In Need of a God-given Vision
This blog post originally appeared in Outreach Magazine's print edition. As leaders, I’m sure most of us have a mission and vision statement. There are…
This blog post originally appeared in Outreach Magazine's print edition. As leaders, I’m sure most of us have a mission and vision statement. There are…
The words “church” and “innovation” have been lumped together for quite some time. In fact, Ed Stetzer co-authored the book, 11 Innovations in the Local Church,…
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The current crisis sure has created a lot of movement for the church especially in the case of churches (many of which were not prepared)…
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Here are the last three shifts that need to take place in order to transition a country club church to a commissioned church. (Find original article…
Continue reading → From a Country Club to a Commissioned Church—PT 2
Here's the conclusion to the four part series on undermining revitalization. An Alternate Ending I read an article once that revealed how the endings of Star…
Imagine you have spent your entire life enslaved. Freedom seems unattainable, and hope is scarce. However, one day a strange man—a fugitive from Egypt—shows up…
This article originally appeared on The Exchange with Ed Stetzer. In my previous post I began outlining four identifiers that your church might be more…
Continue reading → Your Church Might Be A Country Club If…(Part 2)
This article originally appeared on The Exchange with Ed Stetzer. I have been involved at three country clubs in my life. The first CC was…
Continue reading → Your Church Might Be A Country Club If… (Part 1)
Fourteen years ago Bob Russell, former pastor at Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, wrote a book titled, When God Builds a Church. The reason…