An Open Posture
Many of us across our region live in communities influenced by Post-Christian attitude and thought. This resource article about evangelism is helpful, especially to those of us who grew up with a more traditional Christian set of influence. Don’t miss here the important posture of openness and being relationally focused. I think Jesus modeled these attitudes well, even in His pre-Christian context.
https://careynieuwhof.com/5-important-ways-evangelism-is-shifting-in-a-post-christian-world/
3WLN 3.0 Resources
Also, if you have a Facebook Account make sure you join the 3W Leaders Network group.
On this first 3WLN resource post after our event in Switzerland, we wanted to be sure you saw the resource table. Below are links to some free resources and some book recommendations for you.
Free E-Book Download from Greg Wiens
https://discipleship.org/ebooks/becoming-a-disciple-maker/
Book Recommendations:
Books by Richard Tiplady:
Books by Patrick Nachtigall:
3WLN 3.0 Reminders
For those of you attending 3WLN 3.0, welcome to our resource blog! If you search these links you’ll find many resources dealing with: Youth Ministry, Worship, Discipleship, Art, Leadership, and Pastoral Care.
For this post, we’ve included some reminders for 3WLN 3.0 that you should have received yesterday by email.
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Peace.
The Service of Listening
“People may not remember exactly what you did, or what you said, but they will always remember how you made them feel.” -Mayou Angelo
Perhaps what we need is less doing for people and more being with people.
Check out this article for some encouragement toward relational ministry:
What to Ask When Choosing New Songs
When you choose a new song to introduce to your congregation, are there questions you ask about that song?
Here’s an article that gives a list of questions that might be helpful as you process new songs.
http://www.davidsantistevan.com/choosing-songs/