of the most seasoned and respected evangelists in Southern Baptist life. Here, he joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to share priceless insight on why evangelism has declined, and the adjustments Southern Baptist churches can make to turn that trend around, including a return to making the gospel and evangelism simple. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church in evangelism.

037 The Simplicity of Evangelism

Most of us find it easy to have conversations with people about Jesus while in the comfortable confines of church buildings. But what about beyond the four walls? Catherine Renfro, an evangelism specialist at the North American Mission Board, joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to give timely tips about how to start gospel conversations with people in our daily flow of life. She also shares why you should mark Tuesday April 21 on your calendars. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Most of us find it easy to have conversations with people about Jesus while in the comfortable confines of church buildings. But what about beyond the four walls? Catherine Renfro, an evangelism specialist at the North American Mission Board, joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to give timely tips about how to start gospel conversations with people in our daily flow of life. She also shares why you should mark Tuesday April 21 on your calendars. Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

036 Gospel Conversations Beyond the Four Walls

Stephen Rummage, pastor of Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has seen God’s hand work mightily in his congregation through evangelism. He joins Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to share some tips he uses to keep his congregation’s focus and passion on evangelism high. He also explains how he specifically equips his church to effectively share the gospel. Find out more about how to mobilize your church toward evangelism by visiting https://www.namb.net/evangelism/.

Stephen Rummage, pastor of Quail Springs Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has seen God’s hand work mightily in his congregation through evangelism. He joins Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to share some tips he uses to keep his congregation’s focus and passion on evangelism high. He also explains how he specifically equips his church to effectively share the gospel. Find out more about how to mobilize your church toward evangelism by visiting <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a>.

035 Equipped to Evangelize

Evangelism doesn’t have to be scary and it doesn’t have to be intimidating. But it does have to flow out of a daily walk and close connection with Jesus. In this episode of Evangelism with Johnny Hunt, Pastor Danny Forshee talks with hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell about the unavoidable tie between evangelistic faithfulness and staying close to Christ. Forshee also talks about his new book, For the One, and other resources for evangelism he provides. Resources: www.dfea.com (The Danny Forshee Evangelistic Assocation) Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Evangelism doesn’t have to be scary and it doesn’t have to be intimidating. But it does have to flow out of a daily walk and close connection with Jesus. In this episode of Evangelism with Johnny Hunt, Pastor Danny Forshee talks with hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell about the unavoidable tie between evangelistic faithfulness and staying close to Christ. Forshee also talks about his new book, For the One, and other resources for evangelism he provides. Resources: <a href="https://www.dfea.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dfea.com</a> (The Danny Forshee Evangelistic Assocation) Visit <a href="https://www.namb.net/evangelism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.namb.net/evangelism/</a> for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

034 For the One

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