by Travis Stephens | Oct 15, 2020 | Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Discipleship
In my last post, I told you your sermon was overrated, and to my surprise, many of you actually agreed. It just doesn’t make sense to spend 15-20+ hours a week on a 45-minute sermon that most of your congregation is going to forget by Tuesday. Instead, let’s try to...
by Dave Workman | Sep 24, 2020 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
At one point at the church where I pastored, we were doing seven identical services every weekend. In a room that seated 570 people, we had stumbled into some crazy momentum. The thing is, momentum seems to shift from time-to-time. You notice it easily watching...
by Dave Workman | Sep 7, 2020 | Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism, Servant Evangelism
I recently spoke at a friend’s church and mentioned that I believe Jesus teaches that we become more whole, more joyous, more fulfilled, as our focus moves away from ourselves and more outward. For instance, Jesus once told his disciples not to worry about what...
by Jeff Hoglen | Sep 4, 2020 | Discipleship, Outreach and Evangelism
I just got news of a lady who had the heart to help women and children who are hurting and need encouragement. She knew she was supposed to do something for the Lord but with lockdown and quarantines in place (due to the COVID-9 crisis), she felt stuck. Rather than...
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Aug 17, 2020 | Church Health, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
Prior to March 11, my wife and I went to the cinema almost every Friday. Thankfully, we mostly have the same taste in movies, so we saw a lot of action and adventure, some mystery, an occasional sci-fi, some rom-coms, and even a few Hallmark wannabe’s. A bucket of...
