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How Do You View the Landscape? -With Eric Hausler

April 20, 2021 By Home Missions

Eric Hausler is the pastor of Christ the King, an OPC Church in Naples, FL. A couple of years ago we had a great interview with him on Outward OPC. Many in the OPC appreciate Eric’s labors for the church in general and also in particular for his labors in outreach and evangelism to the […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 9

November 4, 2020 By Home Missions

In this final installment in the series, Brad Peppo talks about preaching and how being an outward-focused church plant affects preaching. (You can find this whole series with Brad here: Brad Peppo Series) Questions for Discussion or Thought: 1. Brad essentially says that after his first book focused on the core group (Ephesians), he then […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 8

October 28, 2020 By Home Missions

Brad Peppo continues to talk about various circumstances that lead to more “outwardness” in the life of a church or in the life of an individual Christian. Here, Brad talks about people in crisis and how that may open doors for gospel witness. Questions for Discussion or Thought: 1. Who in your life is “in […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 7

October 20, 2020 By Home Missions

Being a “church that plants churches” sounds like a great desire to have, but can be challenging to implement. Being a “church plant that plants churches” may sound even more challenging. But what does this mentality look like in practice? The Presbytery of Ohio is doing some concerted work in this area. Brad Peppo has […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 6

August 11, 2020 By Home Missions

In Part 6, Brad talks about how to open doors for discussion with people, how to use “cheats” to start and further discussions, and how to be more proactive, even if you aren’t the world’s greatest extrovert. (These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the previous installments you can find them here: […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 5

July 28, 2020 By Home Missions

In Part 5, Brad talks about cultivating an outreach mindset among the congregation and how to implement it in church life. He also talks about having this mentality in the core group of a church plant. (These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the previous installments you can find them here: Peppo Series) […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 4

July 21, 2020 By Home Missions

It’s been a little while since we started this series with Brad Peppo, church planter in Dayton, Ohio. As we resume, each video is stand alone, but if you want to refresh or review, earlier installments are here: Peppo Series In Part 4, Brad talks about how a church and a session can more effectively make […]

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Small Efforts Can Make Huge Kingdom Impact

May 12, 2020 By Home Missions

John Shaw talks about a couple of examples of how small, faithful efforts with people can grow into eternal fruit. It’s often not the big, extravagant plans but rather the small, simple acts of faithfulness that change peoples’ lives. These are the kinds of opportunities we may notice in particular during this time of restricted […]

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Difficult Times: Fruitfulness In Your Neighborhood

April 21, 2020 By Home Missions

We’ve been sharing excerpts from a video series by John Shaw on “Evangelism in Difficult Times.” This is the final installment and we want to share the whole video. It is worth your time. We’d encourage you to watch or bookmark it and watch on a Sunday…maybe as a household. It is filled with useful, […]

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Difficult Times: Expectation in Prayer

April 14, 2020 By Home Missions

In a time when we are trying to figure out what we should do about this, that, and 100 things on our minds, we should pray. We are prone to think–of course we should pray, but what should we do?! Another excerpt from John Shaw on the role of prayer in evangelism and loving our […]

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Difficult Times: Gospel Fruitfulness At Home

April 7, 2020 By Home Missions

Continuing from last week, John Shaw talks about how the gospel in our homes during this time of isolation fosters and fuels evangelism of the future.  This is an excerpt from a longer video. John had a conference scheduled on evangelism for his home church that got canceled. They created a series of videos […]

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Difficult Times: The Gospel For You & Your Neighbor

March 30, 2020 By Home Missions

John Shaw, just a few days ago, recorded a video on “Evangelism in Difficult Times.” Here is a short excerpt where he talks about how the unchanging gospel is BOTH what you need and your neighbor needs right now.  This is an excerpt from a longer video. John had a conference scheduled on evangelism […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 3

March 3, 2020 By Home Missions

In Part 3, Brad talks about how building relationships requires patience and what to look for in fruit over time in your evangelism. (These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the first two installments you can find them here: Peppo Series) Questions for Thought or Discussion: 1) Brad talks about the patience needed […]

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On The Frontlines: Brad Peppo – Part 2

February 25, 2020 By Home Missions

Here is Part 2 of our interview with Brad Peppo. If you are new to Outward OPC or missed last week’s email, here is: Part 1. In this installment we discuss Brad’s particular evangelism to thoughtful, atheist activists.  Questions for Thought or Discussion: 1) While Brad’s particular strengths and weaknesses lead to his particular […]

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On The Frontlines: Church Planting DNA -Brad Peppo

February 18, 2020 By Home Missions

We sat down with Brad Peppo, pastor of First Street Reformed Fellowship (OPC) in Dayton, OH, to talk about a wide range of topics related to outreach and evangelism. Topics in this series will include: evangelism of thoughtful atheists, outward focused churches, building relationships with unbelievers, serial church planting, and several others. We look forward […]

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An Outside the Box Evangelism Story

October 29, 2019 By Home Missions

This is a one installment video of a great story of evangelism. Ryan Cavanaugh of Mission OPC in Merriville, Indiana found an opportunity that was true to who he is and the Lord opened amazing doors. Ryan not only tells the story but extracts some principles that should encourage and challenge us. Questions for thought […]

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On The Frontlines: Eric Hausler – Part 8

September 10, 2019 By Home Missions

In this final installment, Eric talks about how to approach turning initial encounters with people toward a more developing relationship that may become a gospel opportunity.   (Note: These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the earlier installments you can find them here: Hausler Series) Questions for Thought or Discussion: 1) How does […]

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On The Frontlines: Eric Hausler – Part 3

June 19, 2019 By Home Missions

Eric Hausler continues with some stories of how God has blessed an attempt to be intentional in how we meet and interact with people. One is a fun story that ends up with a noteworthy ending in the pursuit of getting to know people. (These are all stand alone videos, but if you’ve missed the […]

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On The Frontlines: Eric Hausler – Part 2

June 11, 2019 By Home Missions

Here is Part 2 with Eric Hausler. If you missed last week’s email or are new to Outward OPC, here is Part 1. Having laid the foundation for an evangelistic culture in the church in Part 1, Eric now tells some stories of how that has worked out with specific people in Naples. Questions for […]

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On The Frontlines: Eric Hausler – Part 1

June 4, 2019 By Home Missions

We sat down with Eric Hausler, pastor of Christ the King OPC in Naples, FL to talk about a wide range of topics related to outreach and evangelism. From how to develop relationships to how to serve and love people with a view to displaying and speaking the gospel into their lives. We are excited […]

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