by Dave Workman | Mar 1, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Revitalization
I had a crazy front-row seat watching a church grow from a house group to 6000+ people on a weekend. Whether that’s good or bad and something to celebrate or deride, I’ll leave that to you. At one point, in a survey, we found that 40% of the people attending our...
by Bill Tenny-Brittian | Feb 22, 2023 | Church Revitalization, Small Church / Rural Church
My first church out of seminary had a cute little building on what the B-52s called The Atlanta Highway, better known by the locals as Highway 78. That highway ran between Athens and Atlanta and through both Between (yes, a real town) and Loganville. Ron Levin was the...
by Jeff Hoglen | Feb 13, 2023 | Church Growth, Church Health, Church Planting
Church plants are needed – point blank! The local church serves as a beacon of hope for the community. This is where people can be disciples and grow in the spiritual walk. However, due to a lack of resources or proper planning, many churches fail to survive...
by Ron Edmondson | Jan 9, 2023 | Church Leadership, Church Planting
Having been a church planter twice, I understand the unique challenges facing planters. They are constantly struggling with leadership issues, finances and simply knowing what to do next. I’d love to offer a word of encouragement for church planters.Recently I had a...
by Steve Sjogren | Dec 22, 2022 | Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Revitalization
Words of love need to be connected with deeds of love. Human nature being what it is, causes us to gravitate to serving others when we reach out in Servant Evangelism but then clam up before we explain WHY we are serving. Unless we verbalize the essentials of the...