Outreach
Dissecting A Water Bottle Give Away
What Is This About Anyway? We’ve all been warned to be drinking at least a liter of water per day. Who would have guessed 20 years ago that people would actually pay money for water in a plastic bottle? Today, it is the most popular beverage purchased. Everyone of every age will take a free…
Read MoreInvest First, Withdraw As Interest Grows
Everywhere that I have had a bank account, the understanding is basically the same. First, you must make a deposit. There is a period of waiting until the initial check clears. Then if you choose, a withdrawal can be made. I have never heard of a bank that allows a withdrawal before a deposit has…
Read MoreThe State of… Evangelism (Part 5)
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 that came out of these two days together. I won’t spill the beans completely – indeed, the plans aren’t yet complete but suffice it to say, a major city…
Read MoreThe State of… Evangelism (Part 4)
Disconnect Between Pastors and Evangelists The matter of evangelists connecting with the local church was raised – with great emotion. I consider myself to be something of an oddball, frankly. Clearly, I am a pastor, church launcher, a coach of church launchers, and perhaps above all one who stirs up evangelism. Thus I understood the…
Read MoreThe State of… Evangelism (Part 3)
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 the western Church?” After this was batted around a bit, I tossed my two bits into the mix. “We are presenting to our people a model for inviting that…
Read MoreThe State of… Evangelism (Part 2)
Whose People Are We Anyway? Gifted evangelists absolutely blow pastors out of the water with their gifting and charisma. Thus, they scare pastors. Pastors don’t know what to do with an evangelist unless said evangelist is just ‘passing on through.’ Evangelists are generally not very welcomed as a part of a local church for long for…
Read MoreOutreach in the Age of CV-19
Outreach In The Age of CV-19 This may be a time of world crisis, yet for those who have “ears to hear,” we have reason to rejoice in the open doors of opportunity to bring God’s love in practical ways. When we meet an outward shortage of any sort in life, we have easier access…
Read MoreOutreach for Introverts
For introverts, the notion of outreach can seem not just difficult but fully impossible to pull off, at least as many understand the notion of outreach. As an outreach introvert myself, I have noted a few pointers in which we can find encouragement. I’m not the world’s most effective introverted evangelist certainly, but I have…
Read MoreThe Harvest
“The fields are white unto harvest… pray for workers for the harvest.” I love that verse. I have only in the past few years come to realize that very few teachers “rightly divide” that verse considering the simple context of it. You have no doubt heard this taught as an invitation from Jesus to raise…
Read More#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 have a few of the washing crew dressed up in goofy ways. One guy has a barrel costume. He’s wearing shorts but no shirt so it looks like that’s all…
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