September 30, 2008
Consider stewardship for your next evangelism emphasis
LifeWay News recently featured It's A New Day, the national stewardship inititative of the Southern Baptist Convention. At the head of this movement is Ashley Clayton.
Ashley, Phill Burgess with Holman Bible Outreach International (HBOI) and yours truly with LifeWay Envelope Service developed a set of resources that we believe will support a church's effort to address debt as systemic within our society and thinking.
Debt relief may be one of the most effective bridge-building opportunities the church has with a lost world. Our modern, western, super-sizing American culture is literally squeezing the life out of believers and non-believers alike. And people are looking for a way out. It's critical that the church respond with practical help that will lead to a larger dialog of spiritual as well as financial transformation.
Why not see this campaign as an evangelism opportunity? Crown logged more than 17k salvations in 2006 from people who completed their program.
Who would have ever thought that stewardship might very well be the theme of your next outreach strategy?
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July 27, 2007
The Invitation - You need to know about it
Holman Bible Outreach International is the new Bible Society established by LifeWay. You probably haven't heard about it yet because it's less than 20 months old. But this new society exists to support the mission, evangelism, and outreach activity of local churches. They do this by providing quality, low-cost Bibles that churches can afford to purchase in bulk.
But here is where it gets really cool. They have also set up funds where people are donating directly to HBOI. That means when churches call that can't affort Bibles, they don't pay for them. In case you missed that: when churches need Bibles and can't afford them, they don't pay for them.
For example, Military Chaplains need Bibles but the military doesn't give them a budget to purchase them. HBOI has set up a fund where people are donating to this cause. Now when a Chaplain calls in and requests Bibles, they are sent at no charge.
Anyway, I say all that to tell you about this New Testament that I came across published by HBOI called The Invitation. It already has the plan of salvation and Roman Road outlined. It's perfect for evangelism, outreach, and missions -- especially at $.35 each.
(Now I don't know about you but I don't remember the last time I paid $.35 for a Bible!)
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