Neighboring Resources To Download

Download this Introduction To Neighborhood Initiative for a brief look at what we do and more importantly, how to do it!

Introduction To Neighborhood Initiative (Click To Download)
Prayer Walk Bookmark

Download and print our Prayer Walk Bookmarks to help you remember to pray for your neighbors.

Prayer Walk Bookmark at neighborhood initiative

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
Summer Ideas
Holiday Activities
Holiday Ideas

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
Kairos Leaders

Leader’s Guide-Living a Kairos Life.pdf

Participant’s Guide
Kairos Participants

Participant’s Guide-Living a Kairos Life.pdf

Training Available For Churches
NI Training Cover

 Lynn Cory is available for NI Training.

Please email him at lynncory@neighborhoodinitiative.org

Resources For Pastors
Developing a Neighborhood Ministry Handbook

DOWNLOAD: Developing a Neighborhood Ministry Handbook.docx

 

 

 

 

DOWNLOAD: Developing a Neighborhood Ministry Handbook.pdf

Neighborhood Block Party Kit (how-to guide)

DOWNLOAD: Neighborhood Block Party Kit.docx

DOWNLOAD: Neighborhood Block Party Kit.pdf

Prayer Points - Bulletin Insert

DOWNLOAD: Prayer Points.docx

DOWNLOAD: Prayer Points.pdf

 Teaching

Dallas Willard
Video LINK: Dallas Willard “How to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” Sermon NOTES: Dallas Willard “How to Love Your Neighbor as Yourself”
Lynn Cory “How to Develop a Neighborhood Ministry”
VIDEO: Lynn Cory “How to Develop a Neighborhood Ministry”   NOTES: Lynn Cory “How to Develop a Neighborhood Ministry”

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 2.0 Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.

Randy Frazee Real Simplicity Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.

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 Brian Mavis The Neighboring Church Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2016