Dr. Roger Walter - Catching and Keeping

In this episode, Dr. Roger Walter shares powerful stories of evangelism. He explains the importance of building relationships, community service, and proclaiming the Adventist message to effectively catch and keep new members in the church. Dr. Walter also introduces the Evangelism Pyramid, which outlines the steps necessary for successful outreach and retention, highlighting the need for churches to adapt their methods to better connect with their communities.

Episode Sponsor: AdventSource

The Propel Church Growth Conference is coming to Tacoma, WA, April 27-30, 2025.

Creators and Guests

Host

Larry Witzel

Respected innovator at intersection of technology and ministry. Marketing nerd. Computer geek. Founder of SermonView. Servant of God and friend to humankind.

Guest

Dr. Roger Walter

Senior pastor of Adventist Community Church in Vancouver, WA, and president of EvangeLead. He has two passions: to win the lost and to see people set deep spiritual roots.

What is The Propel Podcast?

Welcome to the Propel Podcast, inspiration and innovation to grow your church, hosted by Larry Witzel. This podcast offers every presentation from the annual Propel Conference on church growth.

Our goal is to offer practical training for effective evangelism in the Seventh-day Adventist ministry context, but we know the principles we talk about here are applicable in many other churches, as well. So, wherever you’re doing ministry, welcome to the Propel Podcast!

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