Through the years of helping design missional initiatives and evangelism training, I have found five essentials that any strategy MUST have in order to work in your local culture.
#1 TOUCH– Evangelism starts with proximity, and genuine interest expressed through conversation and organic relationship building. Oftentimes churches start evangelism training with how to articulate the gospel. But when your church folks no longer have connection with people far from God, it doesn’t matter how eloquent your gospel presentation rolls.
#2 TALK...

7 Secrets of Healthy Churches
by Thom Rainer

In a recent issue of Outreach, I wrote about the seven sins of dying churches. The response to the article was significant, but one response was recurring: “Thom, now that we’ve heard about the characteristics of dying churches, can you tell us about the characteristics of healthy churches?” I went back to my research of over 2,000 healthy churches in America to find unifying features, and I am excited to share them...

Moving from Procrastination to Proactivation
by Denis Waitley (as recommended ans shared by Rev. Albert Kang)
Denis Waitley Here are some ideas to help make you a victor over change rather than a victim of change:
1. Set your wake-up time a half hour earlier tomorrow and keep the clock at that setting. Use the extra time to think about the best...