The picture below is of Hong, the Christian owner of a fruit and vege shop.
One day he was talking with his pastor about the web site www.biblein11.com and they came up with the idea to put the web address on all his till receipts.
Now, whenever someone buys something from Hong’s shop, there is a chance they could see the web address and out of interest or curiosity hear the gospel.
Here is a picture of the till receipt. If you own a business, why don’t you follow Hong’s excellent example!
This is …

Today as usual I went out about 5pm to look for someone to ‘love with the gospel.’
I wandered into Burger King and in front of me was an Indian man in his early 50′s sitting alone eating. As I approached him, I got eye contact from a distance, smiled, and walked closer and closer towards him.  When I engaged, I asked him the usual question: ‘Let me ask you a question. What’s possibly the oldest book in the world?’
The Bible, he replied.
Do you know how old it is, I said.
He …

A few days ago, Iain Dickson, the Presbyterian Minister in Te Puke wrote to me to let me know how he was going after attending a DNA change conference.
In short, the Holy Spirit has worked through the conference to radically tip Iain’s life upside down.
Just this morning we spoke on the phone and he says he feels like the New Testament has come alive in a way he has never known before!
He has been going door to door with one of his elders, giving the gospel, and praying for people …

Hi Everyone,
Last night I was sitting at my computer doing some work, and an email came in from someone in South America.
This is how it read:
Dear brother in Christ Julian,
It’s good to communicate with you. My purpose is to contact your ministry and see if it can bless Argentina.
We have an evangelistic ministry in the street and we feed over 90 families. We are helping them with everuthing that we can and preaching God’s word. I m looking for hearing from you soon.
God bless you.
With love in Christ,
Pastor Juan Ovando
He sent lots of photos of he and his team feeding the poor on the streets. I wrote …

Hi everyone,
This email just came in from Canada. As I have said in previous emails, a pastor from Canada ordered my book, read it, and look what God has done!
“Hello brother,
We had a wonderful service today! Even had a few new people out.
We did the first lesson of the EVANGELISM DVD’s. I paused the DVD where you looked at 14 things that pass for many as evangelism.
Some thought all 14 were evangelism ….but not those that have been in my services the last two weeks where I have been teaching …

Hi everyone,
One day recently, a pastor / missionary in Canada was surfing the net and came across the www.esisite.com web site.
He contacted us and ordered my book and some other resources.  The Holy Spirit really impacted him through the book. This is an answer to prayer.
So much so in fact, we talked on the phone this morning about opening up in Canada. Russell, the pastor/missionary  has connections not only to Bible Schools and Seminaries, but also to networks of Churches.
Not only that, but he is leaving shortly on a missions …

Hi everyone
If you know anyone who you think might be interested in this conference, or who you think should attend, can you please phone or email them and tell them about it?  Thanks every so much. It’s going to be an incredible time in a rural community! Don’t miss it.
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I want to invite you  to an important conference in CARTERTON on a topic which is vital for the Church in New Zealand.

“HOW TO CHANGE THE DNA OF YOUR CHURCH TO MAKE IT EVANGELISTIC”

WHEN?: FRIDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 7-9PM, AND SATURDAY THE …

You’re invited to a fantastic conference in Auckland THIS WEEKEND!

“HOW TO CHANGE THE DNA OF YOUR CHURCH TO MAKE IT EVANGELISTIC”

WHEN?: FRIDAY 26TH AUGUST, 7-9PM, AND SATURDAY THE 27TH AUGUST 8:45 AM TO 4:30 PM
WHERE?: ST JOHN’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 422 MT ALBERT ROAD, MOUNT ROSKILL
COST?: $60 (FIRST TIME ATTENDEES), $75 COUPLES, $45 STUDENTS, $20 ALUMNI (PREVIOUS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES).
 

To watch promo videos, please click here and here
 
 
 

To download a registration form, please click here

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When people in the church talk about the need to evangelise the world, they often quote Paul when he said in Ephesians ‘Be ready to give an answer for your believing.’ (1 Peter 3:15).
Yet, many have misinterpreted this verse to mean ‘just wait until someone asks you about your faith’ or ‘wait until it comes up naturally in a conversation.’
This is not what the verse is saying.  As usual, we must take into account what the rest of scripture says about evangelism.  In the respect, a key verse is Mark …

The Taylor family of Hamilton is taking seriously the challenge of helping those less fortunate than themselves. Alan, a Hamilton accountant, is recruiting a team of 15 to Cambodia with Habitat for Humanity in November accompanied by his wife Lynne and two of their sons. They are part of a larger contingent of 150 volunteers from NZ and will join with a further 150 volunteers from various countries to take part in the “Khmer Harvest Build” where 20 impoverished families will be assisted into their own homes so they no …

When we share our testimony it is not about us but about God.  We are declaring what God has done or is doing in or through our lives.  Our testimony should  point to His love for us and be given with the purpose of His receiving all the praise and glory from our grateful hearts.
 
The Lord uses testimonies.
 
In my own life I can look back and recall the impact that people’s testimonies had in preparing the soil of my heart to receive the seed of the gospel which God caused …

Hi everyone, today I left my home at 4:30 to go an reach someone with the gospel. It was bitterly cold, the sun going down, and windy. I didn’t feel like doing this.
When I stepped out of my car, I noticed two guys in their 30′s drinking at a bar so approached them.
Hey guys, can I ask you a question?
They say nothing, only stare.
Again I ask ‘what’s the oldest book in the world?’
I felt awkward.
They didn’t know, so I told them.
It’s four thousand years old. We just made a video …

Wow! Today I was in a cafe having a coffee with a friend.
The cafe was not busy, so when the waitress came with our order, I smiled, and thanked her, and then I asked her the usual questions (the photo at right is not Abby. I just clipped this from the internet).
Can I ask you a question?
Sure she said.
What’s possibly the oldest book in the world?
Ummm…the Bible?
Yep. Do you know how old it is?
No, no idea
It’s about 4000 years old.
Wow. I didn’t know that.
(Enthusiastically).  We have just developed a video …

Please take a moment to visit our new web site
www.churchDNAchange.com
It’s not completely finished yet but we are able to take registrations on-line now for DNA conferences.
Every blessing
Julian and the team at ESI!

Many of you know that a ‘change the DNA of your church’ conference was completed in Tokoroa last Saturday. A photographer was there taking photos, so if you want to see if he clicked you, check here
Brian Haggar was one of the pastors who was in attendance. He is not only pastor of the Elim church in Tokoroa but also chairperson of the Tokoroa Christian Leader’s Association.
Many of you have seen Brian’s 2 minute assessment of the conference. If you haven’t, it fantastic viewing. Click here to watch it.Brian has …

We have just completed a ‘change the DNA of your church to make it evangelistic’ conference in Tokoroa, which is a small town in NZ with a population of about 14,000.
Pastor Brian Haggar, chairman of the Tokoroa leader’s association attended.  After the conference, he went on video pleading passionately for other leaders to attend the next conference in Tauranga on the 30th July.  Click here to view Brian’s two minute video.
To register for the Tauranga conference, click here.
 

Hi everyone,
As a ministry we have just completed a one day ‘Change The DNA Of Your Church To Make It Evangelistic’ Conference in Waipukurau. It was truly wonderful, and the Holy Spirit was pleased to bless this conference in a remarkable way.
One of the local pastors/ministers is on video for two minutes giving his opinion of the weekend.  To view this video, click here.
We are holding the same conference this weekend on Saturday in Tokoroa. It starts at 9am and finishes at 4:30pm. To view the conference brochure, please …

The following testimony is by written by a guy called Greg. The photo is of Greg and his wife. Greg is a member of the Manukau Salvation Army Church. Greg got hold of our DVD series on evangelism, taught himself from scratch, then set out to actually do evangelism. One day, he says, he had a breakthrough! This is what he wrote:
“I was called to fix a burst pipe under a house in Otara (South Auckland,NZ) on a Saturday morning at 8.30. I knocked on the front …

Hi, today I was in the post office posting off some evangelism resources. At the front of the shop there is a large, low, square shaped table, with equally low chairs all around. It is designed for customers to sit and address envelopes and wrap packages. This is a new, modern post office!
Anyway, while I was sitting and writing addresses on packages, three ladies in their late teens came and sat at the table.
Remember in the previous blog, The car, the fish, and the wheelchair, Ian Thomson was used by …

The following is a short and powerful account of evangelism in everyday life.
It came to me today via email from Ian Thomson, one of the elders at Bethlehem Community Church in Tauranga, New Zealand.
I will share with you the lessons I learned from this account at the end.
“The other day I was parked in Spring Street waiting in my car for Fay (my wife) to finish work. As I sat there I noticed in my rear view mirror a young man coming towards me on the road in his …