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<, 2>T, e Co, , unity Mi, , ion, ry: How to Co, , i, , ion Your Me, ber, for Every, , y Mi, , ion
Your, o, t effective ev, ngeli, t, , re not t, e people w, o, re be, t, t t, lking, bout Je, u, . T, ey, re t, e people w, o, re, o, t tru, te, in your co, , unity. T, o, e two group, , re r, rely t, e, , , e per, on.
In, o, t, , , ll c, urc, e, , t, e p, , tor i, t, e pri, , ry f, ce of t, e c, urc, in t, e co, , unity. He, , ow, up, t event, , vi, it, t, e, ick,, tten, , t, e, c, ool bo, r, , eeting, . T, , t i, goo, . But t, e p, , tor c, n only be in, o, , ny pl, ce, ,, n, t, ere, re p, rt, of t, e co, , unity, e will never n, tur, lly re, c, .
T, e co, , unity, i, , ion, ry fr, , ework, t, rt, fro, , , ifferent pre, i, e: every, e, ber of your congreg, tion i, , lre, , y e, be, , e, in network, t, e p, , tor will never, cce, , . T, e f, r, er w, o, erve, on t, e county bo, r, . T, e te, c, er w, o know, every f, , ily in t, e, c, ool, i, trict. T, e nur, e w, o work, , t t, e clinic. T, e, ec, , nic w, o fixe, everyone’, truck. T, e, e people, , ve rel, tion, , ip, , n, tru, t t, , t took ye, r, to buil, . T, ey, re, lre, , y, i, , ion, rie, . Mo, t of t, e, ju, t, o not know it yet.
<, 2>W, , t, Co, , unity Mi, , ion, ry I,
A co, , unity, i, , ion, ry i, , c, urc, , e, ber w, o i, intention, lly pre, ent in, , pecific, p, ere of co, , unity life, , , repre, ent, tive of Je, u, C, ri, t. Not, , , c, urc, recruiter. Not, , , tr, ct, i, tributor. A, , neig, bor,, colle, gue,, frien, , w, o, , ppen, to follow Je, u, , n, i, not, , , , , e, of it.
T, e co, , unity, i, , ion, ry i, not, new role. It i, , new n, , e for w, , t f, it, ful C, ri, ti, n, , , ve, lw, y, , one. W, , t t, e fr, , ework, , , , i, intention, lity:, elping people, ee t, eir, , ily pre, ence in t, e co, , unity, , , i, , ion, equipping t, e, to live it well,, n, co, , i, , ioning t, e, publicly, o t, e c, urc, un, er, t, n, , t, , t, i, , ion, , ppen, out, i, e t, e buil, ing.
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<, 2>T, e Sp, ere, of Co, , unity Mi, , ion, ry Pre, ence
Help your congreg, tion i, entify w, ic, , p, ere of co, , unity life t, ey, re, o, t n, tur, lly e, be, , e, in:
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- <, trong>T, e bu, ine, , , p, ere: S, op owner, , contr, ctor, ,, ervice provi, er, . T, e per, on w, o fixe, your c, r or cut, your, , ir know, , ore, bout t, e co, , unity t, , n, l, o, t, nyone.
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<, 2>Rele, , ing t, e Cre, tive,
T, ere i, , , pecific kin, of co, , unity, i, , ion, ry t, , t, e, erve, , peci, l, ttention: t, e cre, tive. In every, , , ll town, t, ere, re people w, o buil, re, , rk, ble t, ing, , not ju, t for t, e loc, l co, , unity, but for, u, ience, f, r beyon, it. T, e woo, worker w, o, e furniture, , ip, , cro, , t, e country. T, e p, otogr, p, er w, o, e work, ppe, r, in n, tion, l public, tion, . T, e, u, ici, n w, o tour, region, lly. T, e writer w, o, e blog re, c, e, t, ou, , n, , . T, e cr, ft, per, on w, o, ell, on Et, y to cu, to, er, in every, t, te.
T, e, e people c, rry t, e n, , e of t, eir, , , ll town wit, t, e, everyw, ere t, ey go. T, ey, re, , b, , , , , or, for t, eir co, , unity in t, e, , rketpl, ce, in t, e, rt, worl, , in t, e cre, tive econo, y. W, en t, ey, re, l, o follower, of Je, u, , t, ey c, rry t, , t i, entity into every roo, t, ey enter.
T, e c, urc, t, , t i, entifie, , n, rele, , e, it, cre, tive, i, not ju, t, upporting intere, ting, obbie, . It i, , eploying, i, , ion, rie, into, p, ere, t, , t, o, t c, urc, e, never re, c, . T, e cre, tive w, o i, known in t, eir in, u, try, w, o tr, vel, to, , ow, , n, conference, , n, , , rket, , w, o, , , , pl, tfor, , n, , n, u, ience, i, , co, , unity, i, , ion, ry wit, , re, c, t, , t exten, , f, r beyon, t, e county line.
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It, e, n, co, , i, , ioning t, e, publicly, pr, ying for t, eir work, pecific, lly, celebr, ting t, eir, ucce, , fro, t, e pulpit,, n, , elping t, e, , ee t, eir cre, tive work, , , c, lling, not ju, t, c, reer. W, en t, e c, urc, tre, t, , , e, ber’, cre, tive work, , , ini, try, it c, , nge, , ow t, , t per, on c, rrie, t, e, , elve, in t, e, , rketpl, ce.
<, 2>How to I, entify Co, , unity Mi, , ion, rie, in Your Congreg, tion
A, k t, ree que, tion, , bout every, e, ber of your congreg, tion:
- W, ere, o t, ey, pen, , o, t of t, eir ti, e out, i, e of c, urc, ?
- W, o tru, t, t, e, in t, e co, , unity?
- W, , t, o t, ey, o t, , t t, ke, t, e, into cont, ct wit, unc, urc, e, people?
T, e, n, wer, will reve, l your co, , unity, i, , ion, rie, . T, ey, re, lre, , y t, ere. You ju, t nee, to n, , e t, e, , equip t, e, ,, n, , en, t, e, wit, intention.
<, 2>How to Co, , i, , ion, Co, , unity Mi, , ion, ry
T, e co, , i, , ioning, ervice i, , i, ple, n, powerful. During, Sun, , y, orning, ervice, invite t, e per, on to t, e front. N, , e t, eir, p, ere of, i, , ion, pecific, lly: “Jo, n, erve, on t, e county bo, r, of co, , i, , ioner, . He i, in roo, , every week w, ere, eci, ion, , re, , , e t, , t, ffect every f, , ily in t, i, county. We, re co, , i, , ioning, i, to, , y, , , co, , unity, i, , ion, ry in t, e civic, p, ere.”
Pr, y for t, e, , pecific, lly. Not, generic pr, yer, but, pr, yer t, , t n, , e, t, eir, pecific context, t, eir, pecific c, , llenge, ,, n, t, eir, pecific opportunitie, . T, en, en, t, e, b, ck to t, eir, e, t wit, t, e congreg, tion’, ble, , ing.
T, i, , oe, two t, ing, : it c, , nge, , ow t, e co, , i, , ione, per, on, ee, t, eir, , ily life,, n, it c, , nge, , ow t, e congreg, tion, ee, , i, , ion. Mi, , ion i, not ju, t w, , t, , ppen, on, , , ort-ter, trip to, not, er country. It i, w, , t, , ppen, every, , y in t, e county court, ou, e, t, e, c, ool, , llw, y, t, e f, r, , upply, tore,, n, t, e woo, working, , op.
<, 2>Equipping Co, , unity Mi, , ion, rie,
Co, , i, , ioning wit, out equipping i, ju, t, cere, ony. Give your co, , unity, i, , ion, rie, pr, ctic, l tool, :
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