by Stephen Gray | Jul 25, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
A Study in 2000 from Switzerland provides insight on the importance on male attendance on the religious development of children in the country. ‘In summary, if a father does not go to church, no matter how regular the mother is in her religious practice, only...
by Rice Broocks | May 21, 2011 | Church Leadership, Communication / Preaching, Outreach and Evangelism
Acts 1:6-8 2000 years ago the preoccupation of the disciples seemed to be the establishment of the physical, visible Kingdom of God. Christ’s crucifixion temporarily dashed the hopes that He was indeed the triumphant Messiah they thought the prophets had spoken about...
by Phil Spry | May 19, 2011 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
“…appoint elders…” – Titus 1:5 The mistake I have most consistently repeated in planting churches is poor selection of my first set of Elders. This has dogged me for decades. It was not so much bad judgment as it was a paucity of available men who possessed...
by Linda Bergquist | May 17, 2011 | Church Planting
It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Helen Lee wrote about church planting among Asian Americans just a few days ago. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area where this is a hot topic. The mayors or vice mayors of our four largest cities, (San Jose,...
by Helen Lee | May 14, 2011 | Church Planting
I still remember the excitement, more than 15 years ago, when my then-fiance and I were invited to be part of a new church plant targeting previously churched and unchurched second- and third-generation Asian Americans. At that time in the mid-1990s, Asian Americans...
