ENGAGE | COMMUNITY

If your church suddenly ceased to exist, would your community miss you?
Would they even know you were gone?

LUKE 10 (NIV)

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus.

"Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"
26 "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?"

27 He answered, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all

your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your
neighbor as yourself.'"
28 "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live."

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?"

30 Inreply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he
was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away,
leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and
when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he
came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he
traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He
went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the
man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day
he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said,
'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
36 "Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the
hands of robbers?"
37 The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him."

Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."

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SAMARITAN ENGAGEMENT PROCESS

GOING
• Jesus wants movement
• Jesus crosses borders and breaks barriers
• Jesus is already there

SEEING
• Look for partnerships not projects
• Look for unmet needs
• Look where your church leaders are looking

CARING
• “splagging” - What in my community breaks Jesus’ heart?
• How does my church care?
• 4 Styles Engagement:
o SERVICE o DISCOVERY
o JUSTICE o ADVODCACY
MyPassionProfile.com (Moore, Steve “Who is My Neighbor?” NAVPRESS, 2010)

ACTING
• Promotion and inspiration
• Serving as worship (Sunday AM)
• Creating a culture of engagement
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WHERE COULD MY CHURCH GO?
WHO DOES GOD WANT MY CHURCH TO SEE?
HOW DOES MY CHURCH CARE?
WHAT COULD MY CHURCH DO?

“engage your community”:

• A Hole in the Gospel, Richard Stearns
• A Place at the Table, Chris Seay
• Barefoot Church, Brandon Hatmaker
• Barefoot Tribe, Palmer Chinchen
• Every Monday Matters, Matthew Emerzian and Kelly Bozza
• For the City, Darrin Patrick and Matt Carter
• Organic Outreach, Kevin G. Harney
• Serving God in a Migrant Crisis: Ministry to People on the Move, Patrick Johnstone
• Servolution, Dino Rizzo
• Together on Mission, Dana Allin and David Hancock and Jim Singleton
• Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton
• When Helping Hurts, Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
• Who is My Neighbor?, Steve Moore
• You Don’t Have to Cross the Ocean to Reach the World, David Boyd
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1. bottled water/soft drink giveaway 40. glow-in-the-dark necklace giveaway
2. gasoline buy-down (4th of July Fireworks)
3. doughnut giveaway 41. everyone gets a Christmas gift
4. dollar drop (dollar store toys)
5. tipping at restaurants server 42. community picnic
6. trash pick up 43. Pokemon Go community events
7. $20 outreach experiment 44. Ingress community event
8. newspaper giveaway 45. Harry Potter - Wizards Unite event
9. hot chocolate giveaway 46. Totally Free car wash
10. stamp giveaway at post office 47. car cleaning and vacuuming
11. local business blast (target one) 48. oil change for single parents
12. grocery bag packing 49. car drying at self-serve car wash
13. grocery cart escort 50. windshield washer fluid fill
14. popsicle/ice cream giveaway 51. windshield ice scraping
(students at end-of-school) 52. windshield washing (self-serve gas)
15. Ice cream coupons 53. leaf raking
16. cleaning towels 54. bike fix-it
17. vinyl gloves at gas stations 55. restroom cleaning
18. “pay it forward” drive thru 56. umbrella escort
19. windshield washing 57. neighborhood food collection
20. parking meter feeding 58. business window washing
21. drinks at biking trails 59. Polaroid photos
22. pens/pencils giveaway 60. haircuts for the homeless
23. photocopies 61. shoeshines
24. drinks at college events 62. helium balloons and balloon animals
25. breakfast toaster pastry giveaway 63. dog washing
26. exam answer sheets giveaway 64. doggy dirt cleanup
27. phone cards for long-distance calls 65. dorm moving help
28. biggie size food order 66. coffee/lattes - late night study group
29. Trick-R-Treat on purpose - 67. soft drink/lemonade at class sign-up
be that house! 68. pizza on move-in day at dorms
30. suntan lotion giveaway 69. free Christmas gift wrapping
31. surf wax 70. meal purchasing at restaurants
32. Mother’s Day carnation giveaway 71. door-to-door Sunday morning
33. church match book giveaway paper and coffee
34. watermelon/cantaloupe giveaway 72. filter change for
35. pumpkin & carving kits giveaway air-conditioners and heaters
36. boxes to merchants 73. garage cleaning
37. scotch tape giveaway at Christmas 74. lawn mowing
38. flower seed packet giveaway 75. roof gutter cleaning
39. golf ball giveaway/cleaning 76. address number painting on curbs
77. 1 item collection for food bank
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78. garbage can return from street 114. backpack giveaway
79. bulbs/potted plants 115. classroom packs for teachers
80. city wide clean up initiatives 116. organization/inventory help for
81. free soccer day clothes closets
82. snow removal 117. $5 coffee gifts cards to teachers –
83. ice melting for sidewalks back-to-school
84. window washing 118. dorm room cleaning
85. diaper drive for crisis pregnancy 119. shopping assistance for shut ends
86. fill a dresser with baby clothes for 120. apartment move out help
new moms 121. birthday party organizing
87. light bulb replacement 122. memorial service for the
88. fireplace ash removal unchurched
89. smoke detector battery replacement 123. move in welcoming party
90. library fines payment 124. pool party
91. winter summer survival kits 125. birthday cards
92. water bottle drive 126. junk mail reduction campaign
(Flint Water Crisis) 127. recycling collection/education
93. Christmas tree giveaway 128. rent a dumpster for community
94. after Christmas tree collection 129. walking/running groups
95. laundromat payment 130. “slow roll” family bike event
96. friendly pets to retirement homes 131. community garden
97. supply drive for Disaster Relief 132. community CPR class
98. free prayer tables at fairs 133. community awareness class
99. boarding project (racism, immigrants, specials needs,
boards abandoned homes sex trafficking, opium crisis, etc.)
100. Matthew party 134. thank you notes give away
101. block party and gratitude training
102. lunch party at downtown square 135. landscaping -
103. appreciation for police officers, city buildings/non-profits
firefighters, EMTs
104. confession booth
(you say you are sorry)
105. accident scene cleanup
106. single parents house repair
107. food/craft/Sudoku packs for
retirement home
108. blood pressure screening
109. free tutoring
110. ESL
111. Immigration Alliance
112. free legal advice for undocumented
113. school supplies for students