Evangelism
February 14, 2020 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Christian Workers, Counseling, Evangelism
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/january-web-only/beth-moore-god-uses-your-mistakes-for-good.html By: Beth Moore Years ago, when the number of attendees at Living Proof Live events started swelling—and, consequently, scaring me half to death—I decided that God would be most honored (and I’d be most reliant on him) if I fasted from the time each conference began until after it ended. If effectiveness increased in […]
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November 13, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Evangelism, Historical Study, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Development, Scriptures, Sermons
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. “Jesus, being “full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit into the desert, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry” (Matthew 4:1; Mark […]
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August 28, 2019 | by Guest Authors | Church Growth, Evangelism, Events, Historical Study, Pastoral Development, Pentecostal Revival, Research, Sermons, Shared Articles
https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2019/august-web-exclusives/billy-graham-learned-art-of-preaching.html? The late evangelist called himself the “champion rambler.” By: Grant Wacker When I entered my small Methodist church one Sunday morning a few winters ago, Bob Maddry, a retired truck driver and old chum, walked over. “I lost a dear friend this week,” he said. “Billy Graham brought me to Jesus. He saved my […]
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August 6, 2019 | by Guest Authors | Apologetics, Biblical Study, Christian Workers, Church Discipline, Church Planting, Evangelism, Historical Study, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Development, Pentecostal Revival, Scriptures, Shared Articles, Uncategorized
www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/july-august/elliot-clark-evangelism-exiles-sharing-gospel. THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ARTICLES I’VE READ IN A LONG TIME. IT IS A MUST READ. EVERY PASTOR AND CHURCH CAN BENEFIT. Pastor Frank By: Elliott Clark I first awakened to this reality while doing language study in Central Asia. As I took a course in spiritual terminology, a missionary teacher […]
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July 10, 2019 | by Guest Authors | Church Growth, Church Planting, Evangelism, Family Enrichment, Missions, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles
www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2019/spring/no-easy-calling.html? Three honest stories about its rewards and challenges. BY: LINDA W. PERKINS The Turbulent Calling of Bivocational Ministry Ministry is changing, and so is the profile of those going into it. For many, it is no longer about leaving another life behind; it is about answering God’s call alongside—or even within—the vocation one […]
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June 5, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Church Discipline, Church Growth, Evangelism, Pastoral Development, Pentecostal Revival, Scriptures, Uncategorized
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. When Jesus wanted to teach about receiving the Holy Spirit, He chose to tell a story about a man who was on a journey and stopped about midnight at his friend’s house. Of course, the traveler was hungry, but the host was out of bread. So, he went […]
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May 28, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Evangelism, Historical Study, Protestant Reformation, Scriptures
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. The Lord had His hand on a young man who was born in a small hamlet in Southern Bohemia about 1370 A.D. (modern Czechcloslavokia). John Hus was destined to become a revolutionary. His parents were poor, and his mother vowed him to the priesthood when he was a […]
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May 28, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Biblical Study, Evangelism, Holy Spirit, Pastoral Development, Scriptures
By: Frank G. Tunstall, D. Min. In a culture that is birthing more and more Biblical illiteracy, it is imperative that we re-discover the Holy Spirit who authored the Holy Scriptures. A foundational responsibility of the Spirit as a member of the Trinity was to give to mankind a written revelation of God that presents […]
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May 14, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Church Growth, Evangelism, Family Enrichment, Holy Spirit, Moral issues, Pastoral Development, Prayer and Intercession, Shared Articles
By: Frank G. Tunstall The pastors of fourteen congregations of different faith groups in Cooke County in Northern Texas joined together in Gainesville, Texas on May 2 to participate for the first time ever in the National Day of Prayer. Gainesville is the county seat and the home of Hope Connection IPHC, a Heartland […]
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April 25, 2019 | by Frank Tunstall | Evangelism, Pastoral Development, Shared Articles
www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/april/evangelism-survey-protestant-churchgoers-prayer-invite.html By: Aaron Earles Most Protestant churchgoers say they are eager to talk to others about Jesus, and are praying for opportunities to share their faith. But most say they have not had any evangelistic conversations in the past six months. The 2019 Discipleship Pathway Assessment study from Nashville-based LifeWay Research found excitement and eagerness […]
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