Try This: Help Struggling Residents With City Code Compliance

Partner with your local municipal code compliance officers to help people in need whose homes are in disrepair. Residents—often the elderly, disabled, single parents or others struggling financially—may not be able to maintain their homes, leaving them in violation of local codes. City and County laws may differ, but helping them rectify the problems may help residents avoid costly repairs and fines.

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Outreach Magazine
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Outreach magazine publishes ideas, innovations, resources and stories to help church leaders reach their communities and change the world. Founded in January 2003 by church communications company Outreach Inc., Outreach is an award-winning, bimonthly periodical for church leadership and is available by subscription and on Amazon.com. Find out more at outreachmagazine.com

City Church: ‘It’s Worth Being a Little Uncomfortable’

Because we have been a church plant with steady growth, we have always had to be very openhanded and very open to change.

Pantano Christian Church: A Change of Life

Making people feel welcome is everyone’s job. Pantano sees a wide diversity in the congregation across nearly every demographic: ethnicity, race, socioeconomic, etc.

The Comeback Church: Seizing the Cultural Moment

Take another look at what Jesus said: “I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”