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As a church or organization gets larger, complexity increases. That may seem obvious, but the impact of that complexity isn’t always so apparent at first. You may not realize some of the areas where you need to make changes until they start to suffer. Far too often, we just try to adjust our old systems …
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 …
Here are those four simple steps that lead to a church’s self-destruction. Step 1: Reject Truth Paul warns Timothy that “They will turn away from listening to the truth.” The first step in destroying a church is turning away from what is true, losing interest in the truth as God reveals it, growing weary of …
The problem—it’s not true and the false report is hurting pastors and the reputation of the church and ministry. Pastors are not quitting in droves, but bad stats are certainly spreading in droves. The Problem People are legitimately concerned about how many pastors are leaving the ministry. You can hear some disconcerting numbers. The most …
Principles: 1. Pastors should remember the Church is not their Church, and they are under God’s leadership. 2. The Church is a gathering of people, not a place. 3. A false pastor is more concerned with growth in numbers rather than with the spiritual growth of their people. 4. Pastors who fail to call their …
Seven Cultural Characteristics of Growing Churches 1. They are Passionately in love with Jesus. • Set the Example. 1 Tim. 4:12 (NLT) – Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and …
Sadly, the church started going off the rails theologically, and after about a year and a half, we made the difficult decision to leave. Today that church is a self-titled “Progressive Christian Community.” Back then I had never heard of “Progressive Christianity,” and even now it is difficult to pin down what actually qualifies someone as …
8 DENIALS of a DYING CHURCH The problems will only worsen. Future generations are forsaken. Churches will miss opportunities for solutions. There is no urgency for change. Maintenance ministries engender frustration and conflict. Churches in denial are usually disobedient. Many of these churches will tolerate open and flagrant sin. The church will lose its best …
