October 2022 Issue
A plan to mentor new believers
Ron Clouzet
There is a general thought that most believers baptized at evangelistic meetings do not stay in the church. The truth is that those born in the church leave at much higher rates than converts from direct evangelism. Nevertheless, it is imperative for a local church…
Sidewalk Evangelism: Three angels’ messages for the city
Sandra Dombrowski
When the City Sidewalk Evangelism (CSE) project rolled out in New York City, evangelists Haram Kim and Angel Smith, from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University, could be found playing Ping-Pong with strangers, eating at restaurants with…
Can Christians use TikTok for evangelism?
Damian Chambers
Because video content has dominated social media for some time now, the church has been able to harness the power of the web through regular lives treaming and uploaded videos on Facebook and YouTube. However, since 2018, a different type of video content has dominated…
Our currency—influence
Roy Gane
The currency in which we deal with the world around us is influence. Although not transactional like cash, credit, stocks, bonds, commodities, or bitcoin, influence is the most powerful of all currencies because it affects how people make their choices to do what they…
Social media—Friend or foe?
Jeff Scoggins
I was pastoring several churches when social media became prominent. It changed the job for me in a number of ways; some good, some not so good. As an introvert, for me, the same rules apply to social media as to crowds. I enjoy being around people, but it drains me,…