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| Articles and OutlinesWe are happy to provide these helpful articles, outlines, and thought-stimulators. We grant you permission to reproduce them for use in your local congregation, though we do ask that you indicate the source of the material as New Life Ministries. These items are designed to open windows of insight into specific topics.
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 | A Cup of Cold . . . Beer? offers ideas for radical small groups with an outreach focus. |
| A New Humanity: Anabaptist Ministry Among Many Peoples - presentations from the Anabaptist Evangelism Council 2000. |
| An Anabaptist Look at Natural Church Development - Anabaptist Evangelism Council 1999 presentations. |
| Anabaptist Witness in a Postmodern Society - presentations from the Anabaptist Evangelism Council 1998. |
| Beyond "Time, Talent, and Treasure": Discovering Our Gifts and Callings by Jean Morris Trumbauer suggests a deeper look at mobilizing persons for lay ministry. |
| Church gives birth to "150-pound baby" - Jarred Opatz describes the beginnings of Five Stones Community Church in Ashland, Ohio, a church plant of Park Street Brethren Church |
| Church Mergers - Dan Reiland describes the perils and opportunities posted by merging two or more congregations into one. |
| Church Planting: The Spirit at Work through Our Systems - Anabaptist Evangelism Council 2001 presentations, featuring plenary sessions by Stuart Murray and research by Angela Zizak and Steve Clapp. |
| Concise Reference for the Ministry of Evangelism provides a simple and memorable outline that any believer can easily learn and use in helping others discover Jesus Christ and enter into relationship with him and his church. |
| Cyber-Vitamins, the Web, and the Church - an interview with Steve Clapp on congregational use of the Internet. |
| Dysfunctional Architecture - J. David Schmidt details ways that mission, vision, and core values can and should impact the churches we build. |
| Friendliness Goes a Long Way - Dave Travis compares the friendliness of hotel staff with the folks around our churches. |
| Future of the Church Online - Justin Long describes how community may be formed through web-based chat rooms. |
| Gotta Serve Who? - Glenn White considers the audience for our church web page. |
| Growing Pains: Handling a "Pioneer-Homesteader" Crisis - Tom Wymore describes the conflict that frequently develops in growing churches between those who have been around awhile and those who are new to a congregation, along with helpful ideas to overcome the crisis. |
| "How Can We Pray for You?" - Kinney Cathcart describes a unique community outreach project: hosting a prayer booth at a community fair/festival. |
| How Full Is Your Net? - Dan Reiland describes conditions that may lessen the possibility of reaching people for Jesus Christ . . . and some attitudes that increase that possibility. |
| Invest, Invite, and Include - Dan Reiland provides a follow-up to How Full Is Your Net? — a practical plan for harnessing God's power in outreach. |
| Language That Preserves Community - Ed Rowell suggests phrases we may use in teams or committees when talking about tough issues. |
| Make Your Web Site Come Alive! - Glenn White suggests ways to make your church web site attractive to the unchurched web surfer. |
| Prayer and Evangelism - Ronald W. Waters describes the importance of these two ideas working together. Through prayer, individuals and churches release and appropriate the power of the Holy Spirit. |
| Reaching Out to Muslims - We share resources to help you in your outreach to followers of Islam. |
| Riding the "Mo" Train - John Maxwell describes how breakthroughs generate momentum that can lead to further breakthroughs and change. |
| Saving Conversations: What a Seeker Looks For - Greg Smith suggests eight things your not-yet-believing friend expects from you when you share you faith. |
| Take Your Church Plant to the Web! - Glenn White presents the reason every new church (and every established church too!) should have a web presence. |
| Ten Commandments of Apologetics - Dan Story offers cautions and encouragement for giving a reasoned defense of Christian truth-claims. |
| The Passion of the Christ - comments by Ronald W Waters after attending an advance screening. |
| The Difference between Preaching and Leading from the Pulpit - Part 1 and Part 2 - Dan Reiland discusses the differences and how effective leading from the pulpit can be for growth and renewal. |
| The Power of a Personal Coach - Kevin Miller describes his experiment in trying to become a more effective Christian leader. |
| The River: a blog on starting a new worship service - a work in progress by Ronald W Waters on the new worship service at Hammond Avenue Brethren Church, Waterloo, IA |
| The Welcome Class as a Means of Outreach - Ronald W. Waters describes groups of persons you might invite to your next "new member" to expand its outreach effect. |
| Turning Around a Congregation - Dan Reiland offers eight points to consider when beginning a congregational revitalization effort. |
| Viral Marketing, Church Planting, and "I Love You Too" - Dave Travis reflects on the "I Love You" computer virus and makes application to church planting. |
| Warm Welcome or ChurchSpeak? - Our partner Dick Benner describes how church members unwittingly use spoken and body language to spurn rather than welcome visitors to the Sunday morning worship service. From Shine Online. |
| What's the Use? - Glenn White discusses the ways Internet surfers use the web. |
| When You Think of St. Patrick's Day, What Comes to Your Mind? - Ronald W. Waters introduces the life of this early evangelist and missionary. |
Also see our New Life Ministries Reports and People Spots Online articles.
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