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.

5 Ways Church Attendance Can Hinder Mission

"We need to gather as the church—but worship is always about being formed by the Spirit, who sends us out on mission."

Church Leadership: When Courage Isn’t Sexy

"We must know the territories God has promised us if we are going to step and lead others into them."

5 Signs You’ve Bought Into the Prosperity Gospel

"The beautiful good news of Jesus makes the pathetic promises of the prosperity gospel pale in comparison."

4 Key Practices to Launch and Sustain a Vibrant Church

"Churches turn inward if they don’t intentionally and aggressively press outward to the world that God loves.”

Plant What God Would Plant, Go Where God Would Go

“If we begin to think outside of the box, the city may truly rejoice that we showed up.”

4 Reasons God Uses Us Fools to Shame the Wise

"God has called each of us to join him in his kingdom mission, no credentials required."

The Real Millennial Missionaries: Debunking the Stereotypes

"None of the millennial missionaries I’ve met are lazy. They are passionate about seeing a lost world come to know Jesus."

3 Ways to Live in Solidarity With Those Who Are Suffering

"Our solidarity starts with intercession, not intervention. It is only from God that we receive the wisdom to know how to act."