Whether you love Facebook or hate Facebook, it can be helpful in evangelism . . . if you know what you’re doing

Your Church Can Thrive
Percy helps congregations answer tough, critical, and strategic questions about their ministry and mission. How do we serve the member in the pew, the casual visitor, family and friends of the congregants, and the neighbourhood beyond? These are where connections that build healthy congregations are make and nurtured.
This book can be purchased [...]

Good News People

What is evangelism? Why is it important? This book shows how congregations and individuals can join in this essential and joyful ministry. A study guide helps readers to reflect on their own experience and share effectively in the work of evangelism.

This book can be purchased at your local Christian bookseller or online at [...]

Written by John Bowen to introduce David Reed
Many congregations desire to reach out to the unchurched with the Gospel. But they feel unprepared for the task. To reach a post-Christian culture, congregations will need to transform their own congregational culture from maintenance to mission. Before our congregations can become effective evangelistic communities, we need to [...]

As a priest, I have had several conversations about The Da Vinci Code.  None have been as memorable as the one I enjoyed, not as a priest, but as a rock climber and a friend.  On a winter evening in 2004, between runs up the wall at the climbing gym, one of the guys asked [...]

The heart of evangelism is always the same—helping people take steps towards faith in Jesus—but the ways in which it happens can change from culture to culture, and decade to decade.

How can the Institute of Evangelism help?
To take a simple survey to discover whether your church is an evangelizing community, click HERE.  This survey will recommend ways the Institute can help you specifically.
Also:
The Institute offers a range of resources—print, media, and personnel—to help local congregations grow into evangelizing communities.
To learn about the Institute Speakers—individuals [...]

The quiz below is meant to help you assess your congregation, but also to show how the Institute can provide you with help.  Make sure you click the submit button at the end to get suggestions on how the Institute can help in areas relevant to you.
1. In the past two years, the number of [...]