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10 Great Kindness Projects For Spring

Spring is here and this season is a great opportunity to reach out to your community and show them God's love in practical ways. Here are ten great outreach projects that are perfect for spring.

Spring Kindness Outreach Gear Tune-Up

So I was puttering around my own yard this spring and making a checklist of all the repairs that needed to be made around the house and began to notice that not only did I have a rather long list, some of my tools would need to be serviced, repaired, or replaced. It occurred to me that a smart outreach leader would be wise to do the same.

Becoming a Better Communicator: Skills We Need

I'm giving away the storehouse with this article, but it is for a great cause - to raise the effectiveness of your messages. Inside you'll find 7 points to help you craft an effective message for your church.

[DOWNLOAD] What Do We Say When Doing Outreach?

Our audience is the not-yet-Christian world that is dying to hear and experience a word from God, some bit of evidence that God is real, authentic, and honest, and that God is for them.They have a dream of that sort of God in their heart, and are just waiting for us to show them some sort of evidence to confirm their dream. We all can be both dream-fulfillers and dreamers.

Fishing As A Commercial Fleet...defining normal

What is your notion of "normal" when it comes to outreach? Do you think it is normal to see people come to know Jesus only on an occasional basis? Or do you have a bigger vision that allows for many to come into the kingdom on a regular basis? Our paradigm for seeing ourselves in the process of God is the key to seeing clearly. We are the ones God is using to populate his family. We need to see ourselves in the same light as God sees us if are to be effective in outreach.

April 4th, 2013 Coaching Session: Top Spring Projects and Volunteer Pump-up

Join us for our next live coaching call! Here are the topics we will be covering: Top 10 Spring Projects, Right-Now Leader Development Tips & How To Pump-Up Your Volunteers this Spring

Serving Prayer

Prayer is always marbled with serving. To separate them is to disconnect any hope of effective serving. . .

Come Together - Let's Notice This Day

If you ask any woman on the planet, "What is the single most important day in February?" it is safe to assume she will say "Valentine's Day!" Those two words are not so much an answer as they are an expectation... There is an expectation in the hearts of not just women but all of humanity who hope to be touched, filled, transformed by a force beyond themselves. "This is a job for Big God!"

Love Is In The Air... Or Is It?

Love. It's a word that is hard to describe, really. Just today I've used it to tell my wife, kids and mother that I deeply care for them, and used it to explain my addiction to Chipotle. Here's the question I've had with the word love lately: How does a church communicate love?

Dissecting a Hot Chocolate/Coffee Giveaway

Coffee, cappuccino, and good hot chocolate are all the rage these days; so wherever the chance presents itself, bring it to people during cooler months.

7 Outreach Mistakes to Avoid

A lot of what is called "Mission" amounts to activity that is good stuff. I won't get into the specifics of what is construed as missional activity. I observe that much of those activities are distant to the point that little, sometimes no contact is made with the people we are "reaching out" to. We can do better.

Christmas Outreach Ideas

If there is ever a season to seize the moments to show God's love to others it is during the Christmas season. It seems as though God just opens up the airwaves to his love and kindness during this time of year.

First Aid For Your Community

If you have been watching the news this last week, you are more than aware of the chaotic situation we are facing as a nation. The church is the best remedy for this. Christ followers across the country need to respond like Army medics and go out into the streets searching for the wounded from this recent financial bombardment we have been under. Even in our gospel hardened times people are desperate to hear good news.

How to Talk to a Complete Stranger

Your mom was wrong. Talk to strangers. It's a blast.

Remember, Everybody Is Somewhere

How long will it take for a given person to get to the point where they realize they are being invited to follow Big God, that he is really good and that he is head over heels in love with them?

September 28th, 2012 Coaching Call

This month we dug into two topics - Fall Outreaches and How To Find The Key To The Heart Of Your City. Download the call replay today!

My Top 14.5 Mistakes In Outreach

I'm listing a few days worth of thoughts on mistakes I've made in the area of outreach. I've made plenty! As you look it over maybe you will save yourself some energy by not repeating my misfires.

How to Kick Off Kindness Outreach

If you are in the process of starting kindness outreach in your church, this article is going to get you going in the right direction! You'll find 6 key components that will get you and your people excited about serving their way into your community!

Serving... Without Much Expense

When it comes to doing much with less, consider a few serving projects that don't require much financing and leave a big impression on folks.

August 31th, 2012 Coaching Session: How To Find Outreach Projects That Work In My Area

Perhaps the #1 question I am asked when I mingle with outreach leaders as I travel, teaching people how to reach their communities, is "What sorts of projects will work in my neck of the woods?" After practicing outreach all over the US and in the UK and Europe, Asia and Africa over the years I have a number of discoveries to share about how to tackle this big question and bring it down to a practical level that will work in your area.