The starting and ending points for all outreach have to be love. The most effective way to reach people for Jesus is through kindness outreach--showing God's love in practical ways. This type of outreach is what Jesus modeled, is culturally relevant, and values people. The goal should be to invite people to take the next step from where they are.

Friendship Community Church, led by Pastor Todd Stevens, has experienced tremendous growth through acts of kindness. The church's most radical kindness project is Nashville Strip Church, founded by Erin Stevens. Erin's life changed when God told her to "go feed the strippers." With home-cooked meals and gift bags, Erin shows dancers that God loves them. "How to Pick Up a Stripper and Other Acts of Kindness" includes the story of a dancer who has come to know Christ, left the strip club industry through Erin's ministry, and is now serving with Erin to reach other strippers.

From feeding the homeless, to Easter egg hunts for special needs children, to ministering in a strip club, "How to Pick Up a Stripper and Other Acts of Kindness" provides exciting ideas for showing God's love in practical ways.

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Stories from kindness outreach events, including Strip ChurchIdeas for showing God's love in practical waysInspiration to step out of your comfort zone to serve people

This is the true relation of the treacherous, mutinous, and violent acts of the pirate Captain John Mucknell. It tells of how he came to steal a brand new 44 gun flag ship, the John, only to loose her upon the rocks of Scilly, where a pirate fleet he commanded were then based. Operating in the name of King Charles I, Mucknell's ships wreaked havoc upon shipping, of all trading nations, in the western approaches during the English Civil War; until, as it was then written - "that God, or the gallows, make an end of him" The story also incorporates a modern day hunt for the wreck.