Although I didn't know there was actually a name for it, this E/E Church is more or less where my vision for ministry has turned in the past few years. I pastor a small church in the old south that was founded during the Civil War. Our small city has the worst crime problem in the state so I set out to help whoever was active in fostering some change. My church will not be involved because it is a black problem. Other churches have done the tract thing in the past but I have observed that tracting should be followed closely by street sweeping.

I have determined that the first step in evangelism here is building relationships by which trust is earned. Then the gospel can be shared as it is also being demonstrated. I have had some of these E/E notions flowing through my mind during my 4 years here but it is hard to organize them. If you could clue me in on some resources or models or whatever, it will certainly be appreciated.