Kentucky Baptists Connect has established major objectives and goals that will help churches throughout Kentucky seize an important opportunity to reach out to lost people in our state in an unprecedented way. One of the Connect goals is to launch a new ministry that touches a group of people your church has not reached before. The Church Reaching Out is a strategy developed to help churches begin new outreach ministry points.
New outreach ministries might include: food pantry, clothing closet, multi-housing Bible study, jail/prison ministry, pregnancy care, after-school program, literacy ministry, job skill training, substance abuse recovery, medical/dental care, homeless shelter/transitional housing, resort/leisure ministry, etc.
Outreach Ministries Enable the Church to:
- Be the hands and feet of Jesus (Matthew 25:34-40).
- Serve as agents of spiritual transformation and social justice (Isaiah 58:6-12).
- Show God’s love to everyone (Luke 14:12-14).
- Communicate genuine compassion and Christ-like servanthood (John 13:12-17).
- Share resources with those in need (Acts 2:42-47).
Benefits of Starting New Outreach Ministries:
- Identifies Prospects.
- Creates Opportunities for Sharing the Gospel.
- Connects Your church with Your Community as you Serve.
- Reaches Out to the Not Yet Reached.
- Helps Churches Communicate the Gospel in Word and Deed.
- Renews and Refreshes the Church.
Steps to Beginning a New Outreach Ministry Point:
- Pray seeking God’s leadership.
- Share the vision and involve others.
- Gather information and assess community needs.
- Determine giftedness and available resources.
- Plan the ministry.
- Equip members to intentionally share their faith in the ministry setting.
- Set the plan in motion and experience “the church reaching out”, transforming both community and church.
How can the Mission Service and Ministries Department Help Your Church Launch a New Ministry?
 Is your church reaching out to unreached people in your community through ministry that is "biblical, relational and practical?" Are you interested in establishing new community-reaching ministries in your church? Register now and let us know!
“God has put everything in place for His mission to be accomplished – everything, that is, except our obedience. Now is the time to take the Lordship of Christ seriously – in our lives, in our church, and in our community.”- Henry Blackaby
“The pastor, or shepherd, is the primary teacher of missions. He will set the atmosphere for missions and ministry in the church”.– Henry Blackaby
“If your church vanished, would your community weep? Would anyone notice? Would anyone care?”
“Outreach ministry points are the key to reaching our communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Successful churches will meet hurting people at the point of their need and contagiously share Christ.”– Charles Roesel
“Churches will grow when they reach beyond themselves and minister to the needs of the lost and hurting in their community." - Eric Allen
"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” - Matthew 25:40
“The LORD will answer and say: If you do away with the yoke of oppression, with the pointing finger and malicious talk, and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. - Isaiah 58:9-10
“But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous." - Luke 14:13-14 |