Sam Masteller

From one night of listening to Sam, I already can say that I love this guy. He's very nice, seems to be energetic and to have the ability to change with the needs of the time, which is a very useful life-style that I see in him. His church (Freedom Life) is very steered towards evangelism for new believers. He says evangelism is not an event, it's a style that they keep in the church at all times. Events are used, however, such as a harvest party (alternative to Halloween), Luaus, and comedy nights. His huge thing is relevance. Relevance is what controls whether or not he is listened to. If he can create a message that's relevant to the audience, that's something they can connect to, he can finally get them to listen to the true message of God. If something that seems "weird" to a new believer or to a brand new person, he'll explain it, but won't apologize. He will do an alter call each week, one part for salvation, one part for existing members and growth in them. Non-christian people are involved in the church in the ways of greeters and ushers. Recently saved people are pushed towards children's services teaching so that they can learn the bible stories that they are teaching the kids. The general way he might reach those who are objecting to christians is with authenticity. He realizes so much how people need the message to be relevant to their understanding. The way he focuses in on it just impresses me. His services have been cut down and made more connecting. He keeps track of numbers with a sheet he gets every week and his win is when all those numbers are going up and he's truly seeing something change because he's onveying God's word in a real way.