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Being A Welcoming Church: Part 1 (Shane Lems)

January 15, 2019 By Home Missions

Last week, we introduced and previewed a new series by OPC Pastor Shane Lems (Covenant Presbyterian in Hammond, WI). (More about Shane and last week’s post). Now, we will start to dig into the full articles. Below is the portion on being biblical and balanced as a welcoming church. Next week, the third prong: a […]

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Shane Lems: Being A Welcoming Church – Introduction

January 8, 2019 By Home Missions

We begin 2019 with a new series about being a welcoming church written by OPC Pastor Shane Lems. Shane is the pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church (OPC) in Hammond, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Lisa, have 4 kids. Prior to ministry, Shane was in the US Army Reserves for 6 years and worked in the auto […]

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Reaching Out During The Holiday Season

December 19, 2018 By Home Missions

We came across an article about “Reaching Out to Non-Believers This Holiday Season”—in particular it’s geared toward inviting friends and family to church with you. The article is by Ed Stetzer—a Calvinistic Baptist who was formerly the Executive Director of LifeWay Research and has planted 2 or 3 churches as a pastor previously. We’re sharing […]

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The Shape of Evangelistic Prayer – John Shaw

November 14, 2018 By Home Missions

Recently, John Shaw published an article in Tabletalk magazine (Ligonier Ministries). The title in the magazine is “Prayer That Matters,” but as you will see if you read the article, the emphasis is on evangelistic prayer. The setting of the prayer discussed is an evangelistic setting and John was thinking about how it applies to […]

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10 Things: Part 10 – Sermon Series Video

October 31, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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10 Things: Part 9 – Sermon Series Intro Handout

October 23, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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Part 2: Initiating Conversations with Larry O

October 16, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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Initiating Conversations With Larry O

October 9, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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Stories From the Field: Neon, KY

October 2, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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10 Things I’ve Seen: Part 8 (Gift for First Timers)

September 25, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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10 Things: Part 7 (Elders & Visitors Before Worship)

September 18, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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Stories From the Field: Normal Life

September 11, 2018 By Home Missions

We have been sharing some more formal outreach efforts by OPC churches, but as we all know there are opportunities all around us in “normal life.” Sometimes God takes the most mundane aspects of life and turns them into moments of eternal significance. In today’s examples, eating dinner and taking a walk. We share these […]

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Who’s Visiting Our Church Plants?

August 28, 2018 By Home Missions

As we move through our church plants getting updates, we ask them to tell us about a visitor who is regularly coming to the church. Who are they? How did they come to the church?, etc. We want to share those from time to time. We hope they will serve a couple of purposes: 1) […]

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Stories From the Field: Hamilton, NJ

August 22, 2018 By Home Missions

What comes to mind when you hear the word “evangelism”? Do you imagine a scenario where a Christian shares the gospel with a total stranger? While this is not uncommon, it is certainly not the only way evangelism takes place. It is also not uncommon for many Christians to feel frightened by the thought of […]

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10 Things I’ve Seen: Part 6 (When Does Sunday School End?)

August 15, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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10 Things I’ve Seen: Part 5 (Call To Worship)

August 8, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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10 Things I’ve Seen: Part 4 (Turning Greeting Into Welcoming)

August 1, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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10 Things: Part 3 (A Different Perspective on Street Fairs & Festivals)

July 10, 2018 By Home Missions

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 […]

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10 Things I’ve Seen: Part 2 (An Opportunity to Receive Prayer)

July 5, 2018 By Home Missions

If you are new to Outward OPC or this series, the introduction is here (10 Things I’ve Seen: Intro). 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 […]

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10 Things I’ve Seen: Part 1 (Entering Into Worship)

June 27, 2018 By Home Missions

Last time, I (Brad Hertzog) gave you the background to this series of what we can learn from some “missional” churches about welcoming people into our churches. Particularly those churches that have some Reformed leanings or commitments (Intro & Background). My work, requiring travel and temporal stays in an area, as well as particular projects […]

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