2019 Wrap-up and Giving Tuesday
Walter Bennett
As we move through the end of the year, it is appropriate that we provide some details of what Organic Outreach International has been up to in 2019. We continued to provide training in various venues across the US, as well as in Australia and India. Additionally, we conducted pastor training in Uganda and Kenya and have established country leaders in each of these new areas to provide ongoing coaching and training of pastors. In November, we added a new Podcast thread focused on practitioners of Organic Outreach. While we will continue the Thought Leaders thread of our podcast, hosted by Adam Barr, this new thread will bring interviews with pastors, Outreach Influence Team Leaders, denominational leaders, ministry leaders, and ordinary Christians who are engaging in Organic Outreach. These episodes, hosted variously by Walt Bennett, Kevin Harney, and Sherry Harney will dig into the challenges and successes faced in various aspects of Organic Outreach with the intent of providing inspiration and learning to our listeners.
Regarding the Organic Outreach book series, Organic Outreach for Ordinary People went into print in Spanish in May, and in December both Organic Outreach for Churches and Organic Outreach for Ordinary People will be in print in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil.
From an organizational perspective, 2019 has been a huge year of evolution for Organic Outreach International. We began this ministry on January 1, 2016, as a ministry of Shoreline Church in Monterey, California. On May 1 of this year (2019), we incorporated as a separate entity. While Shoreline Church continues to provide significant financial support for the ministry, it is time to evolve and seek outside funding sources to ensure we have the necessary resources to meet all of the demands for our teaching and coaching around the globe.
At this time, we would also like to invite those who are using all of the free resources on our website to contribute to the ministry. You will now find a Donate Now button on the main page of our website. We will continue to offer all of the existing content absolutely free on Level One, but we are also hopeful that those who are finding value in these resources will contribute what they can to help us continue to develop even more content as well as to help fund teaching and coaching for those churches around the world that are not as blessed in financial resources. And what better time to introduce this new giving opportunity than on #GivingTuesday?
From the team here at Organic Outreach International, thank you for your partnership in growing this ministry and helping us to meet the needs of so many leaders around the world who are striving to energize evangelism in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
For His Glory,
Pastor Walt Bennett
President & CEO