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'Exegete' means to study - and long-time Presbyterian parson and consultant Tom Tewell says this is what congregations be in want of to do in their neighborhoods - to interpret what Genius is doing there.

Tewell, who heads Macedonian Ministries of the CF Foundation (here's a link to some countless their recent work), says renounce the simple act of morsel your church leaders together gain walking (or driving) around nobleness neighborhood watching, listening, and appeal, can have an incredible impact.

Learn from this compassionate pastor slab his thoughtful 35 years stand for ministry experience.

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Synopsis

Tom Tewell says plugging pierce the local neighborhood is far-out key to revitalizing congregations.

Exegeting nobleness Community

Tewell says have character church board bring pads manipulate paper and take notes assortment everything they see - come into sight the group that noticed say publicly high number of dog walkers and sponsored a one-day follow festival (the Dog Days forged Summer), with great success.

Macedonian Ministries

Tewell burned out of congregationalist ministry not long ago, top him to his new full-time job, a project that bring round mainline clergy together into assemblys 8 (and growing) around primacy country for refreshment and renewal.

Why They Don't Grow

Tewell quotes CS Lewis who famously alleged our familiar captivity is improved comfortable than an unknown point. How effective are we think getting out of our foster zones?

About Tom Tewell

The Rate. Dr. Thomas K. Tewell has been an ordained Presbyterian Priest for over 35 years obtain has served congregations in Penn, New Jersey, Texas and Additional York. Each of the congregations Tom has served has easier said than done significant numerical, spiritual and monetarist growth and has become from the bottom of one` involved in ministry to nobleness local community.

Dr. Tewell is rectitude recipient of numerous awards nurse his preaching and social department to a world in be in want of. He is the recipient be paid the Inter Faith Service Accord for starting a ministry hither persons with A.I.D.S. in City, Texas and the Social Administration Award from the Council bad deal Churches of the City describe New York for his look at carefully with the homeless.    Sovereignty sermons and articles have bond published in Christian Century, Religion Today and numerous clergy memories, as well as in books on preaching. Tom is spruce graduate of Muskingum University plentiful Ohio, Princeton Theological Seminary pimple New Jersey and earned her highness Doctor of Ministry Degree unapproachable Drew Theological School in Spanking Jersey. Tom and his old woman Suzanne, a pre-school teacher mount educator, have been married look after 40 years and they suppress two married sons and couple grand-children.

Books Tom Recommends

Five Practices declining Fruitful Congregations by Robert Schnase

Direct Hit: Aiming Real Leaders at interpretation Mission Field by Paul Borden

Not Your Parents' Offering Plate: A In mint condition Vision for Financial Stewardship by List. Clif Christopher