DEVOTIONS Clients In Need Wherever you are, God wants you to tell others about him. Mark Mittelberg
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That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame." For there is no difference between few and Gentile-the same Lord is ...
Sooner or later you will want to look your ministries square in the face and ask, "Are we being effective in accomplishing the Great Commission?" Your evaluation will show you where to rejoice and where to retool.
1. Measure conversion growth. Are you seeing people being won to Christ? Is it happening regularly? Conversion growth is not the only measurement of effectiveness, but it is a clear sign ...
4 Myths about Evangelism And the truth about how churches can effectively witness. James Emery White
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At Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, 80 percent of attenders were previously unchurched. To reach out, Mecklenburg leaders say, you must first shatter these myths:
Myth 1: Generation X has radically different needs from those of Boomers. We have found that once 20-somethings get married and have a child, they begin to look and act very much like Boomers. Those who wanted music ...
Evangelism That Flows Natural forces drain evangelistic energy, but your church can keep outreach strong. with Mike Slaughter and Mark Mittelberg
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The natural flow of most churches is not toward evangelism. Even so, some "engineers" have succeeded at reversing attitudes in their congregations and are seeing notable results. Building Church Leaders spoke with two such leaders: Mark Mittelberg, executive vice president of the Willow Creek Association and co-author of Building a Contagious Church (Zondervan, 2000); and Mike Slaughter, pastor of ...
Falling in Love with Jesus The essential first step in growing a church missions program. with Lyle Dorsett
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Lyle W. Dorsett, Ph.D., serves as senior pastor of Church of the Great Shepherd in Wheaton, Illinois, a church he helped found nearly four years ago. He is also Professor of Evangelism and Spiritual Formation at Wheaton College and Graduate School, and has written several books, including A Passion for Souls: The Life of D. L. Moody (Moody, 1999). Lyle and his wife, Mary, founded and direct Christ ...
A clear missions policy is a key mark of a missions-minded church. The Church Missions Policy Handbook, published by Advancing Churches in Missions Commitment (www.acmc.org), describes in detail the process of writing a policy statement, which should cover the following areas:
Statement of purpose. What does your church mean by the word mission? What parts of church life will be included in outreach activities?
Short-term mission trips can stretch minds and hearts for a lifetime. "When people actually go and cross cultural barriers, it gives them a much better picture of what God is doing in the world," says Laura Dill, mobilization coordinator for the Global Outreach Ministry of Perimeter Church, Duluth, Georgia.
Volunteers are more likely to have a good short-term experience if their churches have prepared ...
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