What would it take for your church to get involved in ministry to seniors?
Mary lives in an apartment all by herself. A film crew decided to follow her day and what she shared about 3 and a half minutes in crushed it. It made me think ALL morning. .
The passage from Isaiah 58 serves as an excellent call into a church's engagement into the community. This video interpretation is an awesome resource.
Your church should be a blessing to its community. You know that. In my current church, we are still looking for ways to bless our community. Our outreach will look different than yours. Our resources are different than yours. Our life patterns (working hours, commuting patterns, gated communities, social classes) are different than yours. But …
Four out of ten pastors lack strong interest in increasing community outreach.
A regular question I get is "How do you grow a small church?" "How do I grow small church numbers?" We were a small church, made up primarily of immigrants from other countries. Here are 5 steps we are implementing to grow that total number to 70.
Evangelism is the tool that brings others to Christ and His Church.
Check out these 10 Roles an Evangelism Committee can Fulfill in a Healthy Congregation.
Discover your community needs by setting up a prayer station at your outreach events.
You can develop your prayer station through this simple step-by-step layout of how to setup a prayer station.
4 keys on how to implement a plan for evangelism in your church
Do your small groups make a difference in the world? Or have they existed so long they are very inward focused? Do they give themselves away, or simply demand more spiritual food from the gifted leader? What can you do to move a small group from self-feeding to selfless service? A Missional Small Group A …
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of struggling churches. It’s a book that is based out of years of practical experience, and has much to say to how a church should engage it’s community. How does your church connect with the community? …
Preparing a community outreach for your church this coming spring / summer? How can you spiritually prepare yourself and the community for your outreach? You are probably thinking: Planning meetings. Publicity Hoping for good weather. . .:) Don’t forget prayer for community outreach. Prayer is the key to preparing yourself and the community for your …
Ron Crandall describes two characterics of what successful turnaround and transformational churches have.
One of the blogs I read (Fierce Grace) decided to do something entirely different on a Sunday morning. Cancel the service. Serve the neighborhood. Read about it at The Church Has Left the Building.
God has appointed us to live in certain places at certain times (Acts 17:26). It’s reasonable to extend this to the church that you are connected with being planted in the neighborhood. Here are a few study questions for your community exegesis: Who are the unchurched in your community that your church could easily reach? …
Some time ago, I came across an outline of some hints about prayer walking. This prayer walking outline mixes prayer, with walking a neighborhood, and inviting God to transform that place and the people who live there. 16 Prayer Walking Tips Here are some ways you can do prayer walking (Adapted from Follow Me: Becoming …
In one my list of evangelism definitions, we looked a little at the distinction between actions and words in evangelism. John Stott speaks a little on social action and evangelism in this now classic book: Christian Mission in the Modern World (IVP Classics). The 1975 Chavasse Lectures were given by John Stott to a packed …
