{"product_id":"visiting-in-an-age-of-mission-isbn-9780787938680","title":"Visiting in an Age of Mission","description":"A practical guide to the crucial role of visiting in the life of a church--a role that has grown even more important in an age when so many do not regularly attAnd church services. Presented here are 14 different forms of visiting, to reach both within the church congregation and in the community at large. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep One: The Persons\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 A Joyful Invitation 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Choosing Whom to Visit 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Amazing Mission 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep Two: Ways of Visiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Visiting Possibilities 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Personal Visiting 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Visiting in Gatherings 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Special Ways of Visiting 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep Three: The Best Timing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 A Simple Approach 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Life Stages and Celebrative Events 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep Four: Your Gifts for Visiting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Gifts and Graces 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Training and Praying 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Suggestions for Visiting 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Excellent Sprinters, Solid Marathon Runners 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep Five: Building Your Mission\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Your Visiting Outreach 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Congregation’s Witness 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The Pastor Visits 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Sacrament and Cloud 135\u003c\/p\u003e KENNON L. CALLAHAN, ??researcher, professor, and pastor?is one of today's most sought-after church consultants. He has worked with thousands of congregations around the world and has helped tens of thousands of church leaders and pastors through his dynamic workshops and seminars. Author of many books, he is best known for his groundbreaking study Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, which has formed the basis for the Mission Growth Movement, a widely acclaimed program for church renewal. Callahan has earned the B.A., M.Div., S.T.M., and Ph.D. degrees. His doctorate is in Systematic Theology. He has served both rural and urban congregations in Ohio, Texas, and Georgia and taught for many years at Emory University. Ken and his wife of over forty years, Julie, have two children, Ken and Mike, and three grandchildren, Blake, Mason, and Brice. They enjoy the outdoors, hiking, horseback riding, and camping.  In his classic work Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, Kennon Callahan highlights the critical role visiting plays in a congregation?s ministry—a role that has grown even more important in an age when so many do not participate in the life of the church. Here he presents a full-length practical guide to visiting, both within the congregation and in the community at large. \"A visit is a sign of hope and promise. As you visit, you share the good news. People take hope. They discover life has promise. They know someone cares--deeply--for them.\u003cbr\u003e \"He organizes the book into five steps that will help you grow in your visiting:  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscovering those whom God is inviting you to visit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChoosing your ways of visitingDeciding the best timing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrowing your gifts for visiting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilding your mission\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Going beyond classifications of \"churched\" and \"unchurched\" persons, Callahan urges us to visit with all persons in of our community. The book describes fourteen key forms of visiting, from the time-honored methods of home and work visits to the modern, high-tech approaches of direct mail and audio and video cassettes. It also discusses \"the best timing\" -- why some times of the year, and of life, are better than others for visiting. \u003cp\u003eFinally Callahan provides invaluable lessons on how we can develop our own gifts and graces for visiting. Through pragmatic exercises and sample dialog, he teaches us not only how to help persons with their specific hurts and hopes, but also how to build friAndships and share the joy and caring of God's mission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Let our visiting be like a sacrament. Let our visiting be a sign of grace, of compassion, of community, of hope. Let us run with unflinching purpose the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus.\" —Kennon Callahan, Visiting in an Age of Mission\u003c\/p\u003e  In his classic work Twelve Keys to an Effective Church, Kennon Callahan highlights the critical role visiting plays in a congregationÕs ministry—a role that has grown even more important in an age when so many do not participate in the life of the church. Here he presents a full-length practical guide to visiting, both within the congregation and in the community at large. \"A visit is a sign of hope and promise. As you visit, you share the good news. People take hope. They discover life has promise. They know someone cares--deeply--for them.\"  \u003cp\u003eHe organizes the book into five steps that will help you grow in your visiting:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscovering those whom God is inviting you to visit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChoosing your ways of visiting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeciding the best timing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGrowing your gifts for visiting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBuilding your mission\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e Going beyond classifications of \"churched\" and \"unchurched\" persons, Callahan urges us to visit with all persons in of our community. \u003cbr\u003e The book describes fourteen key forms of visiting, from the time-honored methods of home and work visits to the modern, high-tech approaches of direct mail and audio and video cassettes. It also discusses \"the best timing\" -- why some times of the year, and of life, are better than others for visiting.  \u003cp\u003eFinally Callahan provides invaluable lessons on how we can develop our own gifts and graces for visiting. Through pragmatic exercises and sample dialog, he teaches us not only how to help persons with their specific hurts and hopes, but also how to build friendships and share the joy and caring of God's mission.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Let our visiting be like a sacrament. Let our visiting be a sign of grace, of compassion, of community, of hope. 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