by Dave Workman | Aug 14, 2020 | Church Health, Church Leadership
If a definition of leadership is basically moving others toward a goal—moving a group of people from one place to another—then the first part of our job as catalytic leaders is to define reality. It’s a vital part of what we do. It’s what Jesus did over and over for...
by Ed Stetzer | Jul 31, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Jack Redford’s 1978 book Planting New Churches became one of the most influential church planting books for a decade following its release. He believed all churches should be involved in planting new churches as a normal part of their work. Ideas were adopted by many...
by Ed Stetzer | Jul 22, 2020 | Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
As an integral prioritist (my phrase), I believe both mission and evangelism are important for both individual followers of Christ and to churches, but I also believe evangelism will fall off our radars if we aren’t intentional to prioritize it. We have entered a...
by Stephen Trainer | Jun 29, 2020 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Jeremiah 29:7 (ESV) Church plants begin with vision. Vision leads to prayer, prayer to planning, and planning...
by Steve Sjogren | May 22, 2020 | Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
Even though we could list a dozen points about starting vital outreaches the basic idea behind Kindness Outreach is quite simple. My tendency is to jump into something I find exciting and to stir things up as much as possible. Sometimes stirring things up creates...
