Evangelism and Discipleship
Empower your church to win more people to Jesus
Build a culture of evangelism and discipleship in your church through a proven two-year culture-change process. In collaboration with the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Church Evangelism Institute.
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Fewer than 10% of American churches grow by conversion. That shouldn’t be! But for a church body to embrace its Great Commission calling, it requires a complete mindset shift toward evangelism.
Converge is partnering with the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center Church Evangelism Institute and our 10 regional presidents to provide a two-year culture-transformation process for pastors and churches.
Converge’s evangelism and discipleship cohorts are:
Cohort-based
so pastors can collaborate with each other
Proven effective
because 89% of pastors report a culture change in their church
Processed-based
rather than programatic
What is the Church Evangelism Institute?
Wheaton College Billy Graham Center created the Church Evangelism Institute (CEI) to help catalyze a movement of evangelism and discipleship through local churches. Their work with U.S. churches has proven effective across cultures and contexts.
How it works
The process
Attend a preview event
This one-hour online event for senior and lead pastors takes place on Zoom. It will help you decide if a church evangelism cohort is for you.
Register hereJoin a cohort
Cohorts begin twice a year, in the fall and winter. We’ll pair you with a small group of other Converge pastors for collaborative sessions over two years.
Change the culture of your church
You’ll engage in a process designed to enhance your personal witness and guide your congregation toward adopting evangelism as a natural and intentional aspect of every church ministry.
Your church can help even more people meet, know, and follow Jesus
Beat the statistics and transform your church’s culture. It all starts with a one-hour preview event.
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