Archive for 'Outreach'
Servolution
Servolution is a website where churches, organizations, and groups can partner together with the goal of reaching out to their communities through simple acts of kindness for the sole purpose of expressing the love of God to people in their community. Honestly, the idea is not new. But I like the idea of a movement [...]
Full StorySoles 4 Souls Shoe Campaign
If you didn’t know by now, I love sneakers and outreach initiatives. So, stumbling across this 50,000 pairs of shoes in 50 days campaign, I got excited and motivated to take part. Here’s the deal. Soles 4 Souls is a a shoe charity dedicated to helping those in need with the gift of shoes. They [...]
Full StoryYao Ming Foundation
Want to help children affected by the 8.0 earthquake in China? And also be the personal guest of Yao Ming at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing? The Yao Ming Foundation is offering this very opportunity. Yao’s Foundation is selling raffle tickets ($2.00/ ticket, minimum purchase of 5 tickets) that will go toward rebuilding schools and [...]
Full StoryHoops of Hope
Austin Gutwein, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona, saw a video by World Vision about children in need who had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS and passionately decided that he needed to do something to help. What he decided to do was create Hoops of Hope, a non-profit that organizes free-throw shooting marathons to raise money [...]
Full StoryGeorgia Part III, Christopher Coleman
My wife just posted a great summary of the story that I am about to tell you. Also go here to read the full testimony (It’s worth your time). I had no idea what I was about to hear from Christopher Coleman when he was introduced as the first speaker of Atlanta Fest. Coleman, a [...]
Full StoryBack From Georgia Youth Trip
We are back in the state of Kentucky. And we survived another summer youth trip! But seriously, we had a great group of young people and a great trip. A highlight on the trip down was when I heard that one of the graduates, that I mentioned before, actually brought his Do Hard Things book [...]
Full StoryYouth Trip To Georgia
Hard to believe, but it’s that time of the year again. Time for youth groups all around the country to go on summer trips and camps. If you missed our experience last year, check out We Survived Youth Camp. This year, as we were making summer plans, something different happened. One of our youth suggested [...]
Full StoryPepe Rocked The Gym…Mariachi Style
Last night we had our big outreach event that featured Pepe Franco, a “Mariachi Style” singer. Pepe was great and he also had a message, in between his last few sets, on what God had done in his own life. We also had about 200 people in the gym last night, many new faces from [...]
Full StoryCharity Global, Inc
Here is a new link that I have stumbled upon: Charity Global, Inc. Charity Global is a non-profit organization, founded in 2006, dedicated to global change through water and sanitation, hunger, disease, and education initiatives. Their first initiative was Charity:Water. Why Water? 1.1 Billion people (1 in 6 people) in the world don’t have access [...]
Full StoryWhat Missionaries Have Known For Centuries
Breaking the missional code: Your Church Can Become a Missionary in Your Community, is a book that I have just finished reading. What missionaries have known for centuries is that there are cultural barriers, in addition to spiritual ones, that keep people from truly hearing the gospel. The task is to find a balance between [...]
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