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Missions & Outreach

It can be argued that nothing is more important in the Christian life than reaching out to people who don't know Jesus. Explore many of the issues surrounding this complex subject using these trusted studies with your group or by yourself.


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5 Principles of a Purpose-Driven Church
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Current Issues Bible Study
Rick Warren's genius is in helping pastors see the obvious

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Answer the Skeptics
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Current Issues Bible Study
Do you have an answer for the misconceptions about Christianity?

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Care for Children with Special Needs
padCare for Children with Special Needs
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Current Issues Bible Study
How can we offer practical help for children and their parents?

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Caring for Adult Children of Alcoholics
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Christian Living Bible Study
Churches can help adult children of alcoholics find healing.

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Caring for Our Community
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Current Issues Bible Study
Why we should give back to the places that help shape us.

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Corporate Integrity Begins at Home
padCorporate Integrity Begins at Home
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Current Issues Bible Study
New laws won't prevent another Enron.

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Culture: Love It, Leave It, or Transform It
padCulture: Love It, Leave It, or Transform It
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Current Issues Bible Study
Richard Niebuhr's Christ and Culture is 50 years old—and still has something wise to say to evangelicals.

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Dallas and Antioch: A Big Approach to Church
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Current Issues Bible Study
Dallas has more megachurches, mega-seminaries, and mega-Christian activity than any other American city.

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Dangerous Popularity of Habitat
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Current Issues Bible Study
Habitat for Humanity strives to keep its Christian identity—a tricky task, when everybody wants to join.

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Defining Our Role in Politics
padDefining Our Role in Politics
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Current Issues Bible Study
How Christians should practice 'right politics'

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Do Missionaries Invite Trouble?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Christian relief agencies no longer work in war zones—they are the war zones.

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Engaging The Da Vinci Code
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Current Issues Bible Study
How should Christians respond to pop culture that contradicts biblical teaching?

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Enjoy the Global Church
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
What we see of the global church depends on where we look.

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Faith in the Workplace Course
padFaith in the Workplace Course
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Bible Study Course
Build the confidence to share your faith and hope at work.

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Following God’s Lead in Missions
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
As God moves through space and time, we need to be ready to go with his flow.

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Fresh Ways to Connect with the Gospel
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Current Issues Bible Study
Christianity must be presented so it reaches the whole person, not just the mind.

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From Personal Faith to Social Action
padFrom Personal Faith to Social Action
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Current Issues Bible Study
How does Christ’s command to care for “the least of these” translate to social action?

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George Barna: Prophet to Evangelicals
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Current Issues Bible Study
He believes his ten-year campaign to reform the church has failed. What is he going to do next?

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Great Commission Complete?
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
The growth of Christianity in Latin America, Africa, and Asia should make us rethink our approach to missions.

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Growing with Wesley's Small Groups
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Current Issues Bible Study
How what they did might power up our groups today.

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Hollywood Disciples
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Current Issues Bible Study
Even when they're writing fiction, these Hollywood insiders bring the truth to bear.

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How to Help the Dying
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Current Issues Bible Study
An innovative program combines hospice care, traditional medicine, and faith to comfort the terminally ill.

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Is Persecution a Plus in China?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Top communists, despite their denials, endorse arrest and torture of Chinese Christians by the thousands.

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Lessons in Hospitality and Humility
padLessons in Hospitality and Humility
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
We can learn by being guests of another culture.

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Ministering in the Global Church
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
A fractured church with a crippled mission finds healing through brokenness.

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Missional Evangelism
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Bible Study Course
How do we share the gospel where we live?

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Missional Evangelism: Get to Know Unbelievers
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Current Issues Bible Study
Reaching out needs to start with getting to know those who don’t follow Jesus.

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Missional Evangelism: Help Others to Repent
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Current Issues Bible Study
Define sin, encourage confession, and learn to listen to help lead others to repentance and salvation.

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Missional Evangelism: To Your Community
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Current Issues Bible Study
Making a difference in your community will require getting outside the church walls.

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Missional Evangelism: Touch Broken Lives
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Current Issues Bible Study
Jesus reached out to a cynical generation, and he teaches us how to do the same.

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Our Flops: God's Success
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Current Issues Bible Study
Zambia is missionary David Livingstone's greatest legacy. But this Christian nation isn't always heaven on earth.

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Our Part in Worldwide Community
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Current Issues Bible Study
Why barriers between us and the nations must come down.

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Should Christians Risk Life for Peace?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Caught between rebels, paramilitaries, and toxic spray, peacemaking Christians put their lives on the line in violent Colombia.

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Should Missionaries Break the Law?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Former Taliban hostages Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer talk about the risks they took, the imprisonment they suffered, and their plan to return to 'the hardest place on Earth.'

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Silicon Valley's Surprising Testimony
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Current Issues Bible Study
High-tech Christian executives are bringing biblical values back into the mecca of Mammon.

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The Gospel and Social Issues
padThe Gospel and Social Issues
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Christian Living Bible Study
Is the gospel getting lost in our concern for social issues?

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The Measure of Our Compassion
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Current Issues Bible Study
Some surprising finds about how much we care.

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The Mission of the Trinity
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Christian Vision Project Bible Study
All creation was designed to do one thing, and the church’s mission should be no different.

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Understanding Teens
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Current Issues Bible Study
How do teens view God, and what does it haveto do with the rest of us?

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What Makes a Hero?
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Current Issues Bible Study
One man's journal of ministry among New York City's firefighters and police officers at Ground Zero.

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When Did We Lose Our Global Vision?
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Current Issues Bible Study
Passion for worldwide mission outreach is fading because of more pressing concerns. How can we get it back?

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Where Is Mercy in America’s Health-Care?
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Christian Living Bible Study
Health care must move beyond money to compassion.

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