Our 2025 Goal
Listen to 2,000 new stories this year.
Initiate conversations, listen to the stories of friends, neighbors, or family members, and celebrate with us! Write the name of the person on a ping-pong ball and drop it in a story bin. Learn about how to celebrate with us by clicking here.
Weekly Evangelism Coaching
We want to help you "Know Their Story" this year. To do that we created weekly evangelism coaching. You select whether you want an email in your inbox or a text reminder each week for 12 weeks. Then for the next 12 weeks you get a coaching tip to help you grow in your goal of learning new stories this year.
Ways to get the coaching
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Sign up for the email list and get the weekly coaching tip delivered to your inbox each Tuesday at 7am. This is the easiest and most convenient way.
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Text Reminder
Sign up to get the weekly coaching tip as a text reminder each Tuesday. This text will contain a link to the tip each week.
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Get Both
You can sign up to get both an email and a text message each week to make sure you never miss a coaching tip.
Read the Coaching Articles

The number one reason I don’t initiate conversations with strangers isn’t that I think they’re too busy. It’s not because I’ve tried and been ignored...

Colossians 4:5 says, “Conduct yourselves with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.” Making the most of an opportunity doesn’t always mean diving...

Colossians 4:2 urges us to “devote ourselves to prayer.” But what exactly should we pray for? Colossians 4:3 provides a clear answer: pray for open...

One of the goals of “Know Their Story” is to help us, as a church, grow more comfortable initiating meaningful conversations with both acquaintances and...

This year, we’re embarking on an incredible journey — to hear 2,000 new stories in our community. Everyone has a story, and as a church,...
Evangelism Coaching
Sign up for weekly evangelism coaching and get a new coaching tip each week to help you "Know Their Story" this year. You can sign up for the email version or for a text message each week with your coaching tip.

8 Week Evangelism Course
Engaging the Public Square with a Better Story
A unique online course where you’ll transform in just 8 weeks from an uncertain and overwhelmed Christian to a confident evangelist, equipped with practical tools, authentic relationship-building strategies, and insights to help you navigate our post-Christian culture. The course is normally $197, but through our partnership with Spread Truth we are able to offer it for only $47!
8 wk Evangelism Course
Sign up for the 8 week online evangelism training course from Spread Truth. This course will teach you how to initiate conversations, address hard questions, learn storytelling, and fulfill the great commission. The course is just $47 through our partnership with Spread Truth.
Know Their Story Podcast
Ep 1 – Listening with Love with Pastor Ritch
Episode Summary: In this episode of Know Their Story, host Jimmy Houck, Outreach Minister at Bethany Church, sits down with...
Ep 2 – Growing as a Listener with Pastor Ritch
Episode Summary: In this episode of Know Their Story podcast, host Jimmy Houck, Outreach Minister at Bethany Church, continues the...
Ep 3 – Loving People Well with Jimmy Houck
Episode Summary: In this episode of Know Their Story, host Tyler Collins, Media and Communications Director at Bethany Church, sits...
Ep 4 – Love That Listens in Action with Pastor Josh Beakley
Episode Summary: In this episode of Know Their Story, host Jimmy Houck, Outreach Minister at Bethany Church, sits down with...
Ep 5 – Small Conversations, Big Impact with Julia Jast
Episode Summary: In this episode of Know Their Story, host Jimmy Houck, Outreach Minister at Bethany Church, sits down with...
Celebrate with Us!
Initiate conversations with those around you. Listen to their story, ask questions, and be curious about their life and circumstance. Each time you hear a new story this year:
- Grab a ping-pong ball.
Write the name or nickname of the person.
- Drop the ball into a story bin.
