Samaritan Way : A Call to Lifestyle

Many church members get a taste of community ministry through church outreach events or week-long mission trips. But when the event is over, many are left with a yearning for more. They desire more frequent experiences of that kind of ministry, and want something that will change their lifestyle altogether. For churches looking to make the next step in community ministry, "The Samaritan Way" will lead you there. David Crocker offers readers a way to transition from one day of intensive compassion ministry to a lifestyle of compassion ministry. Through stories and experiences, Crocker inspires and educates readers to take their limited experiences to a new level.

David W. Crocker is founder of Operation Inasmuch, Inc., dedicated to helping churches engage in community ministry.

Editor's Foreword	p. viii
Introduction: A Humbled Police Officer	p. 1
A Grander Vision	p. 7
A Better Paycheck
Wheels and Deals
Friendship as a Ministry
Beyond Lifestyle
The Next Level
The Samaritan Way	p. 25
The Story Still Speaks
The Story
Negative Models
Priorities
Lessons from a Compassionate Stranger
Go and Do Likewise
It's Not about Us	p. 45
It's Not Supposed to Be about Us
We Have Seen the Enemy, and They Are Us
God's Mirrors
A Poignant Parable
It's about Them	p. 60
Victims of Homelessness
Victims of Poverty
Victims of Disease
Prisoners
Not Just Them
We Need the Poor	p. 82
Serving Jesus
Aware of Human Need
Purpose for Life
Spiritual Growth
Beggars Looking for Beggars
Turn Your Chairs Around	p. 100
A New Reformation
It's a Big World
Reworking Evangelism
Missional Churches
Moving Down the Funnel	p. 116
The Funnel
Tips for Making Compassion Ministry Part of Your DNA
The Decision
Prayer
Vision
Churches That Make a Difference	p. 135
What Is Church Culture?
A Culture of Compassion Ministry
A Tale of Two Churches
Lessons Learned
Becoming
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Samaritan Way : A Call to Lifestyle Compassion Ministry

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