John Shaw is the OPC General Secretary of Home Missions. He is a former church planter in St. Paul, MN that now (along with the Committee) oversees OPC church planting. In this episode, John discusses some very practical matters for churches to grow in their ability to reach and welcome people. Everyone will profit from […]
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10 Things: Part 10 – Sermon Series Video
In this series of posts, we will consider the practices of other churches that share some similarities with the OPC, though also some significant differences. With some of the examples (ten in number), we may see some ways in which their practice is inconsistent with our doctrinal commitments, but also hopefully learn from these brothers […]
10 Things: Part 9 – Sermon Series Intro Handout
In this series of posts, we will consider the practices of other churches that share some similarities with the OPC, though also some significant differences. With some of the examples (ten in number), we may see some ways in which their practice is inconsistent with our doctrinal commitments, but also hopefully learn from these brothers […]
Part 2: Initiating Conversations with Larry O
Last week, we looked at how Larry Oldaker approaches initiating conversations (Part 1) and saw a couple of helpful points to note (reading response/body language & prayer). Today we continue with examples Larry gave us of particular conversations—how they started—but then also how he developed them beyond initial chit-chat. So, how do you take those […]
Initiating Conversations With Larry O
We have numerous requests for help with how to start conversations with people. In particular, doing so with a view to building some trust and eventually turning those interactions to more meaningful things of life and then ultimately the gospel. We want to explore this topic in a number of ways, but one way is […]
Stories From the Field: Neon, KY
Readers of New Horizons may have seen the article on the church in Neon, KY a couple of months ago (p.13 of this pdf: New Horizons August 2018). This week’s Stories from the Field digs a little deeper into the outreach mentioned in that article which has been fundamental to the development of Neon Reformed […]
10 Things I’ve Seen: Part 8 (Gift for First Timers)
In this series of posts, we will consider the practices of other churches that share some similarities with the OPC, though also some significant differences. With some of the examples (ten in number), we may see some ways in which their practice is inconsistent with our doctrinal commitments, but also hopefully learn from these brothers […]