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Mistake #14.5 Reluctance to Start.

This is the last entry of this series of Mistakes in Outreach. When it comes to applying all of this—in beginning to walk out...
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Succeed by Persevering

So much is riding on our capacity to simply stick with the plan—to continue to love our city into a relationship with Christ. Success...
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#2 Way Your Small Group Can Connect With Your Community

2. Try A Variety of Serving Projects to See What Works. Serving is a lot like cooking proverbial spaghetti. To see if it’s done...
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Living At the Speed of Soul

There are lots of projects vying for my attention these days. A new book is in the offing. Multiple blogs. Weekend messages. Staff to...
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Lesson #12: Lead with Your Strengths, Never your Weak Side.

#12: Lead with your strengths, never your weak side. Once you have been down, you tend to become more acutely aware of your strengths...and your...
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Kindness Now: A Biblical Overview, Part 5

The Holy Spirit reveals God's Kindness via Followers of Jesus Fruit of the Holy Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,...
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It’s Not Too Late to Turn Outward…

What can you do to bring change to a church that didn’t begin in an outward direction? Here are a couple of practical first...
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Mistake #14: Waiting for Someone Else to Start

I have been a reluctant leader at most points along my leadership journey. I am a little skeptical of leaders who are too eager...
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A Vision To Persevere

So much of outreach happens as we simply commit to what is right. People ask me what it takes to launch outreach. I always...
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#6. Train Others as You Learn about Evangelism Yourself.

The best training is always the "on the job" sort. A theory is good but only after we have already learned the job well...

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