Friday, February 08, 2019

Friday's Catch: Thriving Rural Congregations and More


Thriving Rural Congregations

In working with churches and other rural leaders, I have found that thriving rural congregations share three key pillars of vitality. These are not metrics in and of themselves, but areas in which rural congregations should strive to develop context-specific measurements in order to set clear goals. Read More

8 Reasons Why Many Churches Don’t Have an Outward Focus

It’s no secret that many—if not most—churches are not outwardly focused. In my judgment, here are 8 reasons that’s the case: Read More

If You Can’t Read The Room, You Can’t Lead The Room

Dan Reiland offers some practical guidance in the learning the important leadership sill of reading a room. Read More

What do Millennials Actually Believe About Evangelism?

In a recent study from Barna, almost half of practicing millennial Christians (47 percent) say it is “wrong to share one’s personal beliefs with someone of a different faith in hopes that they will one day share the same faith.” However, the rest of Barna’s findings along with other research presents a more nuanced picture of millennials’ relationship with evangelism. Read More
Like me, you may be growing tired of reading about this Barna study. However, I find each post adds another piece to the jigsaw puzzle.

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