Cut the Ministry Fluff: 6 Honest Ways to Tell It...

Evangelastic: When Exaggeration Undermines the Gospel Let’s be honest. Many ministries under the banner of “evangelical” Christianity are guilty of a subtle but dangerous habit:...
gardening

#9 and #10- Being a Blessing

#9- Spring seeds for flowers and veggies. If you purchase these in bulk you can get them for cheap! We recently purchased 500 seeds...
car wash

#8-$1 Carwash in Reverse

 $1 Carwash in Reverse Professional looking, clear signs are a key part of steering traffic into your outreach carwash. “$1 Carwash!” To spice things up...
window cleaning outreach

94 Servant Evangelism Ideas for Your Church

Servant Evangelism (SE) connects people to people in a natural, easy, low- risk, high grace way. Who doesn't like to be given a cold...
Johnny Appleseed

6 Outreach Leadership Lessons From Johnny Appleseed

John Chapman, aka the legendary “Johnny Appleseed”, was a missionary who reached out to Native Americans in the Ohio Valley in the early 1800s. He...

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OBL

Was Osama Bin Laden Saved?

The cover of Time magazine recently featured Pastor Rob Bell and his controversial new book that hones in on the weighty issue of eternity....
free drinks

Why Kindness?

I was asked to write two book forwards this week.  This is something I have done for a number of writers – more in...
turtle and rabbit

Lesson #10: Turtles Last Longer Than Rabbits

#10: Turtles Last Longer Than Rabbits You’ve heard Aesop’s story about the tortoise and the hare. In this classic tale, the hare takes off quickly...
Burning Man

7.5 Lessons I Learned About Outreach At Burning Man

The famous Burning Man Festival is happening right now in the desert north of Reno right now. About 50,000 people from all over the world...
lighthouse

Doing Outreach or Reaching Out?

When we do outreach by serving - servant evangelism (kindness outreach) - to give away bottles of water at a stoplight or clean toilets...
night city people

Have You Considered Starting A Sunday PM Service?

There has been talk of late about the downside of starting Saturday evening services. Having pioneered that time slot from the get-go as an...
go

Go Out Anyway

Just Show Up! When it comes to doing outreach projects with teams a lot can go right... and wrong. After doing team-oriented outreaches for decades...
David hearing

Simplifying God’s Voice

Do you feel inadequate in the area of connecting with God's voice? When you hear others mention they have gotten specific guidance from God...
Whoopi

Lesson #7: God Will Intervene

#7: God Will Intervene I was in a coma state for an extended time after my death. When I came out of the coma I...

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OUTREACH & EVANGELISM

Cut the Ministry Fluff: 6 Honest Ways to Tell It Like It Is

Evangelastic: When Exaggeration Undermines the Gospel Let’s be honest. Many ministries under the banner of “evangelical” Christianity are guilty of a subtle but dangerous habit:...
car wash

#8-$1 Carwash in Reverse

 $1 Carwash in Reverse Professional looking, clear signs are a key part of steering traffic into your outreach carwash. “$1 Carwash!” To spice things up...
taking the trash

#6 and #7- Practical and Simple

#6-Return garbage cans from the curb. Maybe your street requires you to take the containers to the curb. Get up before others and scoot...

LEADERSHIP

Cut the Ministry Fluff: 6 Honest Ways to Tell It Like It Is

Evangelastic: When Exaggeration Undermines the Gospel Let’s be honest. Many ministries under the banner of “evangelical”...
flowing river

River Part 2

I for one have grown tired of the talk of “growing as a leader” in...
Martin Luther

Last Thoughts on Luther’s Prayer… For This Week

I sat next to a “religion” prof at a Catholic University (remain unnamed) on a...
speaking

Speak With Passion

For those reading this blog who will speak/communicate this weekend, no matter how you do...
time

Living in the Land of Risk

Had an amazing lunch with an old friend this week. He is not so much...

LIFE LESSONS

in the air

God Is In The Air

Not to sound overly spiritual, but God is in the air. I have been doing this for a long time and in many places –...

MEDIA

Candace Cameron Bure

Kind is the New Classy

As a woman in today’s world, you know the pressure you feel on all sides to conform to society’s expectations. In her new book, Kind...