Organic Outreach for Churches

by Harney, Kevin G.

• ISBN13: 9780310273967
• ISBN10: 031027396X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-18
• Publisher: Zondervan

Summary

Nearly all churches and ministries consider themselves dedicated to evangelism, and many explicitly include outreach in their mission statements. But few are actually bearing fruit. Kevin Harney diagnoses this problem and offers guidance for multiplying the outreach impact of churches.Organic Outreach for Churches provides direction for local congregations to weave evangelism into the fabric of the church. Commitment to the Great Commission is not simply about sending money and prayers to missions or holding occasional events to reach out (although these things are good). Organic outreach happens when evangelistic vision and action become the domain of every ministry and the commitment of every person in the congregation.This will not happen accidentally. There is huge spiritual and practical resistance to such changes. But the only way evangelism will become an organic part of a church is when every leader and each member is gripped by a commitment to proclaiming the gospel. This book is a roadmap for pastors and leaders who wish to infuse evangelistic passion into every aspect of their church's life.

Author Biography

Kevin G. Harney serves at Shoreline Community Church in Monterey, California. He is the author of Organic Outreach for Ordinary People; Leadership from the Inside Out; Seismic Shifts; Finding a Church You Can Love and Loving the Church You've Found; and more than sixty small-group Bible studies.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction: Why Should I Listen to This Guy?	p. 11
The Heart of Your Congregation
Loving God: Without This, Nothing Else Matters	p. 19
Loving the World: What Are You Willing to Sacrifice?	p. 27
Loving the Church: An Essential but Often Missing Piece	p. 41
The Mind of Your Congregation
Seven Simple Mind Shifts That Unlock Outreach Potential	p. 59
Beyond Pushpins and Committees to Organic Outreach	p. 79
The Six Levels of Influence: Mobilizing the Whole Church for Outreach	p. 95
Raising the Evangelistic Temperature: The One-Degree Rule	p. 117
The Hands of Your Congregation
The Two-Degree Rule: The Power of Vectoring	p. 139
The Value of Innovation: Try Something	p. 155
The Mouth of Your Congregation
Faith Comes by Hearing: Who Will Speak?	p. 171
Notes	p. 187
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