Who We Are
- Mission
- Vision
- Core Values
- Our Team
- Our Story
- Statement of Faith
Every Christian leader hungers for their church to seee their church engaged in discipleship and sharing Jesus naturally. Organic Outreach International equips leaders with proven strategies, flexible pathways, and practical tools so that every believer can grow as a discviple and passionately share their faith naturally.
Our Mission
Organic Outreach International exists to equip as many churches and Christian organizations as possible to create a culture that mobilizes and trains every believer to share the Gospel in natural ways so that the world comes to know Jesus.
Our Vision
We accomplish our mission through teaching, coaching, and equipping movement leaders, regional leaders, denominational leaders, and church pastors and providing original resources to create and sustain a culture of sharing the Gospel in natural ways.
Our Statement of Faith
GOD
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal, co-eternal, co-essential, and are one God. (Genesis 1:1, 26, 27; 3:22; Psalm 90:2; Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14; 1 Peter 1:2)
HUMAN BEINGS
We are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. People are the supreme object of God’s creation. Although we have tremendous potential for good, we are marred by attitudes and actions of disobedience toward God. The biblical word for this is “sin.” Sin separates people from God. God loves us so much that he has made a way to restore our relationship with Him and to give us hope in this life and assurance of eternal life with Him. (Genesis 1:26-27; John 2:25; Romans 3:23)
JESUS CHRIST
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and fully divine. He lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on the cross. He rose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to heaven’s glory and will return again to earth to reign as King of kings and Lord of lords. (Matthew 1:22-23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5; 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14-15; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4; Romans 1:3-4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14-15; Titus 2:13
SALVATION
God loves us so much that He has offered His greatest gift to humanity. Human beings can never make up for sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by God’s offer of forgiveness and grace, that are received by trusting in Jesus Christ, can men and women be saved from the power and penalty of sin. Eternal life with God begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ by faith. (Romans 5:1; 6:23; Ephesians 1:8-9; John 1:12; 14:6; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26)ns.
THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the believer with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under His control daily. The Holy Spirit gifts Christians for service and ministry and grows fruit in every follower of Jesus. (2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13; 14:16-17; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16; Ephesians 1:13; 5:1; Galatians 5:25)
THE BIBLE
The Bible is God’s Word to all people. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the only supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is without any error. (2 Timothy 1:13; 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21; Psalm 12:6, 119:105; Proverbs 30:5)
PRIESTHOOD OF BELIEVERS
In the Old Testament we read that people came to God through a priest. In the New Testament, we are taught that Jesus Christ is our access to the Father and none of us needs to go through anyone except Him to reach God. We come to the Father through faith in Jesus Christ by the leading of the Holy Spirit. Because of this, all believers are called a “royal priesthood” and we are invited to come confidently to God in the name of Jesus Christ. (John 14:6; 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9)
ETERNITY
Human beings were created to exist forever. God’s desire is for all people to come to Him through faith in Jesus. Those who receive God’s grace through Jesus will exist eternally in union with God. This is called heaven. Those who do not receive the free gift of Jesus in this life will remain eternally separated from God because of their sin. This is called hell. Heaven and hell are places of eternal existence. (John 3:16; Romans 6:23; Matthew 25:31-46; Revelations 20:15)
Our Core Values
PROVEN PROCESS
Our approach is based on the Bible, so we can trust in the efficacy of our teaching and methods. We don’t expect pastors to take our word that this works. They can take the words of their fellow laborers in the fields.
TRUE TO JESUS
We are not here to have the latest, greatest ideas. We are here to faithfully represent and spread the revolutionary ideas of Jesus as they were presented by Him.
TOOLS AND ARMOR
We have and continue to develop resources that will equip pastors for the real challenges they will encounter as they teach and lead their congregations.
MULTIPLICATIVE MOMENTUM
As people are drawn to the Word of God through OOI’s coaching and resources, they should see a multiplication in their longing for souls, understanding of the Word and fruit in their congregations.
RESULTS DRIVEN
Our assessments and tools yield data that can be measured over time to demonstrate results.
RELATIONAL SUPPORT
Our pastors should never feel alone. We want them to know that we are here to support them in heir journey to make disciples and disciple-makers.
PROVOKING PIONEERS
As people encounter our resources and coaching, they are exposed to the live and active Word of God. They should be provoked to change and pioneer the Gospel as Jesus Himself did.
Our Team
and Teacher
Our Story
Organic Outreach International is a registered 501(c)(3) organization, which began as a ministry of Shoreline Church. In 2009, Rev. Dr. Kevin G. Harney and his wife Sherry felt the call to move to California to serve at Shoreline Church in Monterey. For decades, they had been living out the principles of Organic Outreach in their personal lives and ministry. Once he had his feet firmly planted on the ground at Shoreline, he began a cultural transformation of the church based on the Organic Outreach series of books.
In 2008, Kevin published the first book in the Organic Outreach series: Organic Outreach for Ordinary People: Sharing Good News Naturally. In 2011, at the urging of his peers, Kevin published Organic Outreach for Churches: Infusing Evangelistic Passion into Your Congregation, a guidebook for leading transformational change in churches. Organic Outreach for Families: Turn Your Home into a Lighthouse, co-written by Sherry, followed in 2012. Organic Disciples: Seven Ways to Grow Spiritually and Naturally Share Jesus and the accompanying study guide were published in 2021 to much acclaim.
In 2012, a two-day Organic Outreach Intensive Training was added to Shoreline Church’s Organic Outreach Conference. This was designed to equip pastors and other church leaders to change the culture, or “Operating System” of their churches. The goal of this new culture is to engage every church member in personal evangelism in ways that are natural to each individual. As this training was tailored for pastors and church leaders, a key mantra that was iterated throughout the two days was “You cannot lead what you do not live.”
In 2015, due to a growing demand for teaching and coaching of Organic Outreach principles outside the venue of the annual conference, and with Kevin being committed to a primary focus of leading a local church, the decision was made to start a ministry specifically to serve this purpose. On January 1, 2016, Organic Outreach International was launched under the leadership of Walt Bennett, a corporate executive who left the last step in his trajectory toward being the president of a property/casualty insurance company because God had placed a call on his life that was far too clear to ignore.
With the demand for training and coaching continuing to grow beyond the budgeted amount Shoreline Church could accommodate, the decision was made to launch Organic Outreach International as a separate entity. We incorporated on May 1, 2019 and officially received our 501(c)(3) designation in December 2019.
Organic Outreach International works to train, coach, and equip movement leaders, regional leaders, denominational leaders, and church pastors with skills and resources to create and sustain a culture of relentless intentionality around sharing the Gospel winsomely and effectively in natural ways. We do this through our church-based training courses and by raising up teachers and leaders of Organic Outreach. In countries outside of the US, the leaders we work with are indigenous to those countries and therefore, in a much greater position, translate the principles of Organic Outreach into the local ethnic and social culture.
Currently, we have trained nearly 50,000 leaders and their congregations in 13 countries through events and cohorts.
You Can Be Part
of Our Story
Organic Outreach has given us a profound and yet highly practical approach to shaping an outreach culture in our church. We are seeing the passion for outreach increasing as people are equipped with simple and attainable yet, dramatically life changing practices that deepen their engagement with people far from God and see them reached with the gospel.
Ken Korver, Senior Pastor
