Category Archives: evangelism

Change a life. Change your world.

Jesus changes the world.  And Jesus invites us to join him in his work as he changes the world.  His world changing plan is called discipleship. Clint Regen and I went through seminary together and have stayed in touch over the … Continue reading

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The first thing to understand about our MCs

As a church, we center our ministries on  discipleship and mission in community.  Most churches center on worship.  We worship together monthly response to what God is doing around us, in us, and through us. Mike Breen and the talented … Continue reading

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To Live a Questionable Life

Francis of Assisi is often quoted as saying, “Preach the Gospel at all times.  Use words only when necessary.”   He didn’t actually put it that way, but according to his biographers, he probably would have agreed.  Francis lived the … Continue reading

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It’s What God Does That Matters

About that title, I bet some of you are thinking, “yeah, that’s what you say when a ministry isn’t doing well.”  But no, I mean it.  It’s what God does that matters.  Everything else is filler.  And I’ll go beyond … Continue reading

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Evangelism That Is Not Awkward: Finding the Person of Peace

What if evangelism was a lot more like making a friend? But I have to confess, evangelism was not my thing and I felt guilty about it.  In college, some friends invited me to go out with them to do … Continue reading

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