In Matthew 4:19, Jesus tells his disciples to follow him and become fishers among men. As fishermen, they were used to spending many hours at sea catching large quantities of fish with nets or using a line to catch fish…
By Spencer Clark This past week, several members of our congregation have been engaged in an active door-knocking campaign throughout the Karns, Powell, and Amherst communities. Around 27 Karns members and Southeast students knocked on over 1,600 doors and completed…
How do you implement congregational evangelism in a larger church? Turning a large ship takes more time, so how do we do it? Evangelism in large congregations has its own unique set of challenges. “For everyone to whom much is…
Over the last few years, I have been blessed to spend time with many of our new Christians here at Karns. One of the surprising outcomes of this work is that my belief in Satan has grown stronger. No, I…
I recently went to Bojangles to try their new chicken wings and learned that the employee who was talking with me was in training. I let him know that was completely understandable and to take his time. We have all…
Every Christian has a role to play in evangelism. It is part of our identity as followers of Jesus (Matthew 28:19-20). However, even though we are one body, we have diverse members and functions (Rom 12:4-6). Not all of us…
For most, the year starts on January 1st, but for many of us, our lives revolve around a school calendar. Ever since I was little, the year always seemed to start in August. The first week of school came with…
Does your church want to grow? I believe most churches want more baptisms, numerical growth, and to see their pews filled with eager listeners. We don’t want to grow for the wrong reasons (think Joel Osteen), but we don’t always…
“And he said to them, if any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” In Luke 9:23, we are reminded by the Lord to “take up (our) cross DAILY”…
