The vision of the Free Methodist Church is to see a healthy church within the reach of every Canadian and beyond. Here are some of the ways that we are currently working to make that happen.
“Recruiting and keeping church givers and volunteers is harder than it used to be. People keep saying it, so it must be true, right? Wrong. If I was ever tempted to tell pastors to quit whining about something, this is it. Here’s how the party line goes: It used to […]
People Won’t Commit to the Church Any More? Don’t You Believe It Read More
In “7 Lies You’ve Been Telling Yourself About Church“, Kristen Wetherell takes aim at the lies we tell or excuses we make/hear when it comes to church.
7 Lies You’ve Been Telling Yourself About Church Read More
“Organizations and churches drift away from their identity and mission. Without constant care and godly leadership, drift pulls a church from her core message and mission. A church doesn’t drift into greater health or better focus…In terms of strategy and mission, there are two common and related drifts that plague
Two Strategic Drifts in Churches and How to Address Them Read More
Today is shameless plug day. I want to inform/ remind us all of some of the FMCiC resources available to you and your church as you work on this whole area of church health. Ready? Here we go. The Lifeplan. The LifePlan is a cyclic health conversation designed to lead
Someone I don’t know followed me on Twitter the other day. I felt a little bad for them. I am bad at Twitter. I am not great at Facebook either but that’s a whole other blog. If you know me and follow me on Twitter, I don’t feel bad for
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“She was the one member you could count on. She was there “every time the doors were open.” And then she never showed up again. “She simply sent an email of resignation of all ministries and left. This church member experienced classic church burnout. Burnout among church members may not
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In response to the abundance of articles that keep trying to tell us what is going to change, Rich Birch takes time to remind us of the things that aren’t likely to change. Read Rich Birch’s, “9 Things That Will Still Be True for Your Church in 10 Years.”
9 Things That Will Still Be True for Your Church in 10 Years Read More
In his blog, “A Reason for the Lack of Discipleship in Church: Unknown Destination,” Robby Gallaty echoes some stuff I wrote about last month, but we can never hear this enough.
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“Scriptures clearly remind us that God is building his church. But the reality of church can seem so contradictory to this truth. Reggie McNeal once wrote, “We have the best churches men can build, but we are still waiting for the church that only God can get the credit for.” When
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The more I read and learn about church health, church renewal and church revitalization, the more I become convinced that prayer is a major component of it all. And I know, I know – that seems like such an obvious pastor/ leader thing to say but hear me out. If
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