Outreach Ministry

On this page you will find ideas, helps and tools for outreach ministry—both online and face-to-face. Be sure to scroll all the way down to find Websites, books and other valuable tools to help you build a more effective outreach ministry. Please email me with other Websites or books you have found helpful.

"Jesus came and told his disciples, 'I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.'” Matthew 28:18-20 NLT

Best blogs on web evangelism and communication strategy.

Church Health Today is a bi-weekly e-mail newsletter. Editor Rebecca Barnes keeps pastors up to date on church health and leadership issues, including research, tips from the top church consultants, and advice for pastors who want to take their churches to the next level.

Ministry Toolbox: Rick Warren's free newsletter to help those in ministry build healthier churches.

Outreach & Evangelism Today from ChristianityToday.com. Free bi-weekly e-newsletter. Do you need fresh, practical ideas for reaching your community? The newsletter will bring you a wealth of invaluable ideas and resources for the outreach-oriented church leader. It's completely free! They also offer a large variety of other newsletters ... Check them out!

Pew Internet. The Pew Internet & American Life Project produces reports that explore the impact of the internet on families, communities, work and home, daily life, education, health care, and civic and political life.

The Barna Updateis a regular e-mail bulletin from The Barna Group that informs you about their latest studies. In it, they address the issues related to your ministry that concern you the most.

Web Evangelism Bulletin. News, ideas and strategy for online outreach and page promotion. Free twice-monthly email newsletter. Read current issue on ChristianConnectionsUnlimited.com!

WebEvangelism.com. The Internet Evangelism Coalition produces a free regular newsletter sent to subscribers via email. The IEC E-Newsletter details trends, stories, models, ideas and links for enhancing online evangelism. You'll also learn more about the Coalition and ways to collaborate to advance evangelism on the Internet. Scroll down to view the current issue.

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Fish the Net: The Evangelistic Tackle Box.

GospelTracts.com. The Bible commands every Christian the responsibility to spread the Gospel to the whole world. We believe the world can be reached for Christ through the printed gospel tracts. Our mission is to supply the powerful gospel tracts that are needed for God-loving people all around the world to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ.

OutreachCinema.com. "The vision of Outreach Cinema is to help the Church connect more deeply with people through our featured films. Through the utilization of public showings of these select faith based Christian films and film clips we are accessing one of the most powerful media tools to reach our generation. Become a leader in the religious and non-religious community of your city by becoming an Outreach Cinema Member Partner today."

The Pocket Testament League. Are you serious about sharing your faith? The League is here to help make it easy. We provide Gospels of John and other useful tools to help you share more often ... and more effectively.

The Evangelism Toolbox is a large and growing database offering multi-lingual, multi-format evangelism resources to share your faith in Christ, provided by many of the top evangelical organizations you trust worldwide.

Christian Outreach International (COI) exists to mobilize, train, and release individuals, groups, churches, and other organizations, into global/local missions, and humanitarian outreach, with an emphasis on personal evangelism, sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Christianity Today offers helpful articles, tools and links dealing with outreach.

Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO) is a campus ministry that partners with churches, colleges and other organizations to develop men and women who live out their Christian faith in every area of life. Our core purpose is to transform college students to transform the world.

Effective Evangelism Training - Your One-Stop Location for Evangelism Resources. You can quickly and easily gain confidence and boldness in your evangelism efforts, no matter what your level of experience, by systematically working your way through this website.

Internet Evangelism Coalition. Our purpose is to stimulate and accelerate Web-evangelism within the worldwide Body of Christ. The focus is on collaboration - linking partners together in this mission to reach our world with the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Online Evangelism. The Internet has become a powerful tool for us to use in evangelism. These resource pages explain strategies for using it - principles of communication which often apply equally to other forms of outreach too. You can also easily integrate these pages into your own site with a few lines of code.

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Outreach is a leading provider of church communication and outreach tools. We exist to help you reach more people for Christ. We invite you to visit our site to learn more.

TongueTied.org - Helping everyday Christians talk about Jesus. Get rid of the guilt. Overcome your fear. Learn to tell others about the most important relationship in your life without gimmicks or unrealistic expectations! TongueTied.org is dedicated to helping ordinary Christians verbalize the most important thing in our lives - meeting Jesus!

Books

Outreach Ministry in the 21st Century: The Encyclopedia of Practical Ideas By Group Publishing

Simple Evangelism: Organic Outreach for Ordinary People By Kevin Harney / Zondervan

Field Guide to Neighborhood Outreach By Group Publishing

Outreach and Mission for Vital Congregations By Dale Rosenberger / Pilgrim Press

Heroes Unmasked: Outreach CD-ROM By Group Publishing / Group Publishing This reproducible CD-ROM features: cool clip art, registration forms, planning guides,art templates for the games, answering machine scripts, and reproducible forms. Graphics can be used on any Macintosh with OS 8 or better, or PC-compatible running Windows 95 or better. Both platforms require a multi-session compatible CD-ROM drive. Heroes Unmasked resources provide an easy way for your church to attract your community to an outreach event where all ages discover friendship with God. It provides prescriptive, turnkey tools and programming that helps turn a typical event into a "wow!" experience that reinforces biblical values. Heroes Unmasked is a blast, easy to recruit and set up, helps you connect with new kids and families, reach your community--and grow your ministry, take fun up a notch, and engage participants in the message of the love of God.

Small Group Outreach Turning Groups Inside Out By Jeffrey Arnold / Inter-varsity Press Whether your small group is just getting started or has been together for a while, you'll find practical advice and ideas in this handbook for outreach and witness. As you trace the stages of small-group life, you'll explore chapters on praying for lost friends, inviting seekers into your group, reaching out to your neighborhood, going on short-term mission trips, and more. 120 pages, softcover from InterVarsity.

Sports Outreach: Principles and Practice for Successful Sports Ministry By Steve Connor / Christian Focus Public Steve Connor, a specialist in sports ministry, shows us why sports ministry is a great idea for today's church. This is not just a book about how to get people feverishly active in all kinds of sports; it is a thoughtful look at developing a carefully balanced approach as part of your church strategy. Steve shows you how to get the whole church 'onside', develop the workers and make an impact in your area. He shows the history of sports ministry and its biblical foundations. He not only tells us WHY we should do it, he then goes on to show HOW to do it and gives us different program models to follow or adapt. Sports ministry does not just stop on the 'field of play'. Steve then shows you how to bring the activity 'indoors' by integrating people into the life of the church. Unleash the huge potential of Sports ministry in your area with 'Sports Outreach'!

Power Lab VBS, Gospel Outreach Ball By Group Publishing

unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity By David Kinnaman & Gabe Lyons / Baker In his Epistle, the Apostle Peter instructed us to give others good reason for the hope we have in Christ, but to do so with "gentleness and respect." Unfortunately, in the eyes of many non-Christians today, the church has done just the opposite. In Unchristian, David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, has complied startling research among the unchurched and learned that Christians are too often known for the issues they stand against, rather than the hope which they stand for. According to the research, believers are seen as too judgmental, too political, and often hypocritical. If you are a Pastor, lay person or youth leader you will not want to go without the details of this critical study. Uncover for yourself the latest research on the unchurched in Kinnaman's must-read book.

unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks About Christianity and Why it Matters - Unabridged Audiobook on CD By David Kinnanman / Hovel Audio Inc. In his Epistle, the Apostle Peter instructed us to give others good reason for the hope we have in Christ, but to do so with "gentleness and respect." Unfortunately, in the eyes of many non-Christians today, the church has done just the opposite. In Unchristian, David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, has complied startling research among the unchurched and learned that Christians are too often known for the issues they stand against, rather than the hope which they stand for. According to the research, believers are seen as too judgmental, too political, and often hypocritical. A must read for anyone in church leadership. Unabridged. 8.5 hours. 7 CDs. Narrated by Lloyd James.

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