Outreach

An Outward Focus

Outreach - Logan LeadershipGod calls us, as his people, to be the light of the world. In a world that is often dark, we are to shine the light of God in a way that is visible to other people. Any ministry without an outward focus is dying.

What does an outward focus look like? It looks like opening our eyes to the world around us and allowing our hearts to break over what breaks the heart of God. It looks like wading into relationships and seeing the opportunities we have to serve others. It looks like experiencing the blessings of God’s Kingdom and inviting others to experience that as well.

What are you waiting for?

What are you waiting for?

You long to see the Lord transform hearts, minds, and lives. It’s why you’ve dedicated your life to ministry. But instead of joyful participants, it’s getting harder to inspire action, recruit leaders, or even volunteers. At times, ministry feels more like marketing...

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A Natural Flow for Outreach

A Natural Flow for Outreach

A key ingredient in your mission for your church is outreach. You share the gospel to save souls and because it is what Jesus asked you to do in the Great Commission. But these days, outreach is getting harder. What worked in the past is no longer effective. Within...

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Outreach opportunity

Outreach opportunity

As the world begins to open for larger gatherings again, people are starting to look for fun things to do. I work with a pastor who started planning father/daughter events as soon as his area opened up. The events filled up more quickly than anticipated and largely...

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The worship bear

The worship bear

  A while back I was on a trip to the east coast to a church in Rhode Island and saw what looked to me like a great outreach idea. In the center of each pew, someone had placed a “worship bear.”  During the service they announced that if you knew of someone who...

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How are you welcoming?

How are you welcoming?

Remember the last time you walked into a church or another large gathering and didn't know anyone? Maybe it was a school event and it seemed all the other parents already knew each other. It can be really hard to come into an already established community like a...

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Outreach planning

By guest blogger Insoo Kim, Vineyard Church Planter in Vancouver In the sea of different choices for outreach options, how do you determine which would be best for your church plant or congregation? I have come up with the following set of criteria to help us evaluate...

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