Service

Outreach 100 Churches on Creating a Flourishing Volunteer Culture

“Serving is not just about filling a need; it’s about inviting people into the bigger vision of following Jesus and serving in a way that allows them to use the gifts and abilities God has created them with to build his kingdom.” —Lori Newell, The Church of Eleven22

How to Leverage Existing Ministries for Outreach

“You could launch new outreach ministries without removing any existing ministries, increasing your budget or adding staff.”

How You Can Use Your Job Skills to Help the Poor

You already have the job skills you need to make a huge impact on alleviate global poverty.

Pieces of God’s Perfect Plan

"It’s only when we fully submit ourselves to God that we get a sense of the big picture of his plan for us."

The Main Reason People Don’t Become Church Members

"Church membership should not consist of rules designed to keep people out, but ramps to help people grow."

‘The Poor You Will Always Have With You’—What Did Jesus Really Mean?

"Jesus’ upside-down kingdom is coming. He calls us to be part of it."

Most Churches Neglect This Vital Outreach Practice

Seventy-six percent of churches are missing a simple opportunity to increase their outreach impact.

A Stranger’s Gift, a Child’s Faith

A young woman's story of how a stranger's gift set her down a path of lifelong faith.

The Good Neighbor: Moving Beyond the ‘Christian’ Stereotypes

“The gospel is not only good news in and of itself, it is good news because it creates a new people that are good news.”

5 Keys to Reviving the Gospel in America

Rich Stearns: "It’s time for the gospel to go viral. And that means every one of us needs to become contagious."

3 Essential Beliefs of World-Changing Churches

"The only way to make an impact on the world is to see the whole church involved—to see every member become a minister."