3 Ways Pastors Can Promote Gospel Fluency in Their Churches

Preach, Train, and Minister

Pastors can speak the truth of Jesus into the everyday stuff of life by preaching. Oftentimes, pastors get away with preaching something other than the gospel. So, first of all, practice regularly preaching the gospel when your people gather together.

Second, encourage your congregation to see themselves not as the people who get ministered to, but who become ministers of the gospel themselves.

Gospel Fluency

Jeff Vanderstelt

Teaching believers what it looks like for the gospel to become a natural part of our everyday conversations, Vanderstelt shows that the good news about Jesus impacts every facet of our lives.

And then third, create opportunities for people to get regular training by being in communities that speak the gospel to one another, or getting resources that teach them how to speak the gospel to one another, and then practicing doing it in the community of believers to really know the gospel.

Jeff Vanderstelt is a pastor, speaker, author, and founder and visionary leader of Saturate and the Soma Family of Churches. He serves as a teaching pastor and director of missional communities at Doxa Church in Bellevue, Washington. Additionally, Jeff supports church planting globally through training and as a member of the advisory board of C2C Network. He and his wife, Jayne, have three children. You can connect with Jeff at his website, JeffVanderstelt.com, or on Twitter (@JeffVanderstelt).