by Steve Sjogren | Jul 4, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
If your church is more than simply providing chaplaincy services to your city in a maintenance capacity, wake up and smell the coffee about the dynamic that happens when we invite the city to church. As I understand it the idea we are all about is simply...
by Brian Davis | May 9, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
If you know me at all, you’ve probably heard me talk about the Law of Preparation and how I think it has massive influence on church growth. It’s the idea of being prepared for the next stage BEFORE it arrives, and it’s SO important for church leadership. I’ve heard...
by Steve Sjogren | Apr 11, 2022 | Church Health, Church Planting, Outreach and Evangelism
If the church was a mission to the moon, and I was the commander of the mission, my call to Mission Central would be: “Oh God, we have a problem!” The problem is that when the vast majority of people think of the Church, or of a Christian, their thoughts...
by Jeff Hoglen | Apr 7, 2022 | Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization
Church planting is one of the toughest callings – period. Those who think it’s easy are either crazy, never tried, or have never been involved with a new church plant. Over the course of time, problems arise, and leaders have to make decisions –...
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Mar 10, 2022 | Church Health, Church Revitalization, Outreach and Evangelism, Uncategorized
Ray is twenty-seven years old and works in IT at the local university. He’s been married for three years and he and Jessica just had a baby girl a couple of months ago. Life is pretty good for Ray and Jessica. They own their home – well, the bank owns it, but they...