About Outreach

 

Mission

To empower Christian churches (who adhere to our Statement of Belief ) to reach their communities for Jesus Christ.

Vision

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.

Organizational Overview

Founded in 1996 by Scott Evans, Outreach, Inc. has quickly grown to become the largest provider of outreach products and services in North America. The company was launched with the mission of empowering Christian churches to reach their communities for Jesus Christ. Products and services are available to churches nationwide, empowering leaders with cost-effective, proven outreach methods and tools. In order to better serve the growing needs of the church, Outreach has established six divisions under the umbrella of Outreach, Inc. These divisions, employing over 100 people, include: Marketing Products, Training, Publishing, Events, Web Properties and The Media Group. While the divisions operate as separate business units, they faithfully support each other and the global mission of reaching more people for Christ.

Overview of Outreach's Divisions

Marketing Products

The Marketing Products division provides start-to-finish church marketing and communication tools. Services include concepting, layout and design, personalization, printing, demographic analysis, address list acquisition, addressing, sorting, mailing and customer service follow-up. With over 18 different product lines - including postcards, door hangers, indoor and outdoor banners, invitation cards, logos, and other specialty items - churches can easily customize their outreach programs. The Marketing Products division is staffed with qualified ministry leaders who have enjoyed providing personalized service to over 20,000 churches. More Info...

Training

The Training division provides Christian church leaders with educational events and resources to increase their outreach effectiveness. This includes the "4 Laws of Effective Outreach" one-day leadership seminar, which empowers pastors and outreach leaders in the core values and foundation strategies of effective outreach. The 4 Laws seminars, attended by over 10,000 church leaders, are presented around the United States through private bookings by churches and denominations. In addition, the Training Division offers 4 Laws resources as well as the popular Outreach Idea Kit. Recently, Outreach partnered with Zondervan Publishing and the Willow Creek Association to deliver the "Becoming a Contagious Christian" seminars in local churches across the country. Outreach Training is the host and management division for the annual National Outreach Convention, one of the largest gatherings of pastors and leaders from around the country sharing innovative strategies for outreach and evangelism.More Info...

Publishing

The Publishing division produces Outreach Magazine, a new national magazine for intentional church leadership. Outreach features the best new ideas from churches across the country, inspirational stories and insights from the leading voices in outreach. Each issue includes columns by Lee Strobel and Mark Mittelberg, key cultural trends, challenging thought, frontline profiles, and practical tools to help your church be more effective in sharing Christ. Tony Evans, Ed Young, George Barna, Dan Kimball, Phillip Yancey, Franklin Graham and Sally Morgenthaler are just a few of the Christian leaders who you'll read in Outreach. More Info...

Events

Events is dedicated to providing turn-key, Christ-honoring events through a network of top quality talent who are also faithful to Jesus Christ. Our performers include: Authors, Artists, Athletes, Celebrities, Comedians, Specialty Acts and Musical Groups. These performers have appeared on such shows as the "Late Show" with David Letterman, "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno, "Comedy Central", "BET's Comic View", "Late Night" with Conan O'Brian. Outreach Events provides churches and ministries with complete booking, event coordination and promotional services. Visit outreachevents.com to view sample clips of these top quality performers. More Info...

Web Properties

Web Properties consists of a growing number of web sites providing services to church leaders around the world.

SermonCentral.com is the most active sermon research site in the world, with 170,000 unique user sessions each week from church leaders in 118 countries. It is the largest sermon research site, with over 60,000 sermons, illustrations, and dramas available for research. It is the best sermon research site in the world - over 300 new sermons and illustrations are added every week; new contributors join every week; searching for materials is easy; access to 100% of the sermons is totally free! More Info...

BibleMaster.com provides lay leaders and church members with Bible studies, Bible research and open discussion forums. Users can search multiple versions of the Bible by verse, keyword, or phrase, and they can dig deeper by selecting complimentary study aids (commentaries, biblical encyclopedias, etc), and Bible studies. Search results can also be read in Hebrew and Greek for in-depth word studies. For further exploration, users can also start or join a biblical "Q&A". This free service currently averages 25,000 users per week. More Info...

Media Group

The Media Group uses a large network of media channels to help ministries effectively communicate their messages to churches and pastors. The available media channels include print advertising in Outreach magazine, web advertising at SermonCentral.com, email and newsletter advertising, direct mail marketing and exhibit opportunities at The National Outreach Convention. More Info...