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Blessed Are the Rubbish Collectors: Pastor Doug’s Roadside Redemption

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Picture this: a lone figure on the side of the road, armed with nothing but a grabber and a real estate A-frame sign declaring...

Jesus’ Style- The Doable Jesus (part 1)

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Over the next several weeks we will be posting on SteveSjogren.com pieces of what will be Steve’s new book titled, Jesus Style. We’d love...

‘Innovation’ – Or Can We Do Better? (Part 2)

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A couple of thoughts to ponder: 1. Perhaps the word "Innovation" is not what most of us aspire to in fact. "Innovative" means "To take what...

94 Servant Evangelism Ideas for Your Church

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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...

6 Outreach Leadership Lessons From Johnny Appleseed

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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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Mega-Churches or Medium-sized Churches…?

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Was Osama Bin Laden Saved?

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

Why Kindness?

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

Lesson #10: Turtles Last Longer Than Rabbits

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#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...

7.5 Lessons I Learned About Outreach At Burning Man

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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...

Doing Outreach or Reaching Out?

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

Have You Considered Starting A Sunday PM Service?

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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 Out Anyway

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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...

Simplifying God’s Voice

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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...

Lesson #7: God Will Intervene

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#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

The State of… Evangelism (Part 5)

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Do Something... How 'bout now? "Something good is about to happen!" Those are the words to more than one famous song, and those are the plans...

The State of… Evangelism (Part 4)

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Disconnect Between Pastors and Evangelists The matter of evangelists connecting with the local church was raised - with great emotion. I consider myself to be...

The State of… Evangelism (Part 3)

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Disconnect Between Pastors and Evangelism One of the big questions discussed: "Why is evangelism less prominent now than any time in the past several generations in...