Converge church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee conclude their discussion on how to instill multiplication into a church’s DNA. This episode focuses on building an evangelistic culture.


1:50 Lee says if a church wants to plant a church for a reason other than evangelism, then it shouldn’t do it.

2:30 Danny says that the prerequisite for a church planter isn’t to have the gift of evangelism, but to have a passion and drive for it.

3:44 Lee says it’s important for the sending church to think about its return on investment. Where are you going to see the most fruit?

4:55 Danny discusses how pastors and leadership teams can evaluate if they are evangelistically driven.

6:54 Lee talks about three questions a church can ask itself to help identify if it is evangelistically driven.

8:37 Lee encourages listeners to talk to the leaders at their church and with other pastors about how they’re doing evangelism.