by Travis Stephens | Jan 24, 2024 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Small Church / Rural Church
As a pastor, it can seem noble and even Biblical to try to be all things to all men. The apostle Paul even said as much in his letter to the church in Corinth. “19 For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them. 20 To...
by Jeff Hoglen | Jan 22, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization
Are you looking to make a real difference in your community but not quite sure where to start? Well, you’re not alone. Many churches strive to extend their influence beyond Sunday services, aiming to touch lives and meet needs right where people are. Let’s talk...
by Stephen Gray | Jan 17, 2024 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Planting
Success is not necessarily a numbers issue. I know plenty of large churches that may look successful on the outside, but are not doing God’s work. I also know of small churches, considered by many as “faithful guardians of the truth” who are nothing...
by Brian Davis | Jan 15, 2024 | Church Growth, Church Planting
There are lots of opinions about what a local church should look like, but at its CORE, the local church is a body of believers who “should” have the goal of effectively reaching people who don’t have a relationship with God and making their faith-journey as easy as...
by Ed Stetzer | Jan 10, 2024 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism, Small Church / Rural Church
MISSIONARY IDENTITY The reality is, Christians are interlopers. We are strangers and foreigners. As Christians, I believe we should always be more driven by our missionary identity than we are by our national identity, our political identity, our environmental...