Allen Taylor mentions that while our Sunday School classes are great places to catch up with friends each week, there is a greater purpose: Sunday School leaders believe that Sunday School is about Bible study and fellowship. While this is true, it is shortsighted. Sunday School is a great place to visit friends and socialize […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One thing I have emphasized in our discipleship ministry is that we are not just to be teachers of the Bible in our classes; we are to be shepherds of people. Besides, we don’t really teach the Bible anyway, we teach people the Bible. Josh Hunt sent this article out this week (by Elmer Towns) […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I don’t just post articles from someone else, but I read *Bill Wilson’s “Confessions of a Church Consultant“ today and had a flashback to the “Great Commission Consultation” that our church experienced in February 2010. Our church had a negative reaction, today I believe I know the reason why. Here are the highlights from the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is teaching from Rick Warren. As always, how do we see King’s Grant measuring up to this standard? If you want your church to have the impact of the early church, the book of Acts shows us eight essential characteristics we need in our congregations: Supernatural power (Acts 2:3-4): We don’t just talk about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I am a fan of Rick Warren and he writes that there are six factors that impact a worship experience. I put this into our context at the Well, so how does King’s Grant measure up? Rick suggests we walk through our church facilities with a photographer and take pictures from the eyes of a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is a new Barna study on teens leaving the church (click here for the full study). There is an accompanying book worth looking into, much like the book unChristian a couple years ago. The findings of this research are included in a new book titled You Lost Me: Why Young Christians are Leaving Church […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The church is an organization that is nothing without volunteers. While Jesus calls us to be good stewards of the talents and gifts he has giving to us, that alone does not get people out of the chair and into action. As a staff member, I have a hard time recruiting volunteers, partly because people […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I sometimes wonder what it takes to be a truly great leader, and how many people would I fit into that category. I’ll address leaders in a moment, but when it comes to teachers, Josh Hunt uses the word TIGER to make a point, and he tells us that there are the five steps to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What if Starbucks marketed their coffee to their customers like the church treats guests?
What if worship was like an NBA game broadcast, what might that look like?
"The biggest deterrent to growth in most churches is lack of confidence in God's supernatural power to grow His church. We are obsessed with our own responsibility to find resources for growth. When our natural resources seem limited, our vision shrinks and we accept mediocrity. We can't grow the church, but God can! We don't have the resources, but He does! "
(Ken Hemphill, Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur)
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." (Acts 20:24)
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