Evangelism and Community Work Together

By Joel Comiskey, coaching available here (free first session available for those interested in receiving coaching) Because cell evangelism strengthens community, rather than hinders it, I encourage groups to pray for non-Christians each week and to plan ways to reach...

Evangelism Now and Then

By Mario Vega, www.elim.org.sv The well-known passage from Acts 2:44-47 ends by stating that each day the Lord added new people to the church. The increase of new believers was not the result of some aggressive effort made by the early believers to reach out to...

How Healthy Is Your Body?

Pastor Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist;  www.crestlinefbc.com Don’t most of us realize that one of the best things we can do when we are depressed is to go serve someone else? Don’t we also understand how much better we feel when we get some exercise? Our...

The Serving Church & The Donkey

By Rob Campbell, www.cypresscreekchurch.com There’s an unusual thought contained in Rusaw and Swanson’s The Externally Focused Church that I liked.  This thought might give you a glimpse into my jaded humor.  Nonetheless, let me establish the context of said thought....

A False Choice

By Steve Cordle, www.crossroadsumc.org The early church in the book of Acts was a close community. Very close: – They saw each other daily (Acts 2:46) – They ate together in each others’ homes (Acts 2:46-47) – They shared and supported each other...