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Creating Web Identity for Ministry

For the past 20 years, our team has envisioned and created web communities around the globe, as a part of our ministry and in helping churches and Christian organizations build their internet brand and web identity. Here are just several examples: Missionary video sharing website (WorldMissions.TV) Social network community for the Church of God (ourCOG.org) …

Developing Leaders in the Church

Success is an interesting thing. Unless we clearly outline metrics and define what success actually looks like, it’s up to the eye of the beholder. So the programmatic rat race in most churches continues. Most churches merely exist to keep running their programs and services. They are not developing leaders intentionally and consistently. When leaders …

Churches that are “family-owned and operated” closing this year

This week cover symptoms often found in dysfunctional churches. The list is not meant to be critical but eye-opening. There is hope for our churches, and that hope is found in Christ. Some highlights: If there are severe theological errors in a church, it may no longer be a true church. Force-terminated pastors are too common. The average …

10 Ways to Reach the Unchurched for Christmas

The biggest mistake many churches make each Christmas is to hold a quiet Christmas Eve or Christmas Day service for members and leave it at that. That makes Christmas the biggest missed opportunity of the year. Unchurched people want to celebrate Christmas. Here are ten ways your church can help them. 1. Hold multiple services Not …

Christmas Eve Opportunities

I have discovered over the last several years a surprising source of energy in the preparations for our church’s Christmas Eve worship service. Relative newcomers to the church become the best source of volunteer support for this special night of worship. Typically, one month before Christmas Eve, I begin making general announcements in worship about …

6 ways to increase financial capacity for church planting

6 ways to increase financial capacity for church planting

Ways to increase financial capacity for church planting Notes from Tasmanian Church Planting Conference elective, Joe Towns, 19 October 2016 on “Ways to increase financial capacity for church planting”: Church Planting involves money. It involves money before hand, during, and for some time after. This elective explores how we can get the church finances geared up …