![]() Summary: The English as a Second Language (ESL) ministry seeks to share the love of Jesus Christ as we teach English and help acculturate first generation immigrants in our neighborhood Place: Saturdays Zoom AND Wednesdays in Person Time: Saturdays 10:00am-11:30 am, Sept - June AND Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8PM Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O man, what is good and what does the Lord require of but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” The Scriptures teach us that God has a special place in his heart for the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the stranger. Our goal is to establish long-term relationships with people of all economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds, and to be the love of Christ and share the saving message of Jesus with all of our neighbors. We partner with local organizations, run our own weekly ministries of ESL and Bible Club, and organize church-wide volunteering events of service around Astoria. We do this by recruiting, training, and mobilizing volunteers to do acts of service in the community. There are FREE templates on this site for door hangers, postcards etc.The mission of the Outreach Ministry of the Diaconate is to equip the church to extend mercy and justice to our neighbors in Astoria and other parts of Queens. The most important thing is to start! You can plan and plan, talk and talk but the quickest way to see souls saved is to just start! Stop waiting on the right idea or event! What is holding you back from going into your community and hanging some door hangers? Get a map, make some door hangers, set a time on a Saturday, get some people from your church and turn your town upside down!!!!!!! Be consistent! Go EVERY Saturday for an hour or 2! We reached every home in our town of 9,000 homes and are doing it again! And we will do it again and again! People need reached! Souls need saved! Time is running out! You don't have to beat them over the head with the Bible just tell them God loves them and invite them to church. Step Five: Gain commitment from some people in your church to help and begin reaching out! This may be a way to gain more commitment from the congregation Step Four: Ask the Pastor for permission to present your church with the ideas for your outreach ministry. Nothing should be done outside the approval of the Pastor! Step Three: Present your ideas to your Pastor. The more an outreach idea cost does not determine the success ![]() Step Two: Determine the cost to execute the ideas you are going to use. start off with one idea or maybe 2 at most. Step One: Make a decision on what outreach idea or ideas you are going to use. Outreach can only be effective if the Holy Spirit is in control of it! Before you start, pray and ask God to guide you in the direction you should go. With your church reaching out in multiple ways this will allow you to impact your community consistently and effectively. Outreach events can also be added throughout the year as an added way to reach out. Also, a mailing campaign to friends, family and your community. What I am saying is a simple door hanger with a message of God's love is a way for the Holy Spirit to speak to them. I'm not saying you have to stand on their doorstep and preach to them. Because he was out in the communities in Israel people, were touched and lives were changed forever! Because of what he did in those communities people were drawn to him! I believe the same holds true today! I believe there has to be a constant, Book of Acts type push in our communities! I believe one of the most effective way to impact your community is through a door to door outreach. In order to have an effective outreach ministry I believe we have to use the example Christ gives us in the scriptures. Most church's spend alot of money on outreach events with minimal impact. ![]() Today's churches have minimized church outreach to single events throughout the year. Before you start your outreach ministry there are 2 question you need to answer.ġ) How did Jesus reach out when he was on earth?
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