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Big Picture of Ministry

By Katie Fellows, June 06, 2018

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Western Washington leaders explored and learned about the different ways a ministry can work within their community to serve the people around them at the Urban Ministry Conference. "With urban ministry, we don't have to change what we believe," says Derek Lane. "We need to minister to where people hurt most."

 

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Bremerton Church developed a unique and creative evangelism series that guided participants through a narrative dessert theater of the cosmic conflict, hosting between 45 and 55 people each Friday and Saturday night for four weeks. Read more at bit.ly/DessertTheatricalEvangelism.

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Washington Conference welcomes a new human resources director, Ken Aiolupotea, to the ministry family.

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Bremerton Church developed a unique and creative evangelism series that guided participants through a narrative dessert theater of the cosmic conflict, hosting between 45 and 55 people each Friday and Saturday night for four weeks. Read more at bit.ly/DessertTheatricalEvangelism.

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Western Washington leaders explored and learned about the different ways a ministry can work within their community to serve the people around them at the Urban Ministry Conference. "With urban ministry, we don't have to change what we believe," says Derek Lane. "We need to minister to where people hurt most."

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Katie Fellows

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