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Chinatown: When Things Go Wrong!

Feb 6, 2009Steve Sanchez9 CommentsOpen Air, PERSECUTED!

(Read part 1 by clicking here!) Sometimes people will rain on your parade when you preach in the open air. Sometimes things will go from bad to worse to horrible. It’s a rather strange feeling to preach to a crowd of strangers waiting for a parade to start because you never know who might be in the crowd and

Pt. 4: The 12-Step Program for Parades

Dec 10, 2008Steve Sanchez5 CommentsHow to..., Open Air, PERSECUTED!

The problem with the police can be blamed on Little Mike. He wasn’t aware of the trouble he caused. And we can’t tell him a thing because he won’t listen to a word; all he does is mouth off… He also comes from a family of trouble-makers: (Ya gotta read the first parts of this story

Part 3: The 12-Step Program for Parades

Dec 9, 2008Steve Sanchez3 CommentsEv Tips/Tools, How to..., Open Air, PERSECUTED!

I had a dilemma. The police had told us to stop preaching to the spectators at the Hollywood Santa Parade because, in their words, we were “scaring the kids.” They admitted that we had “free speech rights” even at the parade, but they were going to shut us down anyway. What should I, as the

Pt. 2: The 12-Step Program for Parades

Dec 8, 2008Steve Sanchez8 CommentsEv Tips/Tools, How to..., Open Air, PERSECUTED!

The best part of Pre-Parade Preaching are the crowds. Lots of people, happy people, expectant and excited, anticipating that the parade will start at any moment. I look at our evangelism efforts as the warm-up act, the pre-show. Think about it: There are thousands of organic congregations along the parade route. Why not preach to them? (Read

USC Ugly, Pt. 4: Pooh-Poohed at the Porta-Potty

Nov 14, 2008Steve Sanchez6 CommentsOpen Air, PERSECUTED!

Jesus said “Go!” . Porta-potties are a great place to go because that’s where people have “to go” at the USC pre-game tailgate parties. I didn’t expect to be shouted down, yet I was prepared for the worst. (Read the first 3 parts of “USC Ugly” by clicking here.) At big events like the USC vs.