John Shaw is the OPC General Secretary of Home Missions. He is a former church planter in St. Paul, MN that now (along with the Committee) oversees OPC church planting. In this episode, John discusses some very practical matters for churches to grow in their ability to reach and welcome people. Everyone will profit from this episode, and pastors should find some particularly encouraging thoughts.
Episode ‘Table of Contents:”
0:36 Building a culture of evangelism and how to overcome challenges that are common in our churches
5:07 Encouragement and advice for discouraged or overwhelmed pastors who desire to see the church reach people
11:06 How a pastor can get tangible help and how a session and congregation can be supportive of those efforts
15:00 Outward OPC – why does it exist and what does Home Missions hope to achieve?
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