How to (Actually) Reach Your Community, Whether Big or Small, for Christ

AWESOME INFO!!!! TEAM JESUS!!! Whether your community is big or small, this is a very good message!

From: The Church

by Doug Hanna

This is a story about how a really discouraging Easter led to one of the healthiest seasons in the life of our church.

We had been working hard for months to plan the service, outreach events, and more. We spent money on door-hangers, invitation cards, and Facebook ads. Mission teams and church members went door-to-door, inviting thousands of people to our Easter services. Finally, when Easter arrived, I stood in our church lobby, eagerly waiting to see who the Lord would bring into our doors that day. Story Here

We sure got this opinion this summer on our Great Commission trips: “I don’t need to be in a church. I’ve got my family and my Jesus.” We traveled to Arizona, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and of course all over New Mexico in 2022. So many people said they no longer go to Church, they ‘do Church’ with themselves or family and friends. The most common reply on why they left the Church was, “Its become to political or I just get nothing out of it. The last 6 years or so with many pastors supporting immoral political candidates hurt the Church so very much. It tarnished the Church. Very, very concerning. It is such a blessing to meet folks and have honest discussions. JESUS at the center!

Most Americans say worshiping alone is a valid replacement for regularly attending church. How do you teach the importance of the church?

By Jonathan Hayashi from Lifeway Research

“I don’t need to be in a church. I’ve got my family and my Jesus.”

According to the 2022 State of Theology report, 66% of Americans say worshiping alone or with one’s family is a valid replacement for regularly attending church. If Christians have Jesus, why do they need to pursue other relationships that add commitments to their already busy schedules?

Christians respond to the gospel through repentance of sin and faith in Jesus. But is that it? What’s the problem with replacing the local church with a solo Christianity? Here are four questions to ask to help your church understand the importance of the local body of believers. More Here

From Pastor Dewey:

Remember only 6% of Americans have a Biblcial Worldview! Just 37% of pastors in America have a Biblical Worldview! Denominations are fading away as times goes on here in America. Very sad state of affairs!

For The Christian Post:

Despite a growing rejection of organized religion, with fewer than 50% of Americans holding formal church membership, spiritual openness is on the rise, with a majority of U.S. adults saying they believe in God or a higher power and want to grow spiritually, new data from the Barna Group suggests.

The data comes from a survey of 2,000 U.S. adults conducted in October 2022 by the Evangelical polling organization More Here

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