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Meet Shawn and his OneLife
When Sherwood Oaks Christian Church implemented the OneLife Initiative, Lead Pastor Shawn Green committed wholeheartedly to pursuing a friend he had identified as his "OneLife". As their friendship grew, Shawn had more opportunities to intentionally engage in spiritual conversations with his One. Prayers were answered when Shawn had the unspeakable privilege of baptizing his OneLife during a worship service on Easter Sunday. Now it's your turn!
"Their passion for evangelism has rekindled in me an even greater passion to reach as many people as possible with the message of Christ."
Chris Philbeck
Senior Pastor | Mount Pleasant Christian Church
Greenwood, Indiana
“I knew from our first face-to-face meeting that Garry Poole and his team had what I was looking for, a relational approach to evangelism that could be understood and embraced by every believer. From the beginning, my entire staff has been energized by the simplicity of sharing Christ with others by doing something that’s already a part of our lives – developing friendships.
If you’re looking for a way to help your church more effectively live out the Great Commission in your corner of the world, then you need to have a conversation with Garry Poole. He has years of proven experience, both inside and outside the local church, in the area of reaching lost people. He also has great insight into how to create a plan that will challenge and equip every one of your members to reach the people in their lives who are a long way from God. And it’s a plan for everyone.
It’s been a real joy for me to get to know Garry and his team on a personal level. And I can tell you that their passion for evangelism has rekindled in me an even greater passion to reach as many people as possible with the message of Christ. I hope that you will take the time to meet them and let them share with you a simple plan that can change lives for all eternity.”
It’s always been our desire to reach people with the gospel, but OneLife provided a practical framework to help our entire congregation own and live out the Great Commission. The OneLife Initiative is a great tool for rekindling a personal passion for evangelism, learning to build meaningful relationships with non-believers, and sharing that vision with each other in an engaging, compelling way.
Matt Giebler, Senior Minister
Greenwood Christian Church
“I’m a pastor with a heart for evangelism but our church is like most I know… filled with people who think evangelism is a good idea, but are afraid, reluctant, confused, or intimidated with the thought of actually reaching their family, friends, co-workers, and neighbors with the good news of Christ. Don’t misunderstand me, we’re a large, vibrant, and growing church – but finding a natural pathway to raise the evangelistic temperature has been a struggle… until now.
Enter Garry Poole and his motivational and insightful approach to coaching church leaders in evangelism. Forget the images of pushy church folks trying to foist the gospel on disinterested outsiders. Instead, imagine the people of your church learning how they can effectively build bridges for the gospel with their friends.
Garry has done a fantastic job of motivating and coaching our staff and leaders to learn and live out his simple approach. And it’s working… big time! We’ve had nearly all our church attenders identify their “One Life” and begin the journey. Beyond a weekend message series, we’ve had hundreds of our people receive an in-depth training experience of how to better connect with spiritual explorers. Thanks to Garry’s leadership, we’ve launched small groups – for non-Christians! And they are coming and sticking. And now, people are crossing the line of faith and becoming followers of Jesus. More spiritual explorers are attending our church, checking out the Christian faith – some for the very first time.
Since we began receiving Garry’s coaching, we’ve already seen the evangelistic temperature of our church rise significantly. Evangelism – that scary concept to so many – is becoming the natural DNA of our church family. If you are looking for a helpful and motivating pathway to empower your church family in evangelism, I wholeheartedly recommend Garry Poole to you. You will be very glad you have a great coach to take you to the next level!”
"Since we began receiving Garry’s coaching, we’ve already seen the evangelistic temperature of our church rise significantly. Evangelism - that scary concept to so many - is becoming the natural DNA of our church family."
Quintin Stieff
Lead Pastor | Valley Church
West De Moines, Iowa
OneLife brought us clear strategy, practical tools, and insightful coaching that aligned our leadership and ignited a movement to inspire, equip, and mobilize our congregation to a new view of evangelism that they can actually live a life of spiritual influence. I highly recommend engaging in the OneLife Initiative to gain vision and insight into a clear plan that can help you mobilize your entire congregation to fulfill the mission of Jesus in their own lives.
Steve Poston, Executive Minister
Greenwood Christian Church