A pastor friend encouraged me to find a site that had literally led him to tears. Great way to link or send the living Word!
Check out this awesome site with powerful testimonies of life change in and through Jesus Christ!
Have you seen anything like this to pass along?
It is such an incredible gift that the Lord has blessed me with great friends. Great friends who are committed to their work and passion in life.
I am grateful to Cory Miller for his awesome work ethic, and generosity of time and talent. I have such a great time learning to use WordPress, its applications, and the great additions that iThemes continue to produce.
Thanks Cory!
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Decided I would try something new and see how it goes. Check this out:
Sunday School Leader example from Ray Griffin on Vimeo.
One resource that I am reading through is Andy Stanley’s Communicating for a Change. This quick narrative read clearly gives insight to simple steps to help in sermon/lesson preparation and delivery.
A critical issue here is, do you really think about your message? I know that sounds simple, but do you think about your message/lesson and how it is coming across? Is it understandable? Applicable? While not the only book on speaking, and not the only way of speaking/preaching, a read like this at least helps me pull out of some deep groves I may be stuck in.
A powerful combination in reaching your community is by coupling spirit and action!
1. Prayer walk-activate your members by thinking about reaching their own neighborhoods. This seems simple but isn’t it the case that we often minister elsewhere than our own neighborhoods. Walk, pray, on your own block. I am not saying we do not minister elsewhere, but certainly make sure you have impacted your neighborhood.
2. Action-use doorhangers. Oklahoma Baptists are working again to touch every home in Oklahoma with information about local churches and a clear presentation of the Gospel through ACROSS Oklahoma. So now that your group has prayer-walked, head back out with information, and opportunities to engage others with the Gospel.
Most of all, go for it. Whatever you do, do something. If there are complainers about what will or won’t work, or just general apathy or laziness, rally the troups, get activated, get creative, and get out there. People need to know your church is active and there for them!
