This past Saturday, I attended a New Leaf Learning Party in Hamilton, ON. This gathering of church planters is “designed to be everything good about a conference without the usual rigmarole and much more fun and interactive. Instead of listening to message after message by “gurus” and being filled with […]
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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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So I finally did my church homework. I guess it’s more denomination homework. Well specifically, FMCiC Regional Gathering 2016 homework. If this year’s gatherings kind of snuck up on you too – in other words attending this weekend’s Regional Gathering in Brantford, ON – don’t panic! I’m about to give
A couple of weeks ago, on a warm sunny March afternoon I went for a tromp in the woods with my friend Louisa. This wasn’t your run of the mill tromp. We were looking for a large visual focal point for our Good Friday service. We were looking for a
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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.”
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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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The total number of youth at our church is seven. This of course fluctuates from Sunday to Sunday based on the three things: school work, sports and sleep. Over the past few years, theStory has engaged with youth in a variety of ways including discussion time with a leader on
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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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