Gospel Intentional Summer

Here is our last video clip from Jeremiah. As we close our series Jeremiah helps us to show the beauty of the gospel and how to communicate the ongoing work of God in our testimony. (Note: There are a few glitches where the video freezes for a second and the audio continues. That is in […]

We continue our workshop of encouragement and direction in being more intentional in our connections, relationships, and evangelism. Here Jeremiah digs into how to avoid insider language without losing the richness of meaning–how to communicate the glory of the gospel in a way outsiders can relate. (Note: There are a few glitches in the video […]

Here is our next clip from Jeremiah Montgomery’s conference in VA Beach at Reformation OPC. This is about starting conversations, connecting to people, and moving conversations toward gospel topics….and being thoughtful and normal while doing it. (Note: There are a few glitches in the video where the video freezes for a second and the audio […]

Recently Jeremiah Montgomery, General Secretary of Home Missions, taught at a conference on evangelism in VA Beach at Reformation OPC. They recorded the conference and kindly allowed us to create some clips. Jeremiah hit several notes that complement this Gospel Intentional Summer series and give some good instruction. Today, we share the first of a […]

As we return to our ‘Gospel Intentional Summer’ we have several short videos to encourage, inspire, and direct you in becoming better at these things. The first 3 posts in this series (posted in June) encapsulate the straightforward plan. These next few posts are like returning to the safe confines and getting more training and […]

We’d love to hear from you. Have you been encouraged to try anything this summer to be more intentional with your neighbors or friends? It doesn’t have to be anything big. It doesn’t have to be a success. It doesn’t even have to have happened yet. Have you prayed differently? Have you talked to some […]

“The evangelism that the church is to practice should resemble the way Polynesians catch fish. We must do it together, and we do it by inviting our nonbelieving friends to the party. We let the grace that we have been lavishing on one another spill out onto the nonbelievers among us. There is nothing wrong […]

“Our post-Christian neighbors need to hear and see and taste and feel authentic Christianity, hospitality spreading from every Christian home that includes neighbors in prayer, food, friendship, childcare, dog walking, and all the daily matters upon which friendships are built.” “My prayer is that this book will help you let God use your home, apartment, […]

“…I pray about lost dogs…” Rosaria Butterfield (context: involvement in her neighborhood)   Last week, we talked about THINKING more intentionally about how summer provides opportunities to build relationships with your neighbors. This week, let’s build on that. Intentional Item #2: Pray Intentionally About The Summer & Gospel Opportunities Recall all of those natural activities […]

“Invest in your neighbors for the long haul, the hundreds of conversations that make up a neighborhood, and stop thinking of conversations with neighbors as sneaky evangelistic raids into their sinful lives.” ~Rosaria Butterfield   Summer is a time when we inherently recognize a shift in daily life: The days are longer and people are […]