At our last meeting, we decided to take a break during July and August, and come back together in the fall. In the meantime, I promised to email everyone with a link to The Externally Focused Church that we plan to study together next. While looking for links to this book, I found another that is co-authored by one of the same people, plus yet another that is highly recommended as an accompaniment. So there are links to 3 books below. I have not read them all myself but plan to, and I would encourage all of you to. (If purchasing the books is a barrier, email me and I will contact the Council for support.) Note that there is both a paper and Kindle version of each.
I am also sending links to some videos by the authors and about the topic.
I will be communicating with our new pastor, Trent Elders, too.
Looking forward to learning more about ways to become an externally focused, neighboring church. Please continue to pray, pray, pray as we continue this Hineni journey, ready and willing to accept God's mission for our church!
The Externally Focused Church, by Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson
The Neighboring Church: Getting Better at What Jesus Says Matters Most, by Brian Mavis and Rick Rusaw (and no, I didn't pick this one because the last name of one of the authors is Mavis, but how about that!)
Good article, "The Externally Focused Small Church"
Good article, "Is Being an Externally Focused Church Enough?"
Videos on The Neighboring Church
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