by Ron Edmondson | Oct 4, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
The little things matter. In making the first impression, the little things matter. When a visitor shows up on one of our church campuses for the first time, the little things matter. When a parent decides to trust us with the care of their children, the little...
by Steve Bowen | Sep 8, 2023 | Discipleship, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
Life in the Kingdom is really about learning to live life, continually aware of God’s presence. Every believer should practice awareness and practice noticing the unnoticeable, then respond. I’m glad God has graciously been training me, given me the eyes to see,...
by Steve Sjogren | Jul 10, 2023 | Church Leadership, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
The famous Burning Man Festival is happening right now in the desert north of Reno right now. About 50,000 people from all over the world are gathered together to celebrate – uh, all sorts of things. If you ask them, they will give lots of different answers as to why...
by Bill Easum | Jul 3, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Health, Discipleship
Recently, someone asked me to boil down the concept of multiplication as far as I possibly can. So here goes. Looking at many of the churches that are multiplying, I’ve noticed there are five things that I see in every one of these churches, and oddly enough, they...
by Dave Workman | Jun 5, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism
Let me lay my cards on the table by stating a central belief I have about the local church: it must be outward-focused if it is to survive. And my background is such that I strongly believe we are to passionately follow the example of Jesus, who said, “The Son of Man...