Offer Interest- and Background-Based Small Groups
Idea Starter: The Church on the Way connects members with groups based on topic, season, ethnicity, formation and even homelessness.
Author: James P. Long
Idea Starter: Establish a Lifetree Café
Set up a Lifetree Café, a less intimidating, off-campus form of a Bible study that puts Christianity into a real-world perspective
Evangelism and Apologetics
Inside the Nov/Dec issue: James Choung on Evangelism, Mary Jo Sharp and Lee Strobel on Apologetics, How to Teach Evangelism, Thoughts on Local and Global Compassion, and the Outreach Interview with Ravi Zacharias
Idea Starter: Bring Your Church to the Gym
Stream your services live to reach those who spend Sunday mornings pumping iron
How to Really Be a Church Where All Are Welcome
Lead Pastor Jim Burgen shares how to get people to relax and stay to figure out their relationship with God
Outreach Magazine Seeks Submissions for 11th Annual Resources of the Year
The best resources in Evangelism, Apologetics, Cross-Cultural Ministry, and more will be featured in Outreach magazine's March/April 2014 issue.
How to Encourage the Gift of Time for Service
How a small New Jersey church connects its people with opportunities to serve
Idea: Simplify Your Website
How to keep your church's website from becoming a time-management monster
A New Spring Flowing: #2 Fastest-Growing Church
Perry Noble: “Generosity and the heart of Jesus go hand in hand, and we wanted to be as generous as possible."