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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 …
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 …
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 …
There are a lot of myths around the first American Thanksgiving in 1621, but one thing is for sure. The Pilgrims were lucky to be alive, and they knew it. “Eleven months earlier the Pilgrims had arrived at the tip of Cape Cod, fearful and uninformed,” says Nathaniel Philbrick in his history Mayflower. “By all …
1. Why are You Planting this Church? 2. What are You Reacting Against? 3. How Will You Make Disciples? 4. Who is Pastoring You? 5. Who am I?
Why plant new churches? One out of every two Louisiana residents surveyed indicated no “personal relationship” with Jesus Christ. That means over 2,244,000 people without Christ. Most new churches start with the sole purpose of reaching people without Christ. New churches open up new fronts on the spiritual & cultural needs in every community. “The single …
Leadership Quality Self-Assessment The Scriptures list the qualities required of leaders in the church. In an effort to assess your suitability for leadership, please rate yourself according to the degree in which you believe that you demonstrate the attitudes, virtues, habits, and vices listed below by circling the number which most accurately describes your consistency. …
“How do you spot a church planter?” “What does a church planter look like?” Many believe the number one reason why church plants fail is the selection of the wrong planter. Therefore, wrestling with this question of what a church planter looks like is extremely important for those leading a church planting movement. Unfortunately, this …
Congregational Assessment Inventories Over the past thirty-four years many hundreds of churches have used Hartford Institute’s congregational inventories to assist in their pastoral search and church planning efforts. Our three basic surveys and reporting forms are user-friendly and reflect the insights from the most recent up-to-date social science research on congregations. Recently we instituted an online …