Leadership Wisdom from Winning on The Price is Right

It was the thrill of the year to hear the announcer say, “The first contestant on The Price is Right is Mary Jane Show-grin”...
enthusiasm

Share Your Enthusiasm!

“Entheos” in Greek is rendered literally “in God.” When you sense “enthusiasm” you are most accurately being in God with your heart and soul....
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Capture Your Outreach Dream State of Being

What is the God’s inspired dream for Servant Evangelism for your church? Count on it. He has one for you. He has something specific in...
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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...

MUST READ

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...
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...
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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...
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...
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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...
Free food outreach

Hamburger Give Away

Doing something a bit different today. Going out to serve part of the city by giving away grilled hamburgers and hot dogs to people....

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OUTREACH & EVANGELISM

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Capture Your Outreach Dream State of Being

What is the God’s inspired dream for Servant Evangelism for your church? Count on it. He has one for you. He has something specific in...
balloon animals

Make a Minimum Six-Month Commitment To Rigorous SE Outreach.

It takes a while to get Servant Evangelism. It’s a simple idea but it’s a deep idea. It’s a non-negotiable fact that significant momentum requires...
Beaker

Keep It Simple.

Even though we have a dozen points here about starting vital outreach the basic idea behind Servant Evangelism is quite simple. My tendency is...

LEADERSHIP

enthusiasm

Share Your Enthusiasm!

“Entheos” in Greek is rendered literally “in God.” When you sense “enthusiasm” you are most...
fountain

Try Your Hand At A Lot of Things To See What Works.

As I wrote yesterday, you will find success in outreach will come down to recycling...
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Make News Out of Transformations Taking Place.

I am often asked, “How can one create a culture of serving somewhere that has...
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Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously.

When God is up to something exciting we naturally get excited. That thrill can go...
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Make Heroes Out of Many

Make heroes out of as many people as you can as you start outreach. You...

LIFE LESSONS

MEDIA

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah: A Catalyst For Kindness?

Have you noticed that on every cover of Oprah’s magazine she is smiling? Think about what you want, but I believe her smile is...