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Best Practices from Evangelistically Effective Churches

The Gospel Coalition·Oct 27, 2026 · 11:00 PM CT
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The Gospel Coalition looks at what churches that are effective at evangelism do differently, starting with Columbus pastor Luke Peterson, who built friendships at a CrossFit gym. His church welcomed about 500 first-time visitors last year, at a time when 40 million U.S. adults have stopped attending church in 30 years.

Summary written by Readthrough from the original article. The full story, with photos and any updates, is at The Gospel Coalition.

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