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Doing Unto Others

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
Davis maintains that ministry shouldn’t be about serving at church on a Sunday morning, because those people are already saved. Instead, it should be about doing ministry on the mission field and talking to people who are unchurched.
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The Gift of Life

Jessica Hanewinckel -
For the small church, a blood drive is an easy, no-cost way to give to others, and is perhaps more impactful and life-changing (and life-saving) than any amount of money could be.
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The Right People at the Right Time

Jessica Hanewinckel -
The entire congregation, specifically the older folks, have been very welcoming of the changes that come with younger demographics, who bring with them different preferences when it comes to worship style and church experience.
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Getting in the Game: Pickleball

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
People at the church gather for games and, midway through, have a three-minute devotion. When they aren’t playing, they sit and talk. The church uses pickleball both for in-house reach and outreach as members invite friends and neighbors to come play.
Ideas

Canine Comfort Ministry

Nadra Kareem Nittle -
With comfort dogs Louie and Jackson, the church not only helped community members recover from the tornado, but also visited public schools, nursing homes and hospitals with the animals.
Ideas

Down to a Fine Art

Gail Allyn Short -
One day each year, the church holds their Creative Discovery event where local residents can come to the church and discover their own gifts by trying their hand at various artistic pursuits.
Children

More Than S’mores

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
What foster kids crave the most is to be shown that they are worthy of love.
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Building Bridges to Our Muslim Neighbors

Kevin Singer and Chris Stackaruk -
Neighborly Faith is encouraging dinner and dialogue between Muslims and Christians.
Ideas

Bible Training Behind Bars

H.L. Hussmann -
Sugar Creek conducts Wednesday night worship services at the unit and offers a Malachi Dads program designed to help incarcerated fathers learn how to be effective parents.
Ideas

Sharing Jesus in Wartime

Gail Allyn Short -
BSC is a small congregation comprised mostly of first-generation immigrants from such Slavic countries as Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Armenia and Ukraine. The church had been doing missions work in Ukraine for decades.
Community

Dinner With Special Friends

Christy Heitger-Ewing -
Manley Baptist Church now has a robust special needs ministry called Special Friends, and offers three Sunday school classes for those people with special needs—one for children, one for adults and a third for parents of children with special needs.
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