December 13, 2010
Church on Tour
Crossroads Christian Church uses inner-city van tours to help members see poverty, homelessness, and local outreach opportunities firsthand, preparing them to serve their community.
Community Outreach
Community Outreach helps churches and believers love their neighbors with practical compassion and gospel clarity. Explore Bible-based articles on serving local needs, building relationships, partnering with community organizations, and creating outreach ministries that are sustainable and effective. You’ll find guidance on evangelism, mercy ministry, hospitality, and engaging your city with wisdom—so outreach is more than an event and becomes a way of life. Whether your church is starting new initiatives or strengthening existing ones, these resources equip you to serve your community in Jesus’ name.
December 9, 2010
A New Perspective for a “˜Bunch of Jerks”
Chris Beard reflects on how a Beaumont church billboard sparked national conversation and reminded Christians that apologizing, listening, and acting more like Jesus matter in outreach.
December 1, 2010
Ministry on Black Friday
Members of Journey's Crossing Christian Church served early Black Friday shoppers with coffee, hot chocolate, and breakfast treats at one of their area’s busiest shopping centers.
November 17, 2010
Skipping Dinner to Make a Difference
Rochester Christian Church celebrated Thanksgiving by assembling Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes, foster-care duffel bags, and meal baskets for local families as part of its “DO Something” series.
November 16, 2010
The Buddy System
Central Church of Christ in Mount Vernon, Ohio, serves people with Down syndrome through its VIP program, pairing participants with buddies for Bible lessons, outings, parades, and gospel outreach.
November 6, 2010
Interview with Mel McGowan
Mel McGowan explains how “architectural evangelism” uses church design, storytelling, and community-minded spaces to lower barriers and invite people toward the gospel.
October 14, 2010
Partnering with God to Help a New Orleans Church
Indian Creek Christian Church’s Project 52 supports The Gathering in New Orleans with labor, funding, and prayer to complete a new community center after Hurricane Katrina.
September 28, 2010
Offering More than a Meal to the Homeless
His Heart, His Hands began with six breakfast sandwiches and grew into a Sunday outreach serving hot meals, prayer, showers, paperwork help, and friendship to homeless neighbors in Chandler, Arizona.
September 20, 2010
Interview with Jay Akin
Jay Akin describes how Elberton Christian Church embraced slow, intentional change, small groups, and community service to connect people to Jesus and one another in rural Georgia.
September 1, 2010
Glory Days in Kempton, Indiana
Kempton Christian Church transformed a donated baseball field into Glory Field, a T-ball league that combines community outreach, prayer, Vacation Bible School invitations, and support from local businesses.
August 18, 2010
A Vision to Feed Families
Bayfield Christian Church is expanding a small community garden into a 5-acre effort to help local families grow food during economic hardship.
August 18, 2010
Breathtaking Servanthood
Wynne Gillis reflects on a church that gave away its building fund to serve its community, showing how sacrificial service can bear witness to the gospel.
Serving the People, Serving God: An Interview with Harriet Miers and Nathan Hecht
By Dusty Rubeck Serving Today In October 2005, George W. Bush introduced Harriet Miers as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court. He had once introduced her as a “bulldog in size six shoes.” This nomination capped a long and steady rise of her career in the law. Although she was not yet well known across the nation, fellow Texans were well aware of her rise to prominence. Harriet holds degrees from Southern Methodist University and the SMU Law School. The National Law Journal has named her to the “100 Most Influential Lawyers in America” list and the “50 Most Influential Women Lawyers in America” list. She
June 27, 2010
Church Ladies Spotted at Strip Clubs
Bruised Reed volunteers from Southland Christian Church bring meals, prayer, and relational ministry to Lexington strip clubs, showing Christ’s grace while experiencing transformation themselves.
June 16, 2010
Pizzeria with a Purpose
A minister’s pizzeria became a bridge to his community, prompting a challenge for Christians to build deeper relationships with people they already encounter every day.
December 30, 2009
Interview with Alan Baumlein
Alan Baumlein explains how Mount Pleasant Christian Church uses a community life center to connect with Greenwood residents through sports, wellness, devotions, student ministry, and relational outreach.
December 20, 2009
Season of Love
Churches across the country share practical ways they are serving their communities at Christmas through gifts, food, local missions, school partnerships, homeless outreach, and community programs.
December 16, 2009
Interview with Jerl Joslin
Forest Hill Christian Church’s “Journey to Bethlehem” invites thousands in Oklahoma City to experience the Christmas story through an immersive outreach built on volunteers, hospitality, and a clear focus on Christ.
December 16, 2009
We Can Be the Gift
Mark A. Taylor reflects on a year of “Get Your Hands Dirty” stories and the churches showing Christ’s love through generous Christmas outreach and ongoing service.
November 8, 2009
Three Sides of Community Ministry
By John Sloper It”s the economy . . . well, maybe. At Broadway Christian Church in Mesa, Arizona, three separate ministries to help the economically disadvantaged are in place, and two of them began meeting needs long before the current economic downturn. Each has been responding to real needs on the east side of the Valley of the Sun in Arizona. Food Box Begun in the 1980s (its emphasis at first was clothing exchange), the Food Box Ministry has continued to grow and assisted almost 400 families in July 2009 (almost 1,500 individuals). The need has grown dramatically in the
