The Samaritan Way: Lifestyle Compassion Ministry is a companion book to Operatioin Inasmuch: Mobilizing Believers Beyond the Walls of the Church.  Its message is this:  So, you've done an Inasmuch event or you've gone on a short-term mission trip, now let's talk about the next step--lifestyle ministry.

     Leaning heavily on storytelling, both from Scripture and from persons' lives, David Crocker builds a compelling case for lifestyle ministry--both for individuals and for congregations.  Eric Swanson, co-author of The Externally Focused Church, says:  "Drawing from the Scriptures, history, and best practices of churches from around the country, David provides a wonderful treatise for engaging the under-resourced and often unnoticed people in our communities.  As a passionate practitioner, David is well qualified to lead you and your church into the future."

Contents of The Samaritan Way include . . .

• Inspiring stories of believers who have transitioned into lifestyle compassion ministry
• An in-depth examination of the parable of the Good Samaritan and what it says to us today
• An exposure of the internal focus of many believers and congregations today
• Moving descriptions of some of the more widespread needs of the poor and marginalized
• An argument for how serving the poor fulfills a crucial aspect of what it means to follow Jesus
• A model for moving your congregation into lifestyle compassion ministry
• Stories from 2 congregations who have worked lifestyle ministry into their DNA

The Samaritan Way makes an excellent resource for small group study.    A FREE Study Guide is available:  Click here.  Simply download the Study Guide and reproduce the copies you need for your small group.

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