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CFTROU 0119: Evangelize in a Crisis: Sam Chan Part 1

COVID-19 has prompted many churches to pivot to online church. At Family Church, we have built our online presence to offer this as well. We call it Family Church at Home. As we continue to press forward, what will church look like post-COVID-19? On this episode, we speak with Dr. Sam Chan, who is not only a practicing medical doctor, but also has a PhD in Theology from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Sam joins us from Australia. He believes that evangelism is the art of conversation, rather than knowing exactly what to say. In a post-church, post-Christian world, Sam wants us to know how we can keep evangelism on our minds and evangelize to others.
Key Points:
  • How COVID-19 has created opportunities for honest and meaningful gospel conversations.
  • Why we should be looking for people who aren’t coping well through the pandemic and why this is important.
  • How this has opened the door for great conversations about Jesus with our kids and families.
  • How COVID-19 has prompted people to realize they don’t have all the answers, making them more open evangelism.
  • How evangelism has traditionally taken place at events, but how one-on-one evangelism can be more effective.
  • Evangelism is the art of conversation and asking questions, rather than knowing what to say.
  • Sam talks about his book, Evangelism in a Skeptical World, and the digital resource he created with City Bible Forum, The Post-COVID-19 Playbook.

I call it the power of the second question: How are you really doing? People are really happy to talk about their deepest, most true, most dark fears right now. Click To TweetEvangelism is the art of conversation and asking questions rather than what to say. Click To Tweet

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Jimmy on Twitter

Leslee on Twitter

Dr. Sam Chan on Twitter

The Post-COVID-19 Playbook

Evangelism in a Skeptical World

Carly on LinkedIn

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