by Ed Stetzer | Aug 2, 2019 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization
We’ve all heard the old adage about the revolving church door. People come in and, before we know what happened, they leave, never to return. But what if this didn’t have to be the case? How do we treat those visiting or relatively new to our churches in ways that...
by Bob Logan | Jul 19, 2019 | Church Leadership
For over a year, I volunteered every Tuesday night in a local transition home for people in recovery. Their life experience is very different than mine. Several of the people on my team were considerably more effective in this ministry than I was. But sometimes we...
by Ralph Moore | Jul 8, 2019 | Church Planting
Can you watch the horizon and the ground in front of you at the same time? You must, if you would benefit from long-range planning. Eyes on the horizon keep you focused on your mission. Meanwhile, careful “next steps” avoid obstacles and exploit opportunities....
by Steve Sjogren | Jun 29, 2019 | Church Planting
In a book by Julian Lewis Watkins, The 100 Greatest Advertisements, Sir Ernest Shackleton is quoted as having placed an ad in a London newspaper at the turn of the last century looking for men to join him on an expedition to the South Pole. It read: “Men wanted for...
by Aubrey Malphurs | Jun 5, 2019 | Church Planting, Church Revitalization
From the editor: I found this short post from Aubrey Malphurs in our bloggers vault and thought it was a great way to get a conversation going regarding church planting and church revitalization. I like his wording better. He calls this Church Re-Envisioning. Lately,...
