Category Archives: Harvest Cycles

Pray for and Reach out to Religious Leaders in Your Area

Posted on December 23, 2020 by danserns

In 2012 the Richardson Seventh-day Adventist Church initiated “The Great Controversy Project (Read It! Share It!).”  As part of the project Pastors Dan Serns and Adam Keating distributed God’s Holy Word: Is It Still Worth Dying For? (a portion of The Great … Continue reading →

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Adventist World Radio to Support Texas Churches in Multiple 2020-2021 Evangelistic Endeavors

Posted on August 18, 2020 by danserns

What a time to be alive! As uncertainty and upheaval continue to ravage our planet, God has opened so many new opportunities to reach the world with His end-time messages. Adventist World Radio has plans to reach the 100 largest … Continue reading →

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Evangelism Summit Opens Opportunities

Posted on July 30, 2020 by danserns

On Monday, July 27, 2020 pastors from throughout the Texas and Southwest Region Conferences of the Seventh-day Adventist Church participated in an online Evangelism Summit hosted by the Texas and Southwest Regional Conferences, the Southwestern Union and Adventist World Radio. The fast-moving … Continue reading →

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Connect…

Posted on July 1, 2020 by danserns

June 16, 2020 was a wonderful day for our Adventist mission in Texas! Through a Presidential Evangelism Think Tank we were able to identify top priorities for this fall (and beyond) and a theme for the public. Top Priorities/Takeaways… * Theme for … Continue reading →

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Four Tips to Maximize Your Reaping Meetings

Posted on February 27, 2020 by danserns

Many churches have reaping meetings in the spring and fall. Here are four tips to maximize your results.

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Why Not Try This? …Take the 2020 Challenge

Posted on October 30, 2019 by danserns

Are you ready for the 2020 challenge? As a pastor (or church leader), by the end of 2020 what will you have done, cooperating with the Holy Spirit, to bring people into God’s final movement? There will be a thousand distractions, … Continue reading →

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How Evangelism Can Work, by Angel Rodriguez

Posted on August 26, 2019 by danserns

  Introduction: The Role of Evangelism Have you noticed how a church can be transformed when a new pastor arrives to a district?  You can have the same church board, the same congregation, the same community, the same ministries within … Continue reading →

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Why Not Try This? … Plan a Youth-led Public Evangelism Meeting

Posted on May 20, 2019 by danserns

What if your Pathfinder Club or Youth Sabbath School or Adventist Youth Society planned their own Public Evangelism Meeting this fall or next spring or both? Why not? And why not do it more than once! Here are seven quick … Continue reading →

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Twenty-one Things that Increase Baptisms

Posted on February 25, 2019 by danserns

Jesus said “Go, Make Disciples, Baptize, Teach them to Observe all things.” Matthew 28:19-20. “Every one newly added to the church is to be educated in regard to the work he is to do for the Master in winning souls to Christ.” {Review & … Continue reading →

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4 Things to Do if Your Church Says “No” to Evangelism

Posted on April 26, 2018 by danserns

The pastor on the phone sounded defeated. “I talked to the church board about Evangelism and they said they didn’t want any evangelism this year, and maybe not next year either.” In situations like this it is possible to forget … Continue reading →

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