N. Doug Gamble (douggamble.org) has served as pastor in small and large churches since 1976. He is currently Pastor of Mission Partnerships at Crossroads Fellowship in Raleigh, NC, where he concentrates on local outreach. Doug has traveled more than two million miles in his work with multiracial and international groups, in and out of the country. He conducts a highly popular networking event every March where government agencies, churches, schools, and nonprofits collaborate on solutions for a wide array of needs in the Raleigh-Durham area. The event has grown each year. Doug’s writing has appeared in various publications. Following up on his self-published book, The Heart Attack That Saved My Life and Ministry, Guideposts covered the habits and stresses that led to Doug’s heart attack at age 49, along with his recovery and the enlightenment that redirected his ministry. His experience on several nonprofit boards, along with years of partnership with more than 80 organizations, equipped Doug to counsel and help launch many different outreaches. Doug is currently working on a new book, Bored Again Christians, which helps people imagine and launch the kinds of outreach appropriate to their church or neighborhood. Many of Doug’s clients are pastors and other individuals who are tired of monotony and irrelevance in church life.
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