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Central Coast Evangelical Pastors Network (CCEPN) and Central Coast Churches.com present:
A special time of encouragement for Pastors of the Central Coast with special guest author/speaker Eric Swanson
The Externally Focused Quest: Becoming the Best Church FOR the Community
If your church pulled out of your community, would your community weep?
Would anybody even notice? Would anybody even care?
All around the nation there are pastors and Christian leaders who are thinking differently about church. There is a growing awareness that effectiveness is not measured by what happens inside the church but rather by the impact the people in their church are having on their city or community. These are the externally focused churches. They are churches of all sizes that are internally strong and healthy but outwardly focused—churches that have not only built capacity but are releasing their capacity through the ministry and service of every member.
This 6-hour interactive seminar is designed for pastors and domain (Business, Education, Arts & Entertainment, etc) leaders and will address and explore:
- Biblical foundations and examples of externally focused ministry
- Practical models of churches of different sizes that are blessing their communities through good deeds and the Good News of Jesus
- How ministry and service to others relates to spiritual formation and growth
- How to mobilize the people of your congregation
- How churches can work together and be a catalyst to other domains towards community transformation
Participants should come away with:
- A strong Biblical and historical foundation of externally focused ministry
- Practical tools to discern the intersection of the needs of the community and the capacity of your church
- A list of ideas to get started or to ways take your externally focused ministry to the next level.
- A practical Action Learning Plan
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