Vaughn Crago sent me an article this week, which led me to an awesome website about Personal Evangelism! The Year of Aggressive Faith is ALL about personal evangelism!  Check it out here: www.evangelismcoach.org!


If you have any success stories from YOUR Year of Aggressive Faith, let us know by posting on the Facebook!



I can tell you my own personal success story!  I have been praying for a friend to come to FV for a few years now.  I invite her, usually, by inviting her two little girls to our Kids Ministry events...which she always expressed interest in, and then didn't show up.  This year, however, that changed! I ran into her at Harley Davidson's Egg Hunt (to which we took our Kiddie Pillar inflatable) and invited her out again! She came Easter Sunday and has been back every Sunday since!  Makes me hungry to invite more people to church and see them give their lives to Jesus!


UPDATE: Today my friend posted this on her Facebook wall: "I just recently started going to and taking the girls to chuch, (embarrassing but true) and I have to say that it really got a hold on me.. I'm excited to go tomorrow morning bc today has been such a miserable, idk, I just feel like it will be a better day in God's house.. or something like that, not getting the right words out but i know what i mean :) Good night fb :)" 

Want to reach out to your neighborhood, but you're unsure where to start?

Here are a few ideas for Mother's Day coming up!

• Reach out to your community the Saturday before Mother’s Day by visiting the local Laundromats. Cover their washer and dryer fees, take snacks and water for the kids and present the Mom’s with a special Mother’s Day giftbag, with an invitation to church!
• Host a Mother-Daughter Tea at your house for a few of your neighbors. Have everyone bring a teacup and do a teacup exchange (have a few extras for those who forget). Take pictures and print them on a photo printer and hand them out. Then invite them to church for Mother's Day!

Anyone else have ideas for outreach around Mother's Day? Post them in the comments below or on the Facebook Page!

If someone they knew asked...

"41% of the formerly churched said that they would return to the local church if a friend or acquaintance invited them. Younger adults are even more influenced by the power of the invitation. Approximately 60% of those 18-35 would consider returning to church if someone they knew asked them to come back."

If we're serious about inviting people to church this year -- The Year of Aggressive Faith -- let's get serious about knowing why they aren't coming in the first place!

Read this article from Outreach Magazine for some insight.