Creating a Culture of Outreach in the Local Church through THREE ONES

Building a Simple, Relational, and Sustainable Culture of Outreach

Creating a culture of outreach is not easy. Through prayer, learning, and trial and error, God helped us develop THREE ONES—a simple, relational, and sustainable approach to everyday outreach. We hope these practical steps will help other churches build a culture where every believer can faithfully pray, connect, and share Jesus in everyday life.

What Makes THREE ONES Work.

Accountability & Inspiration: Keep people engaged, encouraged, and moving forward.
Leadership Modeling: Leaders personally practice THREE ONES and lead by example.
Key Leaders: Identify committed leaders to champion THREE ONES and keep it moving.

THREE ONES — A 4-PHASE OUTREACH JOURNEY

PHASE 01 — PREPARE

Goal: Prayerfully prepare hearts and understand the church’s existing culture and rhythms so THREE ONES can become a natural and sustainable part of church life.

  • Prayer.
  • Understand the outreach challenges of your church.
  • Understand the DNA of your church—its people and culture.
  • Reframe outreach from pressure to presence.

PHASE 02 — INTRODUCE

Goal: Introduce THREE ONES to the whole church in a simple, clear, and unified way.

  • Weekend announcements.
  • Church news and email.
  • Invitation cards.
  • Word of mouth, especially through key leaders such as Life Group Leaders.

PHASE 03 — PRACTICE

Goal: Help people put THREE ONES into practice and develop everyday outreach habits through One Prayer, One Conversation, and One Story.

  • Monthly workshops.
  • Weekly action plans.
  • Ongoing prayer and encouragement.
  • Sharing outreach stories.
  • THREE ONES Celebration.

PHASE 04 — SUSTAIN

Goal: Build a lasting culture of everyday outreach through simple, ongoing rhythms of prayer, encouragement, stories, and participation.

  • Monthly Outreach Newsletter — share stories, encouragement, and practical outreach ideas.
  • Mid-Month Outreach Story — share a short story by text to inspire and encourage.
  • Outreach Together — gather monthly for encouragement, prayer, and stories.
  • Go & Gather — continue developing natural rhythms of going to people and gathering people together.

Measuring Fruit & Faithfulness

Goal: Celebrate not only outcomes, but also faithfulness—small steps of obedience, growing participation, and long-term gospel impact.

What We Track

  • Participation in THREE ONES.
  • Relational wins and everyday breakthroughs.
  • Spiritual growth and transformation.

What We Hope to See

  • Growing engagement and a culture of outreach.
  • Outreach testimonies.
  • Salvations and baptisms.