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Meaningful Outreach: An Essential Guide for Churches
Outreach is more than hosting community events and hoping they stick! Getting unchurched people through your doors is one thing, but engaging them over time is another.
Effective outreach helps people move from congregational visitors to committed members and disciples of Jesus. This book addresses what makes for effective, Word and Sacrament based outreach that can help you reach the unchurched people in your community.
Rev. Mark Wood walks readers through a four-part process for congregations wishing to strengthen or initiate their outreach efforts,
This resource book is perfect for congregation leaders, volunteers, and outreach teams. It is a great supplemental resource both for those who have completed the Every One His Witness workshop and for those who want to learn about effective community outreach!
Effective outreach helps people move from congregational visitors to committed members and disciples of Jesus. This book addresses what makes for effective, Word and Sacrament based outreach that can help you reach the unchurched people in your community.
Rev. Mark Wood walks readers through a four-part process for congregations wishing to strengthen or initiate their outreach efforts,
This resource book is perfect for congregation leaders, volunteers, and outreach teams. It is a great supplemental resource both for those who have completed the Every One His Witness workshop and for those who want to learn about effective community outreach!
136 pages, Paperback
Published June 1, 2022
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July 1, 2022
Process oriented outreach ministry for the LCMS Congregation
If you are looking for someone to tell the latest successful program don't buy this book. This book is a useful process oriented approach to outreach ministry as you integrate new people into Word and Sacrament Ministry.
If you are looking for someone to tell the latest successful program don't buy this book. This book is a useful process oriented approach to outreach ministry as you integrate new people into Word and Sacrament Ministry.
June 6, 2024
As far as outreach books go, I can't say that I've read many of them. However, this book makes a case for what effective outreach looks like. It doesn't do anything silly like claim, "THIS IS THE ONLY WAY." It does, however, show very clearly the common mistakes that people and congregations make (often faulty assumptions) when trying to do outreach.
This book NEVER falls into the trap of usurping AC V's confession that the Holy Spirit works when and where he wills. The book NEVER falls into the trap of denying the 3rd Article of the Apostles' Creed.
I am glad to have read this book. It was tedious at times, but if you need a tedious step-by-step process because you're entirely lost, this book will give you one.
Ultimately, this book is full of wisdom, full of practical advice, and NEVER overpromises.
Well done Mark Wood, well done CPH.
This book NEVER falls into the trap of usurping AC V's confession that the Holy Spirit works when and where he wills. The book NEVER falls into the trap of denying the 3rd Article of the Apostles' Creed.
I am glad to have read this book. It was tedious at times, but if you need a tedious step-by-step process because you're entirely lost, this book will give you one.
Ultimately, this book is full of wisdom, full of practical advice, and NEVER overpromises.
Well done Mark Wood, well done CPH.
April 18, 2023
Fantastic helpful and simple. Doesn't try to sell you on the one evangelism program you need to implement.instead grounds outreach in solid theory so you can be flexible and make a plan for your setting.
January 27, 2025
Some helpful ideas.
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