It often feels like a shot in the dark, and some strategies end up being more effective than others.
The Power of Storytelling and Reigniting Your people on Mission
Our church celebrated our 100 year anniversary and as an initiative for our centennial year we had the goal of having 100 women share their stories of God’s grace, redemption, and healing. To be honest it seemed in the beginning like a great way to creatively highlight women in our church, but what I didn’t expect was the deep encouragement, joint mission, and growth that would come from the simple ask of “Tell me your story.”
Why It Can Take at Least 5 Years to See Revitalization Fruit
Leading a church in revitalization requires not only tactical patience but strategic patience as well. In this podcast Thom Rainer and Mark Clifton describe strategic patience and why it the fruit of revitalization may not be evident for five years.
5 Types of Low-hanging Fruit to Grow Your Church
In the previous episode, Thom and Mark addressed the issue of strategic patience in a revitalization, meaning that revitalization fruit may not be long-standing until five years have elapsed. But . . . the church can experience some encouraging moves forward with the concept called low-hanging fruit.
Why Many Churches Are Becoming Mini-Seminaries
More churches are providing ministry and theological training for their staff and lay leaders. Thom Rainer and Sam Rainer look at the reasons for this major development. They also interview two pastors, Tyrone Barnette and Matt McCraw, who have built ministry training centers at their own churches.
The Value of Repeated Bible Reading
How repeated Bible reading can help you grow in your understanding of God's word.
Time to Rethink your Church Website?
Our website is our most easily accessed 24/7 communication face to the world. Are we being wise in our use of it?
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