Thom Rainer’s “The Three Most Common Sentences of Dying Churches” weighs in with more symptoms of unhealthy in a church. Is it time for a quick check up?
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The other day I found myself sitting on the 401 during morning rush hour. Traffic was crawling on both sides of the highway with cars bumper to bumper as far as the eye could see. I was living what was once my worst nightmare. I never really wanted to live
Lots of people talk about taking a personal spiritual retreat or spending a day apart with God, but aren’t sure where to start so it just never happens. In 8 Tips for a Personal Retreat Day, Andrew Camp talks about how to take a personal retreat.
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“We live in a culture that is so obsessed with a bigger-is-better mindset, that we’ve allowed it to creep into the body of Christ. It’s become such an automatic part of our thought process, that many people in ministry can’t even see this obvious third option for small, struggling churches.”
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“We all want healthy small groups. But without a central focus on God and growing in our faith, we are simply a gathering of people who meet for coffee when it’s convenient. Coffee is great but healthy groups practice spiritual habits that form hearts and lives into being disciples of
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“There are no cookie-cutter solutions for reversing a church in decline. Churches have unique characteristics because they have different people. There are different reasons that cause decline. It could be anything from poor leadership to being locked into the traditions of men or simply a change in population in the community.
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I have recently been reading a lot about revitalising churches. It’s a big topic with lots of thoughts to sift through. There are thoughts you would expect to find like how prayer is essential, discipleship is key and always be ready for change. But I kept bumping into things I
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So it’s a Monday. And I’m writing this because I’m glad I went to church yesterday. The truth is, I didn’t feel like going. I might have even said that out loud. See, I was not looking forward to the day. The church I attend had its VBS all week
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Church folk talk a lot about being or building community. In Four Everyday Disciplines You Must Have to Experience Community, Karina Kreminski challenges us to think about what we need to be doing if we really want to build God honouring community.
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Church Health fav Karl Vaters says, “There is no cost too high to pay for the salvation of souls. But there is a cost too high to pay for bigger churches.” Read more in “7 Times When Church Growth Isn’t Worth the Cost.”
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