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John Avant

member since April 5, 2007

John Avant is the vice president of the Evangelization Group of the Southern Baptist Convention’s North American Mission Board. A veteran of twenty-five years of local church pastoring, he most recently served as pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, with a congregation of six thousand.

Avant is known for his evangelistic zeal, leadership skills, and pastoring experience. A graduate of Baylor University and Southwestern Theological Seminary, he has taught evangelism at Southwestern Seminary, Oklahoma Baptist University, and Criswell College. A popular speaker, he currently serves on the Baptist World Alliance and has had the opportunity to travel the world over, speaking at numerous conferences, in America and overseas each year.

Avant has been married to his wife, Donna, a full-time mom who leads a large women’s ministry at New Hope Baptist Church, for more than twenty-two years. They make their home in Georgia with their three children, whose talents span from sports to musical theatre. In his spare time, Avant enjoys hunting, archery, scuba diving, and running.

John's Presentations

Featured Presentations

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    Ko-Lay-Oh: Retaining Membership Through Involvement Prt 2

    Part 2 of 2:
    Recent studies have indicated a 60% dropout rate among new church members within five years after they join. What can be done to keep new members involved in church? The Ko-Lay-Oh Seminar offers an answer that churches are beginning to use among their membership. Ko-Lay-Oh is a Greek word that means to glue or weld together; to join or to cleave to. Joining a membership roll is not that same thing as becoming a part of the church ministry plan. Ko-Lay-Oh seeks to bridge that gap.

    Length: 19 minutes

    Views: Viewed 24 times.

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    Sunday School Chain Reaction - part 1

    An overview of good Sunday School ministry with an emphasis on practical ways to make Sunday School effective and evangelistic. Part one of two presentations.

    Length: 45 minutes

    Views: Viewed 148 times.

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    Ko-Lay-Oh: Retaining Membership Through Involvement

    Part 1 of 2:
    Recent studies have indicated a 60% dropout rate among new church members within five years after they join. What can be done to keep new members involved in church? The Ko-Lay-Oh Seminar offers an answer that churches are beginning to use among their membership. Ko-Lay-Oh is a Greek word that means to glue or weld together; to join or to cleave to. Joining a membership roll is not that same thing as becoming a part of the church ministry plan. Ko-Lay-Oh seeks to bridge that gap.

    Length: 38 minutes

    Views: Viewed 57 times.

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    Reasons We May Not Be Christians and How to Be Born Again

    Speaking at the 2007 New Mexico State-wide Evangelism Conference, Dr. Avant describes reasons Southern Baptist are not reaching the lost for Christ.

    Length: 27 minutes

    Views: Viewed 49 times.

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    What Kind of Church Does God Bless?

    Dr. Rainer, speaking at the 2007 New Mexico State-wide Evangelism Conference, explains the truths to being a church that God Blesses.

    Length: 27 minutes

    Views: Viewed 55 times.