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BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN CHURCH AND COMMUNITY
Overcoming the barriers to holistic ministry requires an intentional effort both to
welcome the community into the church, and to bring the church out into the community.
Here we give seven suggestions for cultivating an outreach-minded congregation.
1. Welcome whoever walks through your door.
A good place to start in cultivating the congregation’s commitment to reach out to
the community is by loving the people in the community who come to you. “We need a
theology of welcome to tear down the fences that have come to separate ‘church’ and
‘mission,’” asserts Kathryn Mowry.
HOLISTIC MINISTRY DEFINED:
The Whole Gospel for the Whole Person Through Whole Churches
Holistic Mission and Discipleship: Helping Hands, Holy Hearts
Ronald J. Sider, Philip N. Olson and Heidi Rolland Unruh
Heidi Unruh: The Path from Faith to Action: How Churches Learn to Do Community Ministry: CCDA 2006 Audio
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/25/2007 - 11:18.Despite a desire to share God's love in their communities, many churches stumble along the path from intention to action. To become a change agent, a church must itself undergo transformation, on two levels: leadership development and mission realignment. This workshop identifies the necessary components for this change process.
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