by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Feb 7, 2020 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
One guarantee: If survival is the goal of a church, then death is the inevitable outcome. Survival is “all about us.” When a church is all about us, it’s not at all about the gospel, making disciples, or being faithful to the biblical mandates to welcome the stranger....
by Travis Stephens | Jan 20, 2020 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Even though I grew up on a farm, I know very little about gardening. To be honest, most vegetables and I don’t get along. If broccoli and I made eye contact at the local Piggly Wiggly, it would be very awkward. We haven’t spoken in years. Jesus, on the other hand,...
by Steve Sjogren | Jan 15, 2020 | Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
In the years we have been doing outreach—lots of years now—we have consistently seen that the most powerful moments have come when several churches were working together to the end that lots of people were served in the city. It is an amazing thing to come together on...
by Steve Sjogren | Jan 6, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Servant Evangelism
Sometimes the best mistakes are premeditated. We can sometimes assume that to lose in any way is a horrible thing that must be avoided at all costs. I disagree. “Compulsive avoidance of embarrassment is a form of suicide.” – Colin Marshall How is that fear a form of...
by Ed Stetzer | Dec 30, 2019 | Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
We are likely all familiar with Jonah, who was a prophet of the Lord. Jonah lived during a time of relative prosperity for the nation of Israel; however, there was, of course, some trouble brought on by a certain city: Nineveh. As the capital of the Assyrian empire,...
