Category Archives: Why Not Try This…?

Four Tips to Maximize Your Reaping Meetings

Posted on February 27, 2020 by

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

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“Our church is financially broke”

Posted on January 28, 2020 by

Every church goes through lean times financially. Four years ago it was our turn.1 Our church treasurer came to me with the bad news. “Pastor, as you know, we have been falling behind on our bills each month for several … Continue reading →

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Why Not Try This? …Take the 2020 Challenge

Posted on October 30, 2019 by

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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Why Not Try This? …Use Your Israel Trip for Evangelism

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

Many pastors and church leaders have taken a trip to Israel to walk where Jesus walked and see the Bible lands. Why not use all those pictures and experiences to share Jesus and Bible truths with others? Last month (September … Continue reading →

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Why Not Try This? … Mentor New Members

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

We had just finished a Week of Reaping. George and Mary, who we had never met before the week started, had made their decision to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord, embrace all the truths of the Bible, be baptized … Continue reading →

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Why Not Try This? …Take the Adventist Message to a New Community

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

The City of Benbrook, Texas (population 23,000) has never had a chance to hear or see the Adventist message. Until one year ago this month. A group of us from the Crowley and Ft. Worth First Seventh-day Adventist churches made … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

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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