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29 Things I Just Learned About Loving Your Neighbor
There are a lot of people out there earnestly committed to loving their neighbor. Last month, I had the pleasure of meeting a couple hundred of them at The Neighborhood Collective, a gathering of leaders from around the U.S. to talk about neighboring ministry. While they claimed no one can be an expert in this vast and subjective subject, this place was filled with folks (OK, mostly men) who are leading by excellent example. Here's what I just learned about loving your neighbor: Dave...
Do you finish what you’ve stared?
This article was originally published at www.womensministry.net, a fantastic resource for any woman who loves the Lord and serves His people. Sign up for a free weekly tip to receive leadership tips in your inbox! When I first had the idea to start a neighborhood Bible study, I was so excited! I sketched an invitation and marked a date on my calendar, envisioning my living room filled with neighbors sipping coffee over open Bibles. But it didn’t take long for the enormity of this dream...
3 Tips to Love Your Neighbors in a Secular Workplace
Guest Post by Becca Manning I have two types of neighborhoods: the literal neighborhood where I live and the neighborhood of people I work with. I hold two jobs in the service industry. One is a fast-paced, 30 second interaction as a barista. The other is a slower paced, hours long service as a Licensed Massage Therapist. Both of these jobs have guidelines that restrict me from discussing religion. So how does a Christian love their neighbor, their co-worker or their customer without...
Creating Space to Connect Work Guide
Hey How to Love Your Neighbor community! If you follow me around the interwebs, you know I’m a goal-setting fanatic. What can I say: without a goal, I’d just lay around all day eating popcorn. One of my 2017 goals was to create resources for women to help strengthen their relationship with God and their community. And that's what I am sharing about today. “Creating Space to Connect” is my first FREE work guide, just for you and your community-driven spirit. Let’s be honest—creating...
Books that Build Relationships: the year of small things
Warning: by living a “radical faith” you may start a mini-revolution in your neighborhood. As I read the charges from Christ in Matthew 25 to feed the hungry, to welcome the stranger, to clothe the poor, and visit those in prison, I begin to feel a sense of guilt. I am living in white middle-class America, removed from the tangible neighborhood of “the least of these.” But it wasn’t always that way. When I started my young adult career, I was passionate about working with the urban poor. I was...
