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Big Picture of Ministry

By Katie Fellows, June 06, 2018

#UrbanSDA

Western Washington leaders explored and learned about the different ways a ministry can work within their community to serve the people around them at the Urban Ministry Conference. "With urban ministry, we don't have to change what we believe," says Derek Lane. "We need to minister to where people hurt most."

 

Ken Aiolupotea, New Human Resources Director

Washington Conference welcomes a new human resources director, Ken Aiolupotea, to the ministry family.

 

A Dessert Theatrical Approach to Relational Evangelism

Bremerton Church developed a unique and creative evangelism series that guided participants through a narrative dessert theater of the cosmic conflict, hosting between 45 and 55 people each Friday and Saturday night for four weeks. Read more at bit.ly/DessertTheatricalEvangelism.

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Washington Conference welcomes a new human resources director, Ken Aiolupotea, to the ministry family.

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Katie Henderson
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Bremerton Church developed a unique and creative evangelism series that guided participants through a narrative dessert theater of the cosmic conflict, hosting between 45 and 55 people each Friday and Saturday night for four weeks. Read more at bit.ly/DessertTheatricalEvangelism.

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John Kurlinski
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Western Washington leaders explored and learned about the different ways a ministry can work within their community to serve the people around them at the Urban Ministry Conference. "With urban ministry, we don't have to change what we believe," says Derek Lane. "We need to minister to where people hurt most."

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Heidi Baumgartner
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Katie Fellows

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