evangelism online- february 2005
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| Evangelism / Church Growth | |
| REACHING UNCHURCHED FAMILIES by Charles Arn / Church World Direct Principle 4: The new convert who stays has recently experienced a high degree of change. . . . Families of Christian(s) . . . who are in transition will be more receptive to the gospel than families who are in relative stability. |
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| DO YOU C.A.R.E. ABOUT FIRST TIME GUESTS? By Breakthrough Media Group CONNECT with guests. Easy to forget. Share ideas among yourselves on how to start good conversations. |
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| NEW CD RESOURCES FROM NELSON SEARCY | |
| New Audio Resources by Nelson Searcy
New CD’s only $10 with Free Shipping until 3/1/05 Nelson Searcy is the founding Pastor of The Journey Church in New York, NY, a multicultural, multi-site church in Manhattan that has grown from a handful of people in 2002 to a current congregation of over 900. Nelson is an experienced strategist, church planter, coach and trainer. |
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| 10 SHIFTS TOWARDS COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION by Eric Swanson / Leadership Network - Part 2 The first paradigm shift pertains to where we, as the church, see ourselves in relation to our communities. Will we remain outside of the community inviting people in or will we go to our communities, seeking to be a transforming agent? The church is called to be peculiar in lifestyle, but never called to be isolated from the people it seeks to influence. |
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| WEEKDAY CONVERSIONS ON THE RISE By George Barna / Barna Report The weekend church service is no longer the primary mechanism for salvation decisions; only one out of every ten believers who makes a decision to follow Christ does so in a church setting or service. On the other hand, personal relationships have become even more important in evangelism, with a majority of salvation decisions coming in direct response to an invitation given by a family member or friend. |
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| NEW! Breaking Growth Barriers Workshop | |
| led by Nelson Searcy and Bruce Aubrey
March 8, 2005 $99 - Register before March 8 For more information and to register call Conference Description In this conference you will learn how to effectively remove barriers and develop growth systems to move beyond 125, 250, or 500 in attendance. This conference will teach you: For more information and to register call |
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STATE OF CHURCH GIVING Per Member Giving as a Percentage of Income declined from 3.11% in 1968 to 2.62% in 2002, a decline of 16% in the portion of income donated to the church from the 1968 base. |
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| SUMMER 05 YOUTH MISSION TRIPS STILL AVAILABLE TO NEW YORK CITY! | |
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| Evangelism / Church Growth | |
10 EASTER OUTREACH IDEAS Idea #5 Easter Photos: This is a great addition to another activity—for example, if your church does host a successful Easter-egg hunt. Set up a spring like backdrop of flowers and greenery (if God hasn’t provided a natural one), recruit a volunteer photographer, and take free family photos. |
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| Leadership | |
| SQ: Let Your Eyes Be Bigger Than Your Stomach by Dave Gilpin / V3 Leadership Your ability to see your future should be greater than your ability to accomplish it. . . Your life in God is determined not by the size of your talent or wallet, but by your ability to see as God sees. A craftsman and a hobbyist are very different in the way they go about things. A hobbyist gathers all the bits he can find and after looking them over, says to himself, "I'll see what I can make." A craftsman takes his dream and declares, "I'll make what I can see." Seeing really is believing. |
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| Recommended Books | |
| THE EXTERNALLY FOCUSED CHURCH By by Rick Rusaw, Eric Swanson Learn from churches that have made serving their communities a priority—with dramatic results. Your church can be a firm pillar in your community because of the unwavering truth and love of its members. * Attract new believers and reach hurt and skeptical people through service |
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| SQ: BOOSTING YOUR SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE By Dave Gilpin This great book contains 21 strategies to increase your “SQ”: your spiritual intelligence, based on some of the world’s popular sayings. They say, “Don’t re-invent the wheel.” Wrong! We should become masters of re-invention. The biblical word is transform. They say, “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.” SQ is for everyone who wants their future to be greater than their past. It is for anyone wanting to move beyond average to a life-transforming SQ! |
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