CHURCH LEADER INSIGHTS - May 2008
::EVANGELISM / CHURCH GROWTH::
10 QUESTIONS TO EVALUATE OUTREACH
Question: Is the basic objective of this program “To reach people for Christ”?
Question: On a scale of 1-10, how effective is this program in meeting its evangelistic objective?
Question: What is an idea that would be more effective than what you’re currently doing to build relationships with these people and help them find Christ?
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SEVEN WAYS TO KEEP CHURCH HOPPERS FROM STAYING
I call church hoppers “connoisseurs of fine churches” because they’re continually on a quest to find the church that is spiritual enough for them, will endlessly engorge themselves on the “services” of the churches they attend, and always have a critical word to say afterwards whenever “church” doesn’t meet their standards. . .Church hoppers are consumers by nature, anything that strikes them as sacrificial will surely turn them off. As a ministry friend of mine used to tell me, “At the first sign of trouble, raise the bar.”
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::NEW AUDIO TRAINING::
PODCAST: OVERCOMING THE BARRIERS TO BAPTISM Why do people who make a decision to follow Jesus not always take the step of Baptism? The answer to that question is probably not what you think. In this podcast Roy Mansfield and Bob Franquiz identify some of the common barriers to baptism and how to overcome them. <Listen Now > |
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HOW TO TAKE BACK YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION
If a co-worker approached you in the hall and demanded $100, you'd give him the brush-off, because you know how valuable $100 is and you know what it feels like to lose $100. But the same co-worker can drag you into a meeting that wastes your time -- a resource that, like money, is precious and finite. <Read More>
::CHURCH PLANTING::
To grow the kingdom bigger, think smaller. Little churches may look ineffective to the leaders of larger churches. They don’t have all the flash and splash. They don’t have the large staff. But there are more of them and given the chance would do a better job of reaching the community and growing more naturally than any single church Gardner could ever cultivate in a mega-church. We need more little churches! Here’s church growth formula you can count on: lots of little churches = kingdom growth. <Read More>
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:: LEADERSHIP::
Only read the chapters that interest you. Read the table of contents and then the first and last paragraphs of the chapters that interest you. If that’s helpful, read the entire chapter. <Read More>
::RECOMMENDED BOOKS::
HEALTHY SYSTEMS, HEALTHY CHURCH |
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THE BREAKTHROUGH COMPANY How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers by Keith R. Mcfarland “There are two diagrams in the book that have changed my leadership thinking forever. One is a diagram that shows how to move from start-up to mature organization and the other is a ladder that shows how your leadership style must develop as the organization (read: church) grows. In many ways this book is a ‘Good-To-Great-for-smaller-companies’ but the parallels to church leadership are just as relevant as those from Jim Collins. Here’s just one quote: ‘However good you are—or think you are—you can’t do it alone. Learn how to surround your company with networks of outside resources, aka ‘scaffolding,’ and how to enlist the aid of ‘insultants’—people who are willing to question a firm’s existing assumptions and ways of doing business.’” – Nelson Searcy |
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