Wednesday 20 May 2015

What Is Church Outreach And Its Impact To A Society

By Tammie Caldwell


One of the responsibilities that Jesus left to his disciples is to go into the world and make new followers. The church doctrine requires that people go out and minister the gospel to others. It is, for this reason, that churches have a ministry that is responsible for reaching out to people who do not know the faith. What is church outreach and its impact to a society?

Remember we also saved not by our works by the faith that we profess in Christ Jesus. We live at a time that people and churches are self centered, and they have drawn the line between themselves in the society. It is in the mission of Christ that he preached to every person and made an impact in his or her life.

There are many churches in this day and age that has transformed the lives of people because of preaching the word in open air areas or holding conventions. The internet is also expanding to areas that missionaries could not reach in the olden days. Now with a click of a button a person can reach sermons or stream live services from the comfort of their home.

A life that pleases God is a life that replicates what Jesus did. Christ was not interested in a life of wealth but one that shared life widely to every person he could reach. The great commission was to for disciples to reach out to people from all walks of life and share with them the good news of Christ.

A church that wants to grow must invest their resources into preaching the word of God. Preaching does not mean that it is done in the confines of the churches only, but it means that you get out of the world and reach out to the lost souls. Life after you have given your life to Christ can be so satisfying to the extent that you only feel that you are the only person entitled to salvation.

It is a habit that is making some Christians to live in their confines, and they tend to believe that way they will have achieved their mission. If you see the life that Christ used to live you will see that he walked and dinner with people that others thought were outcast in the society.

Jesus says in the bible that he is the truth, way and life and that if any person wishes to go to the father it must be through him. That means that pastors should begin to preach the true gospel of the father, son and holy spirit. Some pastors are in the habit of preaching money and other life issues forgetting that they are called into the ministry as servants of God.

In the ministry of outreach, a person needs to forget about their status and visit all places the rich and the poor and share with them the love of Christ. A church that has a plan to transform lives in their time must make a habit of going to the people with evangelism. If we remain in our comfort zone, there is no way we can change the lives of other people.




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