Who’s in Charge?: Outreach Rarely Happens If No One Owns It
If you don’t have an outreach leader, there is little chance you have a thriving evangelism impact on your community.
If you don’t have an outreach leader, there is little chance you have a thriving evangelism impact on your community.
The church looked around and assessed local need. One of its biggest outreaches is now a community-wide distribution of food, clothes, shoes, backpacks, school supplies and other household items at back-to-school time.
Without a compelling ‘Why’ and ‘How,’ pastors may be failing to engage or attract new donors,
Church people serve their community with no strings attached, but the heartfelt prayer of every volunteer is for the people they serve to connect with both their Lord and their church.
It is possible to read the Bible and misunderstand the point of what God is saying.
Deconstruction may not be about finding reasons to leave, but rather seeking guidance for a deeper stage of faith.
Culture whispers that fulfillment is about getting more, being more, achieving more. But I know the truth—chasing those things will always wear me out and leave me thirsty.
The rise of the nones is about the rejection of church attendance and denominational affiliations, not personal spiritual practices. But those practices, and whatever beliefs may accompany them, are highly individualized.
Theology is faith thinking coherently about the big biblical picture and our place in it.
Pastor Jaime Loya was intent on spiritual truths becoming a reality in the lives of everyday people. Hearing a message on a Sunday morning is meaningless if that message is not lived out all week long.