Category Archives: Evangelism and Church Growth

7 Reasons Christians Should STAY On Facebook

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Andrew Webb

I read a lot of messages encouraging people to leave Facebook (and other social networks) these days and in partial answer to those calls, I wanted to outline 7 Reasons I believe Christians should STAY on Facebook. I hope this … Continue reading →

Posted in Encouragement, Evangelism and Church Growth, Friendship, Pastoral Theology, Prayer, Social Networking | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Common Problems In Modern Preaching

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Andrew Webb

Since my conversion in 1993, I’ve listened to a lot of sermons, ancient and modern, reformed and non-reformed, and I’ve noticed that every age in the church has had its own persistent problems in preaching – for instance ancient sermons … Continue reading →

Posted in Evangelism and Church Growth, Old School Presbyterian Churches, Pastoral Theology, Preaching, The Means of Grace | Tagged | 23 Comments

The Three Basic Forms of Defective Preaching

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Andrew Webb

It seems to me that there are three ways you can preach the gospel defectively and as a result not see much if any lasting fruit: 1)  The First and Most Catastrophic form of defective preaching is preaching that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Arminianism, Evangelism and Church Growth, Liberalism, Pelagianism, Preaching, The Invitation System | 6 Comments

“Building an Old School Church” Conference (10/17/09)

Posted on October 9, 2009 by Andrew Webb

On Saturday, October 17th Providence PCA in Fayetteville, NC will be hosting a one day conference entitled  “Building an Old School Church”. In an age when many churches seek to mimic the culture as closely as possible, Old School Presbyterian … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Planting, Conferences, Evangelism and Church Growth, Officer Training, Old School Presbyterian Churches, Pastoral Theology, Pastoral Visitation | 5 Comments

Coming Next Year: BOSC Church Planting Conference!

Posted on November 4, 2008 by Andrew Webb

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For some time now, I’ve wanted to put together a conference specifically aimed at planting and building Old School Presbyterian Churches and it looks like we will finally be able to host such a … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Planting, Conferences, Evangelism and Church Growth, Old School Presbyterian Churches, Pastoral Theology | 3 Comments

The Kind of Church Old School Congregations Need to Be

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Andrew Webb

I’m sure most of you already aware of this, but some Old School Presbyterian church planting efforts fail. The church fails to grow, and eventually the effort comes to an end. Obviously we need to acknowledge that even this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Planting, Ecclesiology, Evangelism and Church Growth, Old School Presbyterian Churches | 12 Comments

Cultists on Your Doorstep

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Andrew Webb

Intro: Over the years as I’ve spoken to members of Reformed churches, I’ve noticed that far too many don’t know what to do when the door-bell rings and they find themselves face to face with Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormons. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Apologetics, Evangelism and Church Growth | 6 Comments

The Relationship of the Fellowship of the Saints to OSP Church Growth

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Andrew Webb

I wanted to share something brief and unpolished that I hope will be of service to Old School Presbyterian church planters and Pastors as they seek to persuade their members that they play a critical role in the process of … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Planting, Evangelism and Church Growth | 2 Comments

Evangelism Resources 101: The Gospel Tract

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Andrew Webb

I was considering calling this post “equip the chickens!” after a comment from a conversation I had with a church planter some time ago. We were discussing ways of growing an Old School Presbyterian church plant and I mentioned that … Continue reading →

Posted in Church Planting, Evangelism and Church Growth | 7 Comments