Sadly many Churches lack volunteers and young people. I am sadden by the lack of baptisims in many Churches, hardly any young people and some do not have Children’s Sunday School. Too many Churches no longer walk the streets of their community and build bridges of love and trust. I will always remember the revivals in Reserve and Quemado, New Mexico, and in Windom, Minnesota. We walked the streets and shared the love of Jesus. There is a huge lack of Great Commission Churches. I am so super excited in the Lord to baptize a wonderful woman in the coming months! Glory!
Outreach Magazine
How many volunteers would you guess are in the U.S.?
According to Americorps there are 60.7 million people in the US who volunteer in a wide array of organizations, and TeamStage states that over 1 billion people volunteer worldwide.
Yet, even with this strong volunteer force, and potential for more, most church leaders find that developing and retaining volunteers is one of their most difficult ongoing responsibilities.
Recruiting and leading volunteer teams can be challenging, but we know that the passionate heart of one volunteer unleashed and empowered is more powerful than anything a paycheck can deliver.
Gathering, training and encouraging volunteers has new challenges in our current culture, but the concept isn’t a new one. Take a look at this quick review from the book of Acts and notice the similarities to today. More Here
Chuck Swindoll:
Why is Acts so important?
Acts is the only biblical book that chronicles the history of the church immediately after Jesus’s ascension. As such, it provides us with a valuable account of how the church was able to grow and spread out from Jerusalem into the rest of the Roman Empire. In only three decades, a small group of frightened believers in Jerusalem transformed into an empire-wide movement of people who had committed their lives to Jesus Christ, ending on a high note with Paul on the verge of taking the gospel to the highest government official in the land—the Emperor of Rome. More Here
Americans grow less religious. People cannot see JESUS through your politics
