The well-known motivational theorist, Abraham Maslow, once commented: "If the only tool you have is a hammer, you will see every problem as a nail." This applies to organizing for outreach ministry because each person approaches evangelism from a different motivation.
When reorganizing our Outreach Department in 2005 we wanted to align the ministry with our pastor's vision for evangelism. In his minibook "Winning Your World", Mac Hammond describes how to develop a personal style of evangelism custom tailored to your own personality, temperament and gifting.
Pastor's vision resulted in an organization that divides our efforts into several different types of outreach. They are servant evangelism, street witnessing, event evangelism, invitational evangelism and community outreach.
More and different tools of ministry mean more laborers for ministry. By creating several doorways of opportunity, more workers can respond to the Great Commission.
We've now created ministry opportunities for both the bold and confrontive as well as the shy and introverted. If folks are unavailable for week night events then weekends are an option. Families who want to serve together can reach out along with teens and singles.
I'll discuss these different types of outreach ministry in a future post. In the meanwhile, keep reaching out!
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