Toilet Cleaning Considerations
I just came back with teams doing a restroom cleaning outreach. I seem to have some sort of touch with this outreach – in...
Increase Your Outreach IQ
It isn’t so that what you are born with is where you will remain - at least in the area of outreach aptitude. God...
What Used to Not Work Works Again
The world is in constant motion. It seems the Church isn’t always aware of this basic fact. If we aren’t careful we can flog...
Generosity Changes Everything
It’s easy to go through the motions of ministry - to appear to make progress when all we are doing is marching in place....
Whispering the Gospel
For the longest time, I sought to shout my way into the lives of many who didn’t know Jesus.
We’ve become like the culture around...
Outreach is Work and Play
Outreach is at times both work and play. On occasion, we need to rally our energies, roll up our sleeves and do whatever it...
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...
Practice Man Practice!
How much practice does it take to become competent in your area of specialty? Beyond that, how much of a focus does it take...
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...
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...