by Steve Sjogren | May 22, 2020 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
Even though we could list a dozen points about starting vital outreaches the basic idea behind Kindness Outreach is quite simple. My tendency is to jump into something I find exciting and to stir things up as much as possible. Sometimes stirring things up creates...
by Charles Ridley | May 13, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
On the road to Damascus, Paul had an encounter with Jesus and experienced a radical transformation in his life (Acts 9: 1-28). His view of God changed, precipitating a change in his view of himself. His mission in life changed from persecuting the church to building...
by Steve Sjogren | May 11, 2020 | Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
When we bring God’s kindness in practical ways, we imitate Jesus, and the same effects follow us. The question I posed to her was simple enough but she didn’t seem capable of a response. “Have you gotten your seeds yet? I have flowers and veggies. Which would you...
by Dave Workman | May 4, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization
Thirty years ago, the church I was a part of began using video. A lot. Our numbers had exploded. We were in a former Baptist church building that seated 572; I remember because we had taken the pews out (it was cutting edge back then to not look like a church!) and...
by Travis Stephens | Apr 22, 2020 | Church Health, Small Church / Rural Church
How amazing is that? We went from around 10 percent of churches experiencing growth to 50 percent, and all it took was a global pandemic for us to accomplish it. And good news, it’s not just the megachurches that are seeing growth, churches of all sizes are seeing...
