Articles for Outreach & Missions

That was my faith. And that faith escaped from my heart and flushed down the drain that day. That was the beginning of my rescue.

Many of us who disciple will be forced by our mobile society to consider discipling remotely at some point. For many folks, long gone are the days when they stayed in one area their entire lives. We must be ready to disciple from a distance.

"The sad reality is that many churches have less than one-half of their members showing up at any one point."

Are you stuck in your outreach methods? Do you see people as projects? Maybe it's time to rethink your approach with a fresh perspective.

"Pinterest is yet another place to share and live out our faith," says Tami Heim.

We are all exiles. We live in a world broken by sin. And while sometimes we enter a situation of exile because of our own sinful actions, it’s at least as common if not more that the deep frustration of exile comes upon us due to the brokenness that mars all parts of this world.

"Since we are called to follow Jesus, it should be our goal to be a friend of sinners as well."

Many churches wish that one Sunday a switch is going to flip and everything will go back to the way things were before. But this re-opening scenario seems unlikely.