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Trader Joe’s Employees – My Kind of People
A friend and I attended a pastor’s conference awhile back. It was a pretty relaxed group; some might say too relaxed! At the end,...
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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Trader Joe’s Employees – My Kind of People
A friend and I attended a pastor’s conference awhile back. It was a pretty relaxed group; some might say too relaxed! At the end,...
Mega-Churches or Medium-sized Churches…?
Someone sent me a tweet recently I’ve been thinking about. He asked about mega-churches and if many of the people they attract simply come...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Lesson #6: “Big God!”…Your Perspective on Him Will Change.
#6: “Big God!”…Your Perspective on Him Will Change.
When death has come your way, your image of God will be altered. It has to. The...
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...
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...
OUTREACH & EVANGELISM
Dave Jacobs Interview “Steve Sjogren: Still Cleaning Toilets”
Steve Sjogren: Still Cleaning Toilets
Dave: Sorry that I haven’t kept up on “All-Things-Sjogren” but the last I heard you had planted a church in Florida,...
Spread Out Your Outreach Attempts
I have always liked fishing. Since I was a little kid I have enjoyed getting out on the water and going after fish –...
Sunflower Seeds and Peggy’s Loss
Today I went out with a serving team to give away free flower seeds near our church in Oregon. One lady I ran into...
LEADERSHIP
A Walk of Obedience
Janie and I did an internship at a large Vineyard church on the west side...
Spread Out Your Outreach Attempts
I have always liked fishing. Since I was a little kid I have enjoyed getting...
Simple.
There are few moving parts to Servant Evangelism. I like that. I have been a...
Persevere Schmeshevere!
Most of the time it is gut-wrenching, hard work to hang in there. There’s nothing...
A Vision To Persevere
So much of outreach happens as we simply commit to what is right. People ask...
LIFE LESSONS
A Walk of Obedience
Janie and I did an internship at a large Vineyard church on the west side of Los Angeles some years ago. One outstanding fact...
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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....
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Dave Jacobs Interview “Steve Sjogren: Still Cleaning Toilets”
Steve Sjogren: Still Cleaning Toilets
Dave: Sorry that I haven’t kept up on “All-Things-Sjogren” but the last I heard you had planted a church in Florida,...
Low Risk.
I mean minimizing what can go haywire.
A lot of what I tried to do early on in the Christian life was a high-risk ministry....
A Walk of Obedience
Janie and I did an internship at a large Vineyard church on the west side of Los Angeles some years ago. One outstanding fact...
