If you have already read part one and part two of this series of posts on Servant Evangelism, then you’re probably ready to get started (if you haven’t already done so). As we have noted before, Jesus modeled a servant’s heart for us while He was here on earth. It’s our turn to get busy serving others. The aim of today’s post is to help you get started.
Today we will be looking at 5 things you need in order to have a successful servant evangelism project.
Anyone can do it. All you need is a good idea. Doing servant evangelism is effective and rewarding. Today I will give you 10 servant evangelism ideas for your group to try.
For yesterday’s discussion on servant evangelism and for 5 reasons why it works click here.
It was a great day! Eager volunteers showed up, loaded up, and got serving. What I’m referring to is our 4th of July service to our community this week. We handed out free bottles of ice cold water to thirsty parade goers this week in our city. The coolest thing about the project (no pun intended), was how pumped our volunteers were when they arrived back at the truck all hot and sweaty from a steamy south Louisiana afternoon workout. We’re working on our short video now to show this Sunday to encourage more volunteers to get involved in our next project. I may also share it here. What does this mean to you?
Everyone in your church should be considering how they could become involved in serving others around them without expecting anything in return. Servant evangelism is rewarding and even fun. Have you considered involving servant evangelism projects in your outreach strategy? Let me start off by showing you 5 reasons why servant evangelism works.
Isn’t it amazing how God sends us what we need just when we need it? I recently listened to a Dallas Theological Seminary chapel podcast of Dr. Stephen Bramer. During this message he talks about a very personal time in his life when God said, “No”. The following is what I gleaned from that message. How do you respond when God says, “No”?
I don’t deal well with “No”. I tend to take it personally and get frustrated. I’m sure that’s not a problem for you, but what can we learn when God says, “No”?
Welcome to the first post of my new blog. By no means do I assume to be an expert in matters concerning leadership, missional living, or leading a missional church. However, I do feel passionate about sharing what I have learned and what I am still learning from 30+ years of ministry. I am beginning this blog with the intention of posting regular how-to’s, cultural perspectives, and encouragement to those passionate about following Jesus’ Mandate to carry out His Mission of building His Kingdom.
The Journey Begins
Why is our church not growing? Why are we not reaching more people? How could we make more of an eternal impact in our community? These were questions I found myself asking on a regular basis. As I searched God’s Word with a renewed passion to learn as if it were the first time I read it, fresh ideas about how Jesus served others and how He lived outside the religious cultural norm began to leap right off the pages like they never had for me before. The resulting journey of fresh discovery (which I am still on, by the way), is what I want to begin sharing with you.
