It’s getting warmer and this changes what we can do to show love to our communities. Take a look at your supply closet, and do some spring-cleaning to freshen everything up. The typical toilet-cleaning kits and windshield washing supplies are a start, but add some more spark to your outreaches with a good variety of [...]
As a full time MDiv student I spend much of my time hidden behind my laptop and a pile of books and journal articles. I debate and defend theology with other students, wrestle with Greek and Hebrew, and receive instruction on topics from church administration through to effective communication techniques; I even have classes specifically [...]
Spring is here and this season is a great opportunity to reach out to your community and show them God’s love in practical ways. Here are three great outreach projects that are perfect for spring: 1. Free Car Wash This is an effective, practical service. We offer a car wash every week in the summer. [...]
I’m not sure when the term ‘servant evangelism’ first came into play. In the early days of the Vineyard movement, Steve Sjogren was the first voice I heard talking about focusing an entire church community around the idea of serving outsiders through practical, applicable acts of kindness. My Vineyard church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has [...]
It seemed I had tried it all! From dropping thousands of eggs from a helicopter to sending out what seemed like millions of postcards, but our church was not getting the “results” that everyone else had gotten. I hired coaches and mentors who told me “how” to plant the church. I did everything by the [...]
John Chapman, aka the legendary “Johnny Appleseed” was a missionary who reached out to native Americans in the Ohio Valley in the early 1800s. He Had Simple Tools His primary planting tool was a stick! Do you have a stick? When his current stick wore out he found a new stick. I heard recently through [...]
Momentum is a holy thing. It can be blessed to increase or it can be messed with and diminish if we take it for granted. When it’s happening we all smile, we celebrate and look pretty smart. If we are wise we will learn to walk in tune with God’s Spirit regardless of ever-changing external [...]
I have to admit that I used to hate cats. I never understood why someone would want an animal that hides 20 hours of the day and hisses at you the other 4 hours when it decides to grace you with its presence. I see all the “cute” kitten pictures girls post on Facebook and [...]
On Servecoach.com we broadcast and recorded an incredible live interview-conversation with veteran Servant Evangelism guru Steve Bowen of the Dayton, Ohio Vineyard Church – a place built squarely on outreach serving and ministry to those in need. Hear how they started by going out with 7 bags of groceries one Saturday morning with no idea of [...]
Kindness Outreach Coaching with Steve and Janie Sjogren is now being offered through the ServeCoach.com Network to five churches!