Leadership Journal, Summer 2001
Theme: Embracing Evangelism
What It Takes to Welcome and Redeem
DISCIPLESHIP/EVANGELISM
No Experience Necessary
Today's marketers are masters at staging experiences. In presenting the gospel, how can the church compete? What's our approach toward people who are awash in too much experience? An interview with economist Jim Gilmore.
interview by Marshall Shelley, Kevin Miller, and Eric Reed
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Gateway Country
4 myths about reaching the unchurched—and 4 ways to draw them in.
by James Emery White
BiblioFile: Fishing Guide
New and enduring books on casting the net and drawing in the catch.
by Brian McLaren
Group Effort
Four approaches to congregational evangelism.
by Eric Reed
My First Sunday in Your Church
Try looking at yourself through the eyes of a visitor.
by Jennifer Smith-Morris
Redirecting the Self-seeking
How to turn the self-centered into the selfless.
by Alan Nelson
Reaching the Edges
The uttermost parts of the earth may be closer than you think.
Gothic Revival
Teens in black—pierced, spiked, and scary—descended upon our church. What could they want from us?
by Blayne Greimner with Gail Welborn
Blood, Sweat, and Fears
Opening our church to the homeless meant adjustments, and benefits, for everyone.
by Steve Tomlinson
Short Skirts, Spandex, and Sunday Morning
How could my congregation set their minds on things above when things below were so well displayed?
by Gordon Dalbey
The Importance of Reaching Ernest
Ignoring youth-fixated culture, this church found its future in older adults.
by Kevin Powell
Premature Harvest
Personal evangelism means planting, watching carefully, and waiting.
by Rick Weinert
The Slow Salvation of Luke
Helping someone come to faith is sometimes maddeningly indirect.
by David Hansen
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PASTOR'S SOUL
The Art of Self-Leadership
Your toughest management challenge is always yourself.
by Bill Hybels
ADMINISTRATION
Staff Search Engine
With the Internet, even a small church can launch a nationwide search for personnel.
by Karen Moderow
ADMINISTRATION
Pastor Finds New Church Online
When placement services and word-of-mouth failed, I turned to the Internet.
by George Cannon
MANAGING CONFLICT
Confronted with the Shameful
How you should respond—legally and responsibly—when a staff member is accused of child molestation.
by Mike Woodruff and Dennis Kasper
PASTORAL CARE
Cross Training
For 50 years, Howard Hendricks has mentored students (like Chuck Swindoll) by reaching across academic disciplines and around their shoulders.
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