Articles for Outreach & Missions

5 Simple Steps To Being Fully Present With People

Practice the skill of attentiveness or lose the trust of the people you long (or should long) to engage!

Learning Through Delayed Harvests

He witnessed, prayed and fasted for more than a decade. Would his friend from this divine encounter ever believe?

Brother Kanye

While none of us are in any position to say who is really saved or not, there are three things every Christ follower needs to be mindful of when thinking about conversion.

Just a Sliver!

We sometimes with Christian life think that others ought to have the same amount of passion and desire to spend the same amount of time and resources to do things the same way that we do. But that's not the case.

3 Reasons Your Church Should Care for First Responders

Last Monday was national first responders day. The church where I serve as pastor devoted time in the weekend services, the Saturday and Sunday...

The Berlin Wall, 30 Years Later

The middle of West Berlin became one big pedestrian mall in the days after the Berlin Wall opened last November. Hundreds of thousands of East Berliners visited former homes, friends and family, [and] looked and shopped in stores they had only heard about before.

The Power of Words in Relationships

Whenever we struggle with low self-esteem, uncertainty, struggling to trust, or feel loved or worthwhile, one of the common factors is the words someone spoke to us. The power of words is undeniable.

The End of the Multisite Is Near (Sort of)

How do we effectively reach and disciple the most people with limited resources? I would put multisite in the category of air conditioning, sound amplification and video projectors; each addresses a specific challenge in ministering to a larger congregation in a modern context.