Companion Materials for New Book by NFL Player Turned Mega-Church Pastor Empowers Congregations across America to Make a Difference

Contact: Nicole Aptekar, 909-851-0326

VISTA, Calif., Jan. 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- As millions of Americans are drawing up New Year's resolutions for 2010, Outreach, Inc., is announcing its release of materials to help churches set and attain Kingdom goals for service for the coming year and the new decade.

The church materials from Outreach, Inc. (www.outreach.com) complement the recent, highly anticipated release of The Rock Church Pastor Miles McPherson's latest book, "DO Something! Make Your Life Count," on Jan. 1, 2010.

Outreach is the largest provider of outreach products and services in North America, and includes "Outreach" magazine, one of the most-read pastor's magazine in the world. Outreach is offering additional information and a free "DO Something!" resource kit to any interested churches, pastors or lay leaders at its website www.dosomethingoutreach.com.

"DO Something!" is based on the premise that everybody wants to live a life of significance, and the church is called to serve. But before people can step out and do something, they must prepare. "DO Something!" is that preparation.
 
"'DO Something! Make Your Life Count' jump-starts the vision of people in the pews to reach higher and accomplish more for the Kingdom of God than they ever believed possible," said McPherson. "Now, with Outreach, Inc.'s special materials, whole congregations inspired by the book can form a team fully engaged in transforming their communities through a winning game plan."

Eric Abel, vice president of marketing for Outreach, Inc., said the "DO Something!" church resources will extend the reach and impact of McPherson's book. "These materials are adeptly designed to equip local churches to carry out the bold mission Pastor Miles sets forward in his book," Abel said. "We believe churches that use these materials to help them carry out his message vision that will be able to impact entire communities."

The book outlines the former San Diego Chargers' defensive back's vision for personal transformation that brings about community transformation. "The DO Something! Church Campaign" builds upon the personal transformation to bring about corporate transformation.

Churches that launch "DO Something!" can:

• set people free of insecurities and lack of interest as they discover the greater works God has prepared them for
   
• become a church that reaches into the local community in dynamic ways – building bridges to those in need
   
• increase participation in small groups
   
• increase the relevance of a church in the minds of those in its community
   
• increase the impact on the unchurched in a community
   
• create a culture, mindset and passion for service in every person in a church

The "DO Something! Church Campaign" uses true stories and illustrations from those who are doing something as ministry leaders:

• Jessica, whose ex-husband raped and beat her, realized from her experience that she was stronger than she ever thought she could be, and now reaches out to other victims of domestic violence to help them be strong, too.
   
• Tamela realized her own experience with cancer -- even though she was healed -- was meant to help her understand what cancer patients go through. Today she leads The Rock's cancer care ministry, providing transportation, help with chores, support for family members, such as meals and tutoring.

To empower churches across the continent in planning and carrying out a six-week "DO Something!" series and a "DO Something! Service Day," Outreach's campaign kit contains a:

• Campaign Planning Guide with useful worksheets to help develop a service program that works in communities
   
• Sermon Illustration DVD featuring Miles McPherson and testimonials of ordinary churchgoers who "DO Something!"
   
• Small Group Leaders Kit, including the church campaign edition of the "DO Something!" book
  Resource CD with sermon outlines
   
• Quick Start Guide
   
• Samples of inreach and outreach tools that create excitement in the church and invite the community to participate.

Outreach, Inc., was launched in 1996 with the mission of empowering Christian churches to reach their communities for Jesus Christ. It endeavors to create a network of churches and ministries working together to invite and connect every person in America to a Bible-believing church, and ultimately into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.