Northern Roads by Jeremy Norton

Tag: gospel

Discipleship, Ministry

STORIES WITH INTENT #2: PARABLE OF WEEDS

Continued Study of Matthew’s Gospel – Small Group Study Continued Study from Matthew’s Gospel: As I stated in my October 12th Post, Parable of the

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Communication, Leadership

3 THINGS WE SHOULD SAY BEFORE WE MOVE AWAY

As is the case with moving, it always comes up quicker than anticipated. Before we leave, there are 3 things we should and would say, but as is always the case, don’t have enough time to.

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Discipleship, Outreach

HOW TO SHARE YOUR FAITH WITH CONFIDENCE

So often we don’t know what to say. That friend or coworker asks us, “What’d you do on the weekend?” We list off the various events and

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Discipleship, Ministry, Outreach

3 COMMON RESPONSES TO THE GOSPEL

And How We Should React. Sharing the Gospel does not always produce fruit right away. There’s that infrequent experience where a receptive heart welcomes Christ

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Coffee Chats, Communication

HOW VISITING THE BREAK ROOM CAN HAVE ETERNAL RESULTS

Do you take breaks at work or do you work straight through your day? If you work straight through, what’s your motivation? How does that impact the people around you?

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Communication, Leadership, Outreach

WHY I JOINED THE HOLY GHOST RIDERS

Not about gangs, clubs or chapters; just Jesus! A few years ago, I met a guy named “Kat” at a youth conference in Alaska. From his

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Communication, Discipleship, Outreach

4 STEPS TOWARD COMMUNITY-FOCUSED OUTREACH

Churches Need Outreach Ministry. There are many ways that a church, regardless of size, can connect with the world around them. And yet, so many

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Discipleship, Leadership

WHAT TO DO WHEN MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES END IN DISAPPOINTMENT

Sometimes stories don’t end the way we had hoped. Sometimes the effort doesn’t produce the outcome. Sometimes the end result can be disappointing.

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Discipleship, Outreach

FINDING BALANCE BETWEEN EVANGELISM & DISCIPLESHIP

I Want To Find A Balance This Year. With a new year often comes the opportunity to refocus on what’s really important. For me, I’ve

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Communication, Discipleship

HOW MINISTRY FOCUSED AROUND THE CHURCH BUILDING HAS LOST MOMENTUM

Church was different when I was a kid. Everything seemed to happen inside the church building. Back then, it wasn’t unusual to be at the church in

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Discipleship, Outreach

CONSIDER CHURCH WITHIN A LIFEBOAT METAPHOR

Increase Outreach – Part 2 Consider the churches ability to outreach within the following metaphor. God created us to sail pleasant waters, in a perfect,

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Discipleship, Outreach

INCREASE OUTREACH BY VIEWING OUR CHURCHES AS LIFEBOATS

Part 1 While in Alaska last month, my wife and I were able to spend our anniversary in the sea-port of Homer. In the morning,

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