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Hello Pastor Jim, Thank you for all the information you provided on November 9th when you taught the Go & Tell Evangelism workshop and the Disciples Making Disciples Workshop. I am starting to digest it. I testified at church about the impact of the Go & Tell Ministries on me from a slightly different perspective. I let Pastor Bob Sloma discuss the day’s events. Here is what I said to the congregation: “This (testimony) is a good one. In past weeks, I’ve discussed how massive the universe is and how God is the creator of everything. This week, I have a personal testimony that ranks as my 2nd most important one this year. Think about when you go to the doctor for your annual checkup. You have a few questions to discuss with the doctor, like “Is there anything I can do for my knee pain?” or “I have a cough.” Of course, the doctor has many questions about you, like “Are you fatigued?” or “Any more problems with your heart?” All of these questions cover your body’s health. But I found a way to check my soul’s health. It is relatively easy. You must trick your pastor into joining you on a round-trip drive to Augusta. Be sure to lock your doors. You don’t want him jumping out at a stop sign. During this drive, I asked Pastor Bob some questions that I found perplexing, such as the content of prayer and the ultimate reason for prayer. The answers opened my eyes to a bigger understanding of each issue. And, of course, Pastor Bob had a few questions for me. Some of my answers helped indicate the condition of my soul. Yes, I agree. I have sinned against some of the commandments and sinned against God. I have

We invited Go Tell Ministries for a Workshop on Saturday. It was really good stuff! Jim came back Sunday and spoke during our Sunday School hour and preached during our Worship Service. Every session was inspiring and empowering! I’m excited to see how God uses this event in the lives of our people going forward. I highly recommend it!

Our church was really blessed to have Jim come and share his evangelism training with us. Our people really enjoyed his conversational style and storytelling. Many came away with the tools and confidence that God can use each of us to build relationships and share the Gospel with our unsaved friends and family members. I believe this training has greatly raised the evangelistic temperature of our church! We also really appreciate how Jim makes his training available to small churches.

Our church family was equipped to share the gospel by Jim’s practical teaching. We were also inspired to share the gospel by Jim’s personal stories. The weekend was a highlight of our ministry and a perfect way to celebrate our anniversary weekend. Highly recommend!

Jim, thank you for your ministry with Go & Tell Ministries. Thanks for preaching and teaching at Oakland CRC Hamilton, Michigan, and equipping and challenging us to be the hands and feet of our Saviour. I will continue to pray for Go & Tell Ministries and yourself, and I pray that God will use me and the people at Oakland to create relationships with those who are without a Saviour.

We are so grateful for the time, participation, and service you poured into the candidate retreat!  Thank you for stirring hearts with the intention of reaching and discipling!  We loved how available you made yourselves for conversations.  Thank you for being so open-handed with the material you have produced and the life you have lived!  

“Discipling, that’s not my thing. I’ll let others do that.” Through all that God has done for me, what have I done for Him? Jim’s Go & Tell Disciples Making Disciples workshop provided me with easy-to-follow materials to help me become a disciple. Jim has reminded me that I am to love God and my neighbor. If I do this, I will create relationships with others and, through these relationships, create disciples of Jesus.

As I listened to Jim teach during the Disciples Making Disciples workshop, I was reminded that as a follower of Jesus, it is my command to go forth and make Disciples of all nations. If I truly love Jesus as I believe I do, then the desire to share His love and salvation message should pour out of me. Jim’s books and workshop don’t CREATE Disciples; they affirm and enable Disciples to GO FORTH. Jim reminded me that I already do most of the steps required of a Disciple, now GO FORTH and complete Jesus ‘ command.

It was great having Pastor Jim come and train the church. His passion was infectious. The lessons were helpful and practical. They were the right balance of challenge and encouragement we needed. Thanks, Jim. We are grateful for your ministry…“Evangelism is relational!”

As an introvert, I am uncomfortable with the “evangelism methods” I have been trained in. The term “evangelism” automatically causes my anxiety levels to skyrocket! I was not looking forward to attending my church’s Go & Tell Ministries seminar. However, Jim Halstead’s presentation confirmed my belief that sharing Christ’s gospel is more natural within a relationship. I realized that I do not have to weigh their response on me, which removes my emotions of guilt and offense. I was also reminded and encouraged to continue in prayer without ceasing for my lost family and friends. It is the Holy Spirit who draws them to Himself, and it is in His power that I am invited to witness His work of salvation in another person. It is a privilege, not a burden, to share my Jesus with others in love.

Jim takes on one the hardest areas to motivate the church. It was no small task to motivate our people to come to a Saturday event about evangelism, but it was powerful, practical, and doable. If only one person puts this teaching into practice, it will impact the church. This is an amazing resource for the smaller church, since Jim has oriented this ministry in such a way to be available to us.

I love listening to your coffee devotions. Thanks for taking the extra time to do those. You never know who will listen and learn to love Jesus.

I am Pastor John Tembo from Tanzania. I use Go and Tell Ministries resources to teach people in different churches in my country. I have witnessed churches growing in number, people being revived to share the Gospel, and disciples being made to reproduce. This material is beneficial because many churches have forgotten how to share the Gospel and make disciples.

Our bible study group has been trying to be intentional in sharing the Gospel. Jim Halstead definitely gave us great ideas and tools to do just that to fulfill the great commission in Matthew 28. A valuable resource that we were thankful to be a part of!

Not sure the best way to share the gospel? New to making disciples? Got a team you’d like to train for evangelism and discipleship? The Disciples Making Disciples book is for you! In this book you’ll find practical and actionable insights into sharing the gospel and discipling others. The study portions are helpful as they provide a biblical foundation for the concepts laid out in this book. How do I know this works? I’m one of the disciples in Jim’s story. Jim discipled me in high school. Now I’m over 50, still following Jesus, and have used what Jim taught me from those early days to make disciples. Not in a rigid way, rather in an entirely relational way. He’s understood how to reach people in all spheres of life and through relationship, prayer and scripture help those people walk into the identity Christ has had for them since the beginning of creation. The first rule of discipleship is care… care about the person, who they are, what they hope for, where they are at. Jim cared deeply for me. As a pretty lost teenager Jim was the one consistent adult who cared not just about my spiritual well-being, but about my whole life. This opened me up to the scriptures, to the work of the Holy Spirit and walking with God as a way of life. Because of Jim’s ministry I know how to share the gospel, I look for opportunities to do so and I have especially leaned into making disciples.

A friend reached out recently that she and her husband had become Christians. She explained that when I shared the gospel with her, it planted a seed. I remember the years of praying for her and God opening the door to share the gospel with her. She had moved away, and we lost touch. I was overjoyed to hear from her and her growing family that they professed faith in Christ. I shared that I had a passion for sharing the gospel from my dad and that his books had helped me. She is excited to read them as well!

I attended the Go and Tell Ministry seminar at the Murray Missionary Church. It was a great experience from which I learned a great deal about myself and my own opportunities to share the good news!

Jim taught his workshop on Saturday and reinforced his teaching with a sermon on Sunday morning. Our people were encouraged, and many have been talking with me about the weekend’s impact. The most common statements concern his simplicity in the presentation and his assurance that God will reward our efforts in evangelism if we step out in faith.

It’s heartening to see organizations dedicated to equipping the church for evangelism and discipleship, especially with a strong endorsement from various church groups. Your emphasis on the relational aspect of evangelism resonates deeply. Indeed, our relationship with Jesus is the cornerstone of our interactions with others flow. We appreciate Go & Tell Ministries’ comprehensive approach. They offer evangelism and discipleship workshops, along with follow-up resources like the Great Commission Study series and discipleship materials. This holistic approach aligns well with our church’s mission to nurture and grow disciples of Christ.

What a great weekend! Our people were encouraged and equipped to share the gospel. The training was biblically grounded and emphasized the importance of prayer, relationships, patience and love as we go about sharing the good news of Jesus. I would recommend Go & Tell ministries to any church or ministry that has a brokenness for the lost and a desire to see others come to saving faith in Jesus.