What if I told you that the BEST MINISTRY doesn't happen at your church building? Let me explain.

The longer I'm in ministry the more I see the importance of ministry OUTSIDE of Sunday mornings. And, more specifically, OUTSIDE of a church building.

And I'm not JUST talking about evangelism - of course this applies to that as well. But, ministry outside of the church building is equally as important for the members of your church.

How? Well let me just say this: Your HOME is one of the most powerful tools in your ministry arsenal.

Why?

Here are 3 reasons your home is one of the most powerful tools in your ministry arsenal:

1 | There's a difference between homes and church buildings

CHURCHES are where people ATTEND - HOMES are where people LIVE.

As a church family, we are called to not just ATTEND church together. We are called to LIVE life together. And homes are where that happens.

2 | Vulnerability

Because HOMES create a deeper more intimate connection - it's easier for true ministry to happen there.

Homes invite vulnerability. When you invite someone into your home, you invite them into your life.

And the result is this: there are conversations people would have over a cup of coffee on your back porch that they would never have in your church office.

3 | It shows you are a PERSON too

When you invite someone into your HOME, it shows that you are a PERSON too.

Your kids write on the walls with crayons. You have a "junk drawer" just like everyone else. You spilled coffee on the carpet in your living room a few years ago and the stain is still there.

People in your church don't think about those things - they just see you as that guy or girl who stands in front of a microphone and sings on Sundays.

It's kind of like when little kids see their teacher at the grocery store and they have an innocent, 8-year old epiphany that teachers are just normal people.

Sometimes to deepen your ministry, you need to help someone in your church have an innocent 43-year old epiphany that church leaders are just normal people who deal with the same things everyone deals with.

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