Off The Map Idealab | September 2007 | Issue 0709

Jim and Randy's Excellent Adventure

By Randy Siever, our Director of Doable Evangelism

Seventeen days on the road with Henderson will wear you out, even when they're not consecutive. It's not the travel so much as the total disregard he seems to have for sleep. Passion and purpose seem to have a way of making such trivial traditions irrelevant, I suppose.

We started back in June with a Doable Evangelism Training weekend for the Stonecroft Couples retreat in Kansas City. It turns out that Stonecroft is a women's ministry (started in 1938), probably better known as "Christian Women's Clubs". Read more...

It's Time to Remove Christian Symbols on Cars

Five Reasons To Pry Off The Fish Symbol

By Steve Sjogren

Steve Sjogren is the senior leader-pastor of Coastland Tampa Church, a church that is planting a cluster of churches that are outwardly focused. Free weekly coaching is happening several days each week for several types of leaders. For more information on this check out Serve-Others.com

During your weekend services, do a spot check before you speak. Tally up how many vehicles sport some sort of Christian symbol. Usually churches that are seeing many come to Christ and have an internal book shop that sell these things have a high percentage of people who sport these on their vehicles. Enthusiasm to declare Christ is magnificent, but there is no worse way to do this today than by putting a symbol on your vehicle. Read more...

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Upcoming Events

September 13 - Jim at Fort Collins Vineyard Church, CO (contact us for more information)
September 14-16 - Jim & Casper in Boulder, CO at The Refuge, Colorado University (read latest Jim and Casper interview)
September 21-22 - Jim at Missional X Conference in Tucson AZ
October 13 - Doable Evangelism Seminar in Spokane, WA
October 18 - Jim with Intervarsity Fellowship at University of Washington, Seattle
November 1-3 - Off The Map Live in Seattle, WA