5 Reasons You *Really* Need To Slow Down
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.“
Category: How To’s
Generational Ministry: Inviting Millennials to the Spirit, Church, and Mission
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.
How Biblical Metaphors for the Church Require Church Membership
Scripture talks about the church, giving the images of the church. Consider how these metaphors support and inform our understanding church membership.
James Emory White: Why We’re Ending Our Multi-Site Approach
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.
Awkward! Planting Near Your Sending Church
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.
You Can Coax Volunteers, but You Probably Won’t Keep Them!
Recruiting volunteers is difficult work. But I think recruitment can be eased with a little work on the front end by the recruiters.
Teach Your Volunteers How to Quit
God has entrusted us to help fulfill the mission of the church with our own talents along with those we recruit, train and allow graceful dismissal.
How to Use a Community Development Corporation to Ignite Your Outreach
Although a community development corporation (CDC) is not an exclusively religious organization, it can still accomplish the purpose of evangelism.
Writing Sermons: Help for Church Planters
The Holy Spirit breathed upon each prophet and singer, opened their hearts and ears and eyes to the spiritual realities around them. But they were still writers; and so are you if you’re writing sermons.
You Can Learn to Livestream Services—The Basics
Learning to live stream services doesn’t require advanced degrees in information technology, engineering and video production. Start here.
