In his Article 4 Ways Christians Should Share Their Faith That Are Actually Effective, Matt Chandler shares ways that Christians can evangelize and disciple in this post-Christian, post-modern, post-truth, post-everything world. Click here to read the full article: 4 Ways Christians Should Share Their Faith That Are Actually Effective
“Creativity is much more than simply an asset in our organizational life. Creativity is a core attitude of a vibrant Christian faith”~ Rev. Clara King Click here to read the full article: Creativity and Resilience in Making Healthy Congregations
One of the things I say a lot when I am talking to churches goes something like this (I doubt I say it the same way every time) – Your church is where it is for a reason. God has placed you there on purpose to love and serve and bring the Good News to […]
In the article Ten Types of Churches That Need Revitalization, Ed Stetzer writes “Most churches start out with life because there was either a person or a team that had a vision of growing the kingdom of God. They don’t start out with the idea that they will be an insignificant part of their community.” […]
In his article Listen. It’s a Ministry, Dane Ortlund says “To listen to someone, to really listen, is to break out of the prison of self-referentiality where we all tend to live. It’s to get out of yourself—to leave Self behind. It’s to hear what another says and resist the instinctive urge to map it […]
In his article Church Growth: Use the Principles, Don’t But the Hype, Karl Vater says “When it comes to church growth and health, we need to lower the volume and listen with both discernment and faith“. Click here to read the full article: Church Growth: Use The Principles, Don’t Buy The Hype
In his article ‘7 Ways we Put a Note Welcome Sign on Our Church‘ Ron Edmondson says this “Of course, none of us would intentionally place a “Closed for Business” sign on our church doors. But, it was a great way to jar my thoughts about some practices churches occasionally have, which, intentional or […]
I recently read an article about conversations and it left me thinking. The author wrote (in part)… “Have you ever had one of those conversations that, even though you may not have realized it at the time, you later recognized as a life changing ‘a ha’ moment? You know, that visit over coffee with a […]
Attendance is one of the hot topics in Church conversation. What do the attendance trends mean? How do we attract more people to our church? If our numbers aren’t high, does that mean we are in trouble? The answer is not necessarily. In his article ‘4 Reasons The Potential Of The Church Is Stronger Than […]
“Discipleship is both initiated and cultivated in the home. Parents have more influence than they can ever imagine when it comes to the spiritual development of their children. When children see faith displayed in the lives of their parents, they naturally will want to display those same qualities”~Erin Woodfin, full time Children’s Minister at Immanuel […]
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