One of the major passages on spiritual formation, particularly within families, that is often pointed to is the "Shema":

⁴ Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one.^[…

Valentine's Day is a GREAT time of the year to share the love of Jesus, and it's a great time for those of us who are mission-minded believers to motivate and help others to begin reaching out. A simple "planned" outreach can help other Christians (including those who have never done any type of evangelism or outreach) to break-out of their comfort zones and to begin…

In the their new book, Right Here, Right Now: Everyday Mission for Everyday People, authors Alan Hirsch and Lance Ford write this:

"It is impossible to be a missional church if we fail to be missional people. Otherwise, missionality is reduced to sponsored programs that centralize the life of the body of Christ, institutionalizing…

There's a great need to mentor "normal" Christian families to get a passion for local and international missions. Right now, I'm organizing a simple 8-week guide utilizing my two books The Mission-Minded Child and The Mission-Minded Minded Family. The study, designed for small group mentoring (for church home groups, women's studies, or personal use), will be…

 

When we're truly mission-minded it won't be just a "side" issue of our family life and parenting and ministry. As we grow in our heart for missions, God's Great Commission will become a foundational ROCK of who we are and how we teach and train our kids.

 

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Dear Missional Outreach Network…

Chris Walker, the evangelism coach, is running this special. Note this message from Chris.

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 Dear Friends,  what kind of fasting that God wants us? And what does Bible say about fasting?…

Our hearts and prayers go out to the families and victims of the shooting in Arizona last night. Six were killed, including a little 9 year old girl, Christina Green. This …

This week I  came across this book review of a new IVP book called, Walking Gently on the…

“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.”

-Philippians 2:3 (ESV)…

   Our work in…

I'd like to share my favorite one-year BIBLE READING chart >>

http://bible-reading.com/bible-plan.pdf.

A lot of times, at the beginning of each new year, people need to be challenged to be faithfully reading the Bible. For our family, this has been our favorite plan. It's flexible, and helps keep your reading balanced. It's a great link to…

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Do you want to set aside time to seek God's will for 2011? Do you want your life and your family to become more effective and focused for God's Kingdom . . . and for ETERNITY?





Hello everyone here on MISSIONAL OUTREACH NETWORK!!!

I'd like to share a journaling tool that has helped ME in utilizing the week between Christmas and New Year's for more effective focus and vision.

Growing up, my…

On Christmas Eve, we encouraged our members to go out with their families or small groups and bless the lives of someone who was working that evening. We had members take pizzas to hospitals, and one member took 18 coffee mugs with candy to her workers.



Our family put together a care basket filled with a lot of food and snacks and took it to a nursing home that…

Hello and merry Christmas to everyone! I wanted to share with you some of the interesting missional outreach trends and developments from the view of the Missional Outreach Network for 2010.

1. The Missional Outreach Network topped 700 members. Wow! Thank you so much for your passion and dedication to missional outreach, and for…