Kevin G. Harney - Organic Outreach for Churches: Infusing Evangelistic Passion in Your Local Congregation

We need to make outreach part of the fabric of our congregations. This book offers a terrific pathway to lead your church toward a faithful fulfillment of the Great Commission.

Lee Strobel, author, The Case for Christ

Outreach needs to be at the forefront of our mission and thinking, and Kevin Harney is a proven source for us to learn from. If you care about people who dont know Jesus yet, you have to read this book.

Dan Kimball, author, They Like Jesus but Not the Church

Theres nothing more important than building outreach-oriented churches, and there is perhaps no better coach to help you maximize your churchs redemptive potential than Kevin Harney. I urge you to read this book.

Mark Mittelberg, author, Becoming a Contagious Church

If youre looking for direction on how to instill evangelistic passion in your church, this is the book! Organic Outreach for Churches is a guide to creating a community that is all about helping others find their way back to God.

Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor, Community Christian Church

This book showcases a deep understanding of scriptural emphasis and teaching, the kind of practical help that comes only from real-life application, and an infectious pastoral passion that springs from the love of God first and a passion to reach the lost a close second. What a marvelous book!

Gary Thomas

This eminently practical book shows how churches can change and become effective in outreach. The models presented here have been tested and found to work. An excellent resource for Christians longing to see renewal in their churches.

Ajith Fernando, Teaching Director, Youth for Christ, Sri Lanka

Other Books in the Organic Outreach Series

Organic Outreach for Ordinary People

Organic Outreach for Families (forthcoming)

Other Books by Kevin Harney

Leadership from the Inside Out

Seismic Shifts

Finding a Church You Can Love (with Sherry Harney)

Small Group Resources

Interactions Small Group Series
(with Bill Hybels and Sherry Harney)

New Community Small Group Series
(with Bill Hybels, John Ortberg, and Sherry Harney)

John: An Intimate Look at the Savior

Ephesians: Bringing Heaven to Earth

Curriculum and Church Resources

Old Testament Challenge (with John Ortberg and Sherry Harney)

This We Believe

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Organic Outreach for Churches
Copyright 2011 by Kevin G. Harney

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Harney, Kevin.

Organic outreach for churches: infusing evangelistic passion into your local congregation / Kevin G. Harney.

p. cm.

ISBN 978-0-310-27396-7 (softcover)

1. Church growth. 2. Evangelistic work. I. Title.

BV652.25.H367 2011

266dc23

2011027638

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