Thursday, February 02, 2023

Thursday Catch: 'Thom Rainer: 7 Secrets of Healthy Churches" And More


I posted this article when Thom Rainer originally posted it on Church Answer. I am reposting it as a reminder of what healthy churches have going for them.

3 Questions to Evaluate Your Public Pastor Persona 
Here are a few questions to ask yourself to help you keep your private identity and pastor persona aligned.

What about the Families That Didn't Return to Church after COVID?
Dale Hudson take a look at some positive things churches can do and some things churches should not do to as they interact with families who have been affected by COVID.

Good Leaders Are Easy to Follow
Leaders can lead in a way that makes obedience and submission easy and happy, or difficult and frustrating. Shepherds shape the habits of the sheep. Patterns of leadership affect those on the receiving end, for good or for ill.

God Doesn’t Need Your Singing, but Your Neighbor Does
Though we often conceive of corporate worship vertically, there’s a rich horizontal dimension too. Your neighbors need your church’s singing. Which neighbors? Consider four.

The illusion of digital community
Are we in the darkness before a dawn of less social media?

7 Ways to Use Technology in Church Ministry
Staying up-to-date doesn’t have to be terribly complicated. Here are several tips to consider as you use technology in church ministry....

Four Tips for Communicating the Gospel to Roman Catholics
Here are four tips which could be of some help in engaging Roman Catholics with the gospel. They are neither a four-step process nor a recipe for success. They are rather lessons that Leonardo e Chirico has learned over the years in sharing the gospel with Roman Catholics.

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