Neighboring Ideas
Download the Spring Summer Activities Guide for inspirational ideas to practice this spring and summer. Or download this Seasonal Activities Trifold brochure for ideas for fall and winter in your neighborhood.
Spring-Summer Activities
Holiday Activities
Book Marks
Download Living a Kairos Life (leaders and participants guides) to use as companion guides to the book Neighborhood Initiative and the Love of God.
Leader’s Guide
Participant’s Guide
NI Leadership Training Available For Your Ministry
Sermons
Dallas Willard
Video LINK: Dallas Willard “How to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself”
Sermon NOTES: Dallas Willard “How to Love Your N
Rick Long
Link for contact info to obtain CD: “Was Jesus Serious about Loving my Neighbor?”
Link for contact info to obtain CD: “Risking it All for Relationships”
Nathan Powell “Taking Time to Neighbor”
Lynn Cory “How to Develop a Neighborhood Ministry”
Resources for Pastors
Suggested Timeline for Launching NI
DOWNLOAD: Suggested Timeline.docx
DOWNLOAD: Suggested Timeline.pdf
Developing a Neighborhood Ministry Handbook
Neighborhood Block Party Kit (how-to guide)
DOWNLOAD: Neighborhood Block Party Kit.docx
DOWNLOAD: Neighborhood Block Party Kit.pdf
Website Sign-up Card
DOWNLOAD: Website Sign-up Card.docx
DOWNLOAD: Website Sign-up Card.pdf
Prayer Points - Bulletin Insert
DOWNLOAD: Prayer Points.docx
DOWNLOAD: Prayer Points.pdf
Canning Hunger
Mobilizing the Church in neighborhoods to fight local hunger.
Recommended Reading
Joseph C Aldrich Gentle Persuasion Portland: Multnomah, 1988.
Joseph C Aldrich Life-Style Evangelism Portland: Multnomah, 1981.
Robert E Coleman The Master Plan of Evangelism Grand Rapids: Spire, 1994.
Randy Frazee The Connecting Church Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
Randy Frazee Making Room for Life Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
Ted Haggard Primary Purpose—Making it Hard for People To Go to Hell from Your City Lake Mary: Creation House, 1995.
Robert Lewis The Church of Irresistible Influence Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon The Art of Neighboring Baker Books 2012.
Alan Roxburgh Missional: Joining God in the Neighborhood Baker Books 2011.
Steve Sjogren Conspiracy of Kindness Ann Arbor: Vine Books, 1993.
Steve Sjogren and Dave Ping Outflow Loveland: Group, 2006.
Rodney Stark The Rise of Christianity New York: Harper One, 1996.
Richard Stearns The Hole in Our Gospel Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2010
Rick Rusaw and Eric Swanson The Externally Focused Church Loveland: Group, 2004.
Eric Swanson and Sam Williams To Transform a City Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010.