Serve E-zine: Issue 59
Published: Mon, 02/27/12
| Encouraging the church to think differently about outreach... | Issue #59 |
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"Kindness Outreach Coaching with Steve and Janie Sjogren is now being offered through the ServeCoach.com Network to five churches! Over the last 20 years Steve & Janie have worked with hundreds of churches that have been transformed as they put outward-focused principles into practice. Just 5 slots are available in this first coaching cluster. Learn more... | |
 "No matter how hard you try to come across as a "safe" person to those you reach out to, some will not receive your offer of service. That is an unalterable reality. But don't fret. There are some proven steps I've found that work well for dealing with harsh people."  Kingdom Kindness: How God's Kindness Leads To God's Power For Healing by Mark Wyatt "On this particular day, as my wife was asking one of the customers how we could pray for her, the woman said that we could pray for her niece, who was suffering serious side effects from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The little girl had gone blind in her left eye. My wife quickly motioned me over when she realized that the niece was right there in the car, and we immediately began to pray "Kingdom Come" prayers for her. And there, in a gas station parking lot, on a Saturday afternoon, that 8-year old girl received her sight in her blind left eye!"  "We recently recorded an incredible live interview-conversation with veteran Servant Evangelism guru Steve Bowen of the Dayton, Ohio Vineyard Church - a place built squarely on outreach serving and ministry to those in need. Hear how they started by going out with 7 bags of groceries one Saturday morning with no idea of how to approach people or what to say. Steve shares the topic of Kick Starting Outreach. Steve opens the toolbox he has put together over the past couple of decades and offered some amazing and practical insights."  "Too many times in evangelism we focus on the end result and we want to rush people there without taking the time to show them who God is through small acts of genuine love. There are many people who are so distant from accepting Christ, that a push in His direction with a practical service may be all that God asks at that moment. I like to think that our small obedient acts of love give the lost a first impression of who God really is, and how much He loves them."
 5 Ways To Enhance Outreach Momentum by Steve Sjogren "It is the will of God that his church be continually marked with the presence of his Spirit, which is the force of outreach momentum. Here are some barriers to our momentum." | |
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