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Crystal Stamberg
Nov 19
GO Value: Mobilization By Crystal Stamberg This week is the eighth of ten blog entries on the values of Global Outreach. We believe that God calls each believer to be engaged in mission. Therefore, we will seek through partnership to mobilize the whole church, to take the whole gospel, to the whole city. The name we use at Perimeter "Non-Resident Missionary Teams." They...
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Matt Vestal, LOLMD/CR Coor.
Oct 26
GO Value: Reciprocal PartnershipsThis week is the seventh of ten blog entries on the values of Global Outreach.By Matthew Vestal (with Tom Mullis) A partnership is a two-way street where independent entities work together to accomplish more than either could alone. A practical understanding of this is foundational for how we connect and operate with other ministries around the world. For the...
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Crystal Stamberg
Oct 04
We believe that, for long-term reproducibility, ministries should receive their primary financial support from sources within their culture. We've been impacted through the years by Steve Saint and Daniel Rickett's teachings on the dangers of creating dependency. From Dan Rickett's book on Building Strategic Relationships, we learned: In a healthy relationship, both sides...
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Crystal Stamberg
Sep 29
This week is the fourth of ten blog entries on the values of Global Outreach. We believe ministry is most effectively done by trained national leadership within their own culture. What do packing all your possessions in a coffin, taking a month-long boat ride, and trail-blazing Anglos have in common with missions in the 21st century? Answer: absolutely nothing! In...
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Matt Vestal, LOLMD/CR Coor.
Sep 20
Leadership development is a hot topic. Just scanning my bookshelf, a magazine rack, or a list of blogs, it becomes clear that any type of organization desires more and/or better leaders. This is no different in the Kingdom of God. Biblically we can see God ordained leaders at the forefront of God's plan for the world. From Moses to David to Jesus to Paul and all throughout God supplied and...
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Crystal Stamberg
Sep 13
There will be a redemptive change when an individual, family, community, city, and culture are being brought under the influence of the gospel of Jesus Christ! Perimeter's own ministry plan outlines how a community demonstrates a life transforming encounter with the Kingdom of God when: • Its people, in ever increasing numbers across ethnic and socioeconomic boundaries, are becoming...
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Crystal Stamberg
Aug 20
This is the second of ten blog entries on the values of Global Outreach. Last week, we looked at prayer as a consistent ministry activity within Global Outreach. As a church that sends 40+ short-term mission teams out to 12 different countries throughout the year, it is imperative that we explore how to pray for GO Journey teams while they are on the field. My favorite John Piper quote...
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Crystal Stamberg
Aug 13
We believe it is God who changes the hearts of people; therefore prayer should be the most consistent ministry activity. John Piper has been quoted as saying "Prayer IS the work of missions." Yet, our partners seem to do it far better and more often. You could say that we plan more than we pray, but our partners pray more than they...
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Carrie Anne Jurgensen, Clinic Coor.
Aug 06
All around the world, there are pastors and Christian leaders who are beginning to think differently about what the church could and should be in their community. There is a growing awareness that effectiveness is not measured by what happens inside the church, but rather by the impact people in their church have in their cities and communities to see community transformation take place...
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Crystal Stamberg
Jul 30
Everybody loves a good story. By drawing us in, stirring our imaginations, and touching our hearts, stories can teach us great lessons. The Bible is filled with fascinating stories like Noah and the ark, Moses and the Ten Commandments, and David and Bathsheba that God uses to teach us fundamental principles. Stories we seem to connect with most are unvarnished, revealing weakness as well as...
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Matt Vestal, LOLMD/CR Coor.
Jul 23
Many people assume that cities are inherently evil; at least in the small town that I come from. It’s believed that we should avoid the city and the problems that it presents. When it comes to ministry some believe that cities have had their chance, so our focus should be on more remote unreached parts of the earth. Not cities. But God loves cities, and calls us to minister in...
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Crystal Stamberg
Jul 16
As a church, Perimeter has been on a 33-year journey of faith to do the impossible unless God is in it, to bring Greater Atlanta and all places where we serve into a life-transforming encounter with the Kingdom of God. On that journey, Global Outreach is the way our story intersects God’s larger story of redemption in the world. It is our privilege to bridge the two stories by...
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