Last week I met Helen Betz who, with husband Ben, is involved in refocusing/replanting the Foster/Tuncurry Church of Christ. Helen is a very creative person and she and Ben seek to use a variety of expression to share the gospel. I encouraged Helen to start a blog and share some of her ideas. So Helen has… Continue reading →

Although not commonly used in postmodern environments today, public evangelistic meetings have been used to launch many new church plants. The approaches have been varied –  1.     A short series of meetings: Some planters have called in a guest evangelist to conduct a short series of gospel meetings – a weekend, or even a… Continue reading →

Check out some ideas (with some of the opportunities and challenges) on using public evangelism as a church planting model.

Some have written asking whether Judy & I are still alive! Since returning to Australia I have been coordinating preparations for three major series of public evangelistic meetings – and these have been happening for the last seven weeks. It has been an all consuming project! The programs began across Melbourne in April, with over… Continue reading →