If we hope to lead everyone in the room to the truth of our message, we must start by connecting everyone in the room to us and our message. Compelling preaching is not a simple task.
One of the quickest ways we can connect better with our preaching is to tell better stories and tell them in more effective ways. Let’s look at a few easy and practical ways to become better storytellers, of combining preaching and storytelling.
The best ideas typically come from people who are closest to the problem. Here are a few ideas about how you can establish a problem solving culture.
Not every church needs to sound and look like a Taylor Swift concert. In fact, a laid-back, acoustic approach for a mobile church might actually provide an authentic vibe that many seekers would find attractive.
Hurry sickness is defined as “a continuous struggle to accomplish more things and participate in more events in less time, frequently in the face of opposition, real or imagined, from other people.“
Call it Generational Ministry: sociologists can be very helpful for church leaders who are interested in understanding large demographic groups. As with all generalizations, these sociological observations are not perfect, but they are often quite perceptive.
Scripture talks about the church, giving the images of the church. Consider how these metaphors support and inform our understanding church membership.
Mecklenburg Community Church is closing all of its satellite campuses and ending the multi-site approach to growth we have embraced for nearly a decade.
As our church campuses and plants began to spring up around the region, one location seemed to be missing: the neighboring city of Elkhart, near our sending church.
Recruiting volunteers is difficult work. But I think recruitment can be eased with a little work on the front end by the recruiters.
