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redefining ministry

“Ministry can be changing oil or doing basic car repair for single moms. Ministry can be teaching handicapped children to ride horses. Once churches expand their definition of ministry, the sky is the limit for meaningful opportunities for service.”

Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1903).

who to love

“There are nearly four hundred biblical passages demonstrating God’s concern for orphans, widows, prisoners, aliens, the homeless, the poor, the hungry, the sick, and the disabled.”

Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 148).

task force

“Though they may not realize it, police officers, social workers, non-profit board members, schoolteachers, and school administrators are all experts in identifying the community’s needs. Forming a working group or task force with these people would put you well on the way toward identifying multiple ministry opportunities.”

Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1747).

fruitful compassion

“To bear fruit, compassion must give birth to strategy.”

Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1723).

putting feet to the vision

“It is one thing to dream; it is quite another to see those dreams becoming reality. The effective leader spends a little bit of time every day focused on ways to put feet to the vision.”

Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson, The Externally Focused Church. (Kindle location 1634).