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.
A video interpretation of Isaiah 58
I watched this video interpretation of Isaiah 58 today and was impressed with the editing.
It could serve as a call to missions.
I also like the use of subtitles.
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I love preaching from Isaiah 58.
The people had some great religious practices, but they were not connecting with God. They had the external practices of religion, but not the internal transformation.
Imagine using this verse and passages in calling a church to serve it’s community!
3 Avenues of Evangelistic Prayer
A reader question via Ask EvangelismCoach wonders:
What are some prayer points for church growth?
While there are many different avenues for intercessory prayers for church growth, let me suggest 3 avenues. [Read more…]
A pastor listens to the community
Pastor Guiermo has listened to the needs of his community.
These needs form the social outreach part of his ministry to help their new church plant serve and connect with its neighbors.
He’s spent time listening to the needs of the new incoming residents in a part of the area undergoing new construction.
He’s spent time listening to the needs of the new immigrants in the trailer park nearby.
(Feed Readers: Click Thru to see the video).
Check out how these community found and met a need in it’s neighborhood:
Read: How to Find out Your Community Needs
What can your church do in 2009?
Take a look at this list. As you think through your 2009 goals as a church, use this checklist to help you plan your evangelism strategy.
- What can increase your focus on attention on evangelism/missions?
- What evangelism tools can cause you to think outside the box?
- What does your heart desires for reaching your community?
- What might helps you transition from attractional thinking (“come & see”) to thinking more incarnationally (“go and tell”)?
- What preaching and teaching can remind you and the church to get lost in the wonder ofthe grace and mercy of the cross?
- What strategies and ideas moves our focus off of yourselves onto others?
- What might lead to a a “crisis of belief” for many of your members that move to action?
- What programs and studies might push you way out of our comfort zone?
- What series or course might encourage your church to face of the reality of missions?
- How can you rock the boat and make the complacent people very nervous and engage?
- How can you grow the various levels of Christian maturity in your church?
- How can you challenge those who are serious about their faith in your congregation?
- What goals can turn the inward church outward?
- Ultimately, what about your programming and planning glorifies Christ this year?
- What are you doing to help new believers become followers of Christ?