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10 Characteristics of Churches That Grow

November 8, 2016 by Brandon Kelley Articles

5. Children’s Ministry That Kids Don’t Want to Leave // This goes far beyond fun and games, but those are certainly part of it. Imagine kids being in an environment that allows them to understand God’s love for them while being invested in by caring adults who partner with parents to disciple them!

6. A Clear Path to Guide Guests to Become Regulars // Please, please, please don’t ask guests to stand during service. That’s a surefire way to make them not come back. Instead, have an incentivized path to help them get connected to the church.

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7. Lay Leader Development and Empowerment // Equip the Saints. Scripture tells us to do it, but what does this really look like? Leadership development is something we know we need to do, but so many of us are at a loss when it comes to practically doing so.

8. Intentional Small Group Strategy // Real Christ-centered life, together. This is what small groups should be about. Instead of just settling with meet once a week and talk about the Bible, we want to give you a real, intentional strategy to make your small group ministry effective.

9. A Clear Path to Guide Regulars to Become All In Members // In my view, church membership isn’t simply about agreeing with a church’s beliefs and showing up on Sundays. It’s about contributing in ways of service, generosity and being a part of the mission. We’ll give you a practical path that will allow people to go deeper in their commitment to the local church.

10. Shareable Church Communication That Inspires and Informs // Too many churches do a bad job of communicating past Sunday morning. We can do so much better. We’ll give you practical ways to improve your church communication to make it a source of inspiration and information for your people.

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About Brandon Kelley

Brandon Kelley is the co-founder of Rookie Preacher. He serves as the Outreach & Communications Pastor at a fast growing church plant in Williamsburg, Ohio, called The Crossing. Among the many things he does at The Crossing, serving on the teaching team is one of them. He also writes at BrandonKelley.org. You can follow him @BrandonKelley_. Watch his sermons here.

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