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OUTREACH ISNT OPTIONAL Leader: Joy Skjegstad Why Community Ministry is Essential to Your Congregations Future Slide 2 OUTREACH ISNT OPTIONAL Why Community Ministry is Essential to Your Congregations Future Slide 3 Joy Skjegstad joynonprofit@yahoo.com Joy Skjegstad, author of Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry (Alban Institute 2007) and Starting A Nonprofit At Your Church (Alban Institute 2002), is a national speaker and consultant on nonprofit management and ministry development. She has more than 20 years of experience starting and growing nonprofit organizations, with a special focus on faith-based groups, and youth and community development. Slide 4 COMMUNITY MINISTRY: Not just one more thing to do Slide 5 Driving Engine for the Church Slide 6 Thread in a Tapestry Slide 7 Slide 8 Undergirding Community Slide 9 Support and Involvement from all Slide 10 Missional Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Keeping the Church Relevant Slide 14 out there in here Slide 15 Connecting with NEW IMMIGRANTS Slide 16 Appreciating CULTURE Slide 17 Our LENS for Seeing God Slide 18 Twenty-Somethings Slide 19 The FLAVOR of Worship Slide 20 Slide 21 How does a church do community ministry? Slide 22 Engaging YOUNG ADULTS in the Church Slide 23 UNCHURCHED Slide 24 Slide 25 Drawing YOUNG ADULTS to the Church Slide 26 Slide 27 Cause-Oriented Community Service Slide 28 Return on INVESTMENT Slide 29 EVANGELISM Can Begin with Community Service Slide 30 UNCHURCHED Want Involvement Slide 31 Bringing NEW ENERGY to your Congregation Slide 32 PULLING TOGETHER Slide 33 Slide 34 GIFTS Fitting Together Slide 35 Slide 36 Slide 37 Slide 38 Slide 39 SPIRITUAL VITALITY Slide 40 Ministering to OUR NEIGHBORS Slide 41 A Major Part of JESUS MINISTRY Slide 42 Since the Early Church MINISTERING TO ORPHANS Slide 43 What Happens When We FOLLOW GOD? Slide 44 Slide 45 THE SPIRIT AT WORK Slide 46 Resources on this Topic Slide 47 Joy Skjegstad joynonprofit@juno.com Slide 48 My Books Winning Grants to Strengthen Your Ministry Outlines the step-by-step process of seeking foundation and corporate grant $ for ministry Buy Now Slide 49 My Books Starting A Nonprofit At Your Church For churches that want to start separate 5013 nonprofits Buy Now Slide 50 Consulting Services Available Joy Skjegstad Strategic Planning and Visioning Fundraising plans and strategies Board development and training Community ministry design and launch Facilitation and focus groups Nonprofit start-up or re-launch Slide 51