101 Ways to Reach Your Community (Paperback)

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Too often, evangelical Christians regard evangelism as something that only the gifted elite of the Church can undertake successfully. Unfortunately, many approaches to evangelism only serve to reinforce this attitude. Although many Christians genuinely want to share Christ with others, their efforts at evangelism often leave them feeling frustrated and guilty. As a pastor, author Steve Sjogren loved to do evangelism, but noticed that most members of his congregation didn't share his enthusiasm-in spite of their desire to share the gospel. So he began experimenting with a simple approach to outreach called "servant evangelism" that allowed any believer-regardless of gifting-to be involved in sharing God's love with others. This book is a collection of 101 ways that Christians can reach out to those around them. Sjogren describes this book as an "interactive cookbook." The concepts for outreach outlined in this "read-and-do" book are designed to be read and then done with a few friends, a small group, or an entire church.

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You don’t have to be the apostle Paul in order to share your faith. Relatively few of us are gifted in the area of evangelism. In fact, many of us have a rather dismal track record when it comes to sharing our faith. And yet, in spite of our evangelistic shortcomings, we want to share Jesus with others. Is there a way we can be involved in sharing the gospel without preaching like the apostle Paul? You may not be a gifted evangelist, but you do have the gift of servanthood. You can use that gift to reach out to your community with the love of God. For years Steve Sjogren has successfully used a simple approach called "servant evangelism" that allows any believer-regardless of gifting-to be involved in sharing God’s love with others. One of the great things about this approach is that you don’t have to do it alone. Sjogren offers 101 simple and effective ways your church or small group can demonstrate the love of God to those in your community. And when people see the love of God in action, they want to know more about Him. You can share your faith successfully -- here are 101 ways to get started!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: NavPress (December 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1576832201
• ISBN-13: 978-1576832202
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #73,575 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book for every small group or believer, June 20, 2001

By	Jordon Cooper "Coop" (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews

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The first thing that I thought when I read this book is "every small group in our church needs a copy!". This is one of those remarkable books that can transform a church and the lives of a community.

It gave me hundreds of ideas for evangelism in my community. It is truly a great and much needed book.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get Ready to Launch a Kindness Explosion!, April 21, 2001

By	Robert Pitman (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

101 Ways will launch you into the most practical and relevant way to open up peoples hearts to the mercy, forgiveness and love of Christ. After reading this book I felt the Holy Spirit, Christ's own special presence drawing me irresistably to act out kindness on Christ's behalf. I used to have my doubts whether kindness was an effective way to put people in touch with Christ. But there is no doubt that Steve Sjogren and 101 ways has changed my life forever. My mission statement after reading this book is: "To spend my life for the sake of kindness on Christ's behalf!" That's how much I believe in the power of kindness. I think God thought it was a pretty good idea too: "through kindness God leads us into a radical life change" (Romans 2:4 The Message). Kindness on Christ's behalf changed my life and I'm seeing it change the live's of people all around me both as they give kindness and as they receive kindness. Ready to get started? 101 ways will launch you into the greatest power of all: The power of Christ's kindness! Go for it!

Robert Pitman, Sr. Pastor Vineyard Community Church of Louisville

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book of Ideas, May 13, 2004

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This book has great ideas for showing God's love in your community. My small group did the free car wash. People could not believe it! We told them no money and no donations were accepted. We had a major impact with some of the people.