Evangelism with Johnny Hunt

Leadership and decision-making go hand in hand. The higher in leadership, the greater the weight each decision carries. In this podcast, Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell talk about confident decision-making strategies and what pastors can do to make wise decisions to lead those God has entrusted to them. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Mark Clifton serves as senior director of Church Replanting at the North American Mission Board and is the author of Reclaiming Glory. Mark joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss what churches or replants can do to revitalize their evangelistic efforts to reach lost people in their communities. Find more resources to lead your congregation in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism. For more information about the Replant Summit in Atlanta coming up in August, visit namb.net/church-replanting/events/replant-summit-2022.

Pete Hixson serves as the campus launch director at Shepherds College. He is the founder and CEO of Beyond Communities, a ministry working to create meaningful, independent residential communities for those with special needs. Pete joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss what churches can do to care for families with special needs and what practical steps they can take to welcome, support and reach people with disabilities. Find more evangelism resources for your church at namb.net/evangelism.

GenSend equips student pastors and leaders to mobilize their students to live on mission anywhere and everywhere. Steve Turner, senior director of next gen mobilization, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to talk about GenSend Break and Summer Experiences and the opportunities available for students to learn missional objectives while serving with church plants and compassion ministries. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism. Find tools for your next-gen ministry at gensend.org.

The days of expecting young adults to show up to church are behind us. Churches need an intentional strategy to reengage the 25- to 30-year-olds who no longer desire to attend church. Rodney Gage, founding and lead pastor of ReThink Life Church in Orlando, Florida, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to talk about what steps pastors can take to love and reengage the next generation. Find more tools to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism. Find resources for next-generation ministry at gensend.org.

God works through ministry leaders to mobilize each person in their sphere of influence. How can leaders mobilize, disciple and encourage the workers God is calling? In this podcast, Shane Pruitt, national Next Gen director for the North American Mission Board, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss cultivating and developing the next generation of evangelistic leaders. For more tools to mobilize your church to share the gospel, visit namb.net/evangelism.

Churches grow stronger through worship and fellowship, and they grow deeper through discipleship. But where does evangelism fit in in a healthy church? In this podcast, Tony Wolfe, associate executive director at the Southern Baptist Convention of Texas, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss how evangelism relates to church health and revitalization. Find more resources to equip your congregation for evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

The idea of evangelism for many churchgoers can be daunting—especially since most do not work in vocational ministry. Many have trouble sharing the gospel in their neighborhoods and at work. In this podcast, Scott Hildreth, director of the Center for Great Commission Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss how to practically prepare people to live out the Great Commission. Find more resources to lead your church on mission at namb.net/evangelism.

You want to reach people with the gospel, but you might feel overwhelmed with all the demands of church ministry and question implementing a new program or evangelistic effort. In this episode, Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt talk about what the overwhelmed pastor and church leader can do to mobilize and lead their church in the area of evangelism. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Perseverance and patience are essential partners in the work of evangelism. Seeing someone come to faith can be a long process, and for the church, it can take an investment of time and hard work that oftentimes doesn't bear much immediate fruit. Join hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro as they share some practical ways to keep encouraging your church toward evangelism, especially when the results are not promising. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

It's exciting when pastors can lead entire churches to share the gospel. After all, the churches with an evangelistic strategy see all kinds of growth, especially when they implement some tried and true evangelism principles. Join hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss how to create a path that will mobilize church members to commit to making disciples. Find more resources to lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

The principle of ownership is important in leading strong churches, and it takes consistent leadership to help congregations learn to take missional ownership. Join hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss how to practically lead staff and church members to own the mission of sharing the hope of the gospel. Find more evangelism resources for your church at namb.net/evangelism.

Pastoring a congregation to intentionally serve, prioritize and readjust to reach college students can lead to significant changes in the life of the church. In this podcast, Noe Garcia shares how God led him to work in college ministry and how his church continues to multiply and mobilize students to share Jesus with others. Find more resources as you lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Should pastors incorporate an evangelistic emphasis into their Sunday morning preaching? Join hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell as they discuss the value of integrating evangelism in preaching and the marks of a solid evangelistic message. Find more resources as you lead your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Julio Arriola joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro to talk about his role as the Executive Director of Hispanic Relations and Mobilization for the SBC Executive Committee and how God is moving through the Hispanic church to reach people from all nations. Find resources to equip your church in evangelism at namb.net/evangelism.

Hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro discuss why churches need to prioritize relaunching their Who's Your One campaign and what an impact this powerful yet simple approach to evangelism has made across the country. Find tools and resources for your Who's Your One campaign at whosyourone.com.

Hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell discuss how the power of the gospel and a renewed, widespread dedication to live it and share it through the Great Commission can help reduce the distractions that can keep our convention divided.

Pastor Jeff La Borg has worked to help Fairview Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee become what he calls an “Ephesians 4 fellowship.” It's Pastor Jeff's way of describing the culture of evangelism that Fairview has embraced. And in this episode, he joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro to share specifics on how God has sparked a fire and a passion in Fairview for sharing the gospel.

As the Director of Next Gen Evangelism for the North American Mission Board, Shane Pruitt is no stranger to NAMB's mission to see churches equipped with the tools needed to reach students from all walks of life with the gospel. In this episode, Shane joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share what he believes will “move the needle” for youth pastors anywhere to begin leading evangelistic student ministries. He also explains how student pastors can get involved in the Youth Leader Coaching Network.

Todd Unzicker is the Executive Director-Treasurer of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and in this episode he joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro to share what Southern Baptists in North Carolina are doing to lead churches to make much of Baptism Sunday on September 12, 2021.

Pastor Nathan Lino admits that when he first planted Northeast Houston Baptist Church, he had no clue what he was doing. All he knew was the Great Commission. Pastor Nathan led his young church family to do three things: evangelize the community by any means necessary, teach God's Word, and pray. As a guest on the podcast, Pastor Nathan shares with hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell how that simple formula set the stage for a drastic revival in his church over the last year. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Before becoming senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Yukon, Oklahoma, Brian Mills spent many years effectively leading student ministries in evangelism, often seeing as many as 400-plus students receive the gospel and be baptized yearly. Now that he's shepherding a multigenerational congregation as lead pastor, Brian has found that the nuts and bolts of effective evangelism ministry don't change much despite the demographic. Here, he joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to talk specifically about the similarities in preparing both students and adults for effective evangelism. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

In this episode, hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell discuss tools that the North American Mission Board and others have created for pastors to use to effectively train their members to reach people with the gospel. Visit namb.net/evangelism for free resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Building a culture for active evangelism in churches is something that doesn't occur in a vacuum. It must be intentional and begin with the church's pastor. In this episode, Pastor Johnny and Kevin discuss what building that culture looks like, and how pastors can start making it happen. Find evangelism and leadership resources at namb.net/evangelism.

Pastor Kenneth Priest joins the podcast with hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to share what he has learned in his years of experience as a transitional pastor and a church revitalization specialist. He provides insight on how churches can utilize evangelism and discipleship as the key catalysts to seeing revived growth and health in the midst of decline.

Pastor Robby Gallaty, senior pastor of Long Hollow Baptist Church, joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to discuss the evangelistic explosion at Long Hollow where more than 750 people have been baptized in the last 12 weeks. He shares the amazing story of how revival came during a time of personal burnout in order to encourage pastors that God can do the same in their ministries. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

After choosing to preach a sermon on the everlasting promises of God despite the hardships of the pandemic, Pastor Eric Thomas has seen either a baptism or a salvation every week since. He joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss his evangelism strategy and encouraging practices amid COVID-19. Find more evangelism resources at namb.net/evangelism.

Cyprus Baptist Church lead pastor John Fream joins us on the podcast this week to share how his church was able to conduct over 300 baptisms during the pandemic. Learn about the role that the Who’s Your One campaign played in his church’s exponential growth during lockdown!

In this episode, JJ Washington, who serves on the missions and evangelism staff for the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, shares how his passion for contagious evangelism was born. He also provides some helpful tips for churches looking to create a culture of contagious evangelism. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

It’s the age-old baptism question that everyone from pastors to parents asks regarding a child’s salvation and subsequent baptism. Johnny Hunt discusses his perspective on the matter with co-host Kevin Ezell, while drawing from not only his pastoral experience, but also instances in his own family. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Kevin Flattmann is seeing great fruit as the student pastor of Cypress Baptist Church in Benton, Louisiana. In this episode, he shares with hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt how his ministry isn’t just reaching teens with the gospel, it’s also teaching them how to mobilize themselves to reach their peers. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Eden Benton, a 16-year-old from South Carolina, joins the podcast to share how God has developed in her a contagious passion for evangelism despite her young age. Listen to find out how Who’s Your One helped her lead several of her friends to faith in Jesus. Eden also provides tips for other teens to take the fear out of getting gospel conversations started. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Today’s guest, Danny Akin, is president of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and is an expert on training and equipping Christians for evangelism through academia. He joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro to share the importance of including evangelism training on the seminary level. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Paul Gotthardt, pastor of Life Baptist Church in Las Vegas, has had success reaching a secular culture with the gospel while encouraging other pastors to do the same. Here, he joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to discuss the tried-and-true strategies he and his congregation use to impact souls in a city that may seem intimidating to those seeking to give people Jesus. Resources: Paul Gotthardt’s book, Eight Questions and the God Who’s Asking Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

For Pastor Mark Hoover of New Spring Church in Wichita, Kansas, the challenges of going digital with worship and ministry due to the pandemic has actually triggered record numbers of people giving their lives to Jesus. In this episode, Mark joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to share how his church’s digital presence contributed to its explosive growth. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Pastor Jeremy Morton, senior pastor of First Baptist Church Woodstock, joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro to provide insight on how Christians can break out of the “Christian bubble” to build relationships with people who don’t know Jesus. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Dr. Matt Queen, evangelism professor from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to provide insight on what preparing seminary students for evangelism looks like and why it’s vital to building strong cultures of evangelism in Southern Baptist churches. Find more evangelism resources at namb.net/evangelism.

Chris Dixon pastors Liberty Baptist Church in Dublin, Georgia, and in this episode, he joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share the strategies that have worked for his congregation in creating a vibrant and continuous culture of evangelism in his church that’s nestled in a small-town atmosphere. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Paul Worcestor was recently named the North American Mission Board’s National Director of Collegiate Evangelism, and he joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Catherine Renfro to talk about why he feels college campuses are ripe mission fields to spur a spiritual awakening in North America. Paul also gives practical starting points for pastors and churches who want to begin reaching college students. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt provide insight on what it means for a church to embody an evangelistic culture. Pastor Johnny draws on his years of experience leading First Baptist Woodstock to develop a culture of evangelism. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Brian Stowe, pastor of First Baptist Church of Plant City, Florida, joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to discuss a myriad of topics, including how Who’s Your One? has directly impacted their congregation. Pastor Brian also shares how the kindness of his church has strengthened him as he’s stood beside his wife who’s battling breast cancer and how pastors can push through difficult seasons. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more free resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Few pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention are as passionate about evangelism as David Platt. In this episode, David joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share how a culture of passionate evangelism was developed at McLean Bible Church in Washington, D.C. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Even before the infamous global pandemic, pastoral work was hard. And the difficulties and challenges of the year have exacerbated the stress and discouragement that can come from being a pastor. But there is hope. In this episode, Johnny Hunt discusses helpful, encouraging resources available to pastors — many of which are free — to help them thrive in this difficult season. Mentions: Timothy+Barnabas Retreats Timothy+Barnabas Institute Pastoral Care Line: Call 1-844-PASTOR1 to talk to trained, professional counselors, available every day from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET. Confidentiality is ensured by Focus on the Family.

Will Mancini is one of the most highly regarded church leadership experts of our time, and in this episode, he joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to talk about the need for NAMB’s Next Step Leader program, while providing tips and insight on how pastors can lead well in the midst of an incredibly tumultuous season. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Contrary to what some believe, pastors alone are not responsible for evangelism. This is something Jay Lowder is passionate about helping churches understand. Jay is an evangelist, both by divine calling and full-time vocation, as well as an author on topics related to evangelism training. Here, he joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share how churches can benefit from inviting full-time, vocational evangelists to help encourage church members to adopt a lifestyle of evangelism. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Dr. Jerry Vines is one of the most respected names in pastoring and evangelism in Southern Baptist life. Drawing upon his 60-plus years of ministry, he joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to discuss strategies to reach NextGen students with the gospel and to help equip younger, up-and-coming ministers and pastors. Visit namb.net/evangelism for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

For Dr. Michael Lewis, senior pastor of Roswell Street Baptist Church in Marietta, Georgia, evangelism and discipleship go hand in hand. Dr. Lewis joins Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share how he implements into the life of his church a deep system of evangelism and discipleship that has extended to area high schools, even nationally ranked college football prospects. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church in evangelism.

In February 2019, Southern Baptist Convention president, J.D. Greear announced the launch of the Who’s Your One? evangelism initiative as a simple, yet intentional way to engage Southern Baptists in sharing the gospel. The results after the first year show the beginning of a huge evangelism movement that reaches beyond SBC churches. In this episode, hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell encourage Southern Baptists to keep the Who’s Your One? fire burning. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Whether as chaplain of the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball, or as president of Gateway Seminary, Jeff Iorg is passionate about creating healthy evangelism cultures. In this episode, Jeff joins hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell to share creative ways he’s built a culture of evangelism in students and staff at Gateway. He also gives two simple ways pastors can start changing the evangelism culture in their church. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

When it comes to creating a strategy for reaching people with the gospel, there’s really no such thing as a size-appropriate strategy. In this episode, hosts Johnny Hunt and Kevin Ezell provide practical insight on launching an effective, flexible evangelism plan for your church, no matter how large or small it is. And you may be surprised at just how simple step one of that plan is. Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.

Remember Blockbuster Video? Pastor Jordan Easley of First Baptist Church in Cleveland, Tennessee, does. He also remembers how Blockbuster Video failed as a company because it failed to adapt. In this episode, Easley joins hosts Kevin Ezell and Johnny Hunt to stress the importance of being flexible in our churches’ evangelism strategies to avoid becoming “the Blockbuster Video of churches.” Visit https://www.namb.net/evangelism/ for more resources that help mobilize your church into evangelism.