Adopting a Missionary Mindset
…Church Leaders Need to Know to Reach Their Communities — Lessons from E. Stanley Jones, by Douglas Ruffle. Copyright © 2016 Discipleship Resources, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved. Used by…
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…Church Leaders Need to Know to Reach Their Communities — Lessons from E. Stanley Jones, by Douglas Ruffle. Copyright © 2016 Discipleship Resources, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved. Used by…
…principled Christian leaders. This material is adapted from Mike Slaughter’s book, with Karen Perry Smith, The Passionate Church: Ignite Your Church and Change the World (Abingdon Press, 2016). Used by…
…team. It provides occasions to circulate important information and keeps everyone in the know. Communication should be short, frequent, varied, and personal — emails, texts, phone calls, social media, regular…
…Wisdom, & Moxie, Jerold Panas says, “Tests emphatically demonstrate that citing the problems and challenges your organization faces is far less effective than talking about your opportunities, results, and successes.……
…Evangelistic Passion in Your Local Congregation (Zondervan, 2018) by Kevin G. Harney. Used by permission. The book is available at Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources 7 Mindset Shifts that Can…
…the answer, however, sounds like, “I just think it’s going to get better,” then you’re probably dealing with wishes more than reality. Sometimes it isn’t clear whether you’re dealing with…
…in coaching, we believe that the client, or the coachee is the expert. So, it’s a different kind of partnering. It’s more come alongside. It’s more equal. Doug Powe: As…
…were also “emotional, novel, and memorable.” This is the great triumvirate of all public speaking. Here’s why. 1. Emotional The only way you will persuade listeners to learn and act…
…good.” So, I just started getting louder, right? And then, as I look around, there’s no dance, there’s no movement within the call and response. And I remember saying, “God,…
…the center and the edge, living in tension, and making “connection” happen. Finally, he names the core passions of the Wesleyan spirit: knowing God, proclaiming Christ, and seeking justice. Endorsements…
…a Hopeful Future (Fortress Press, 2023) by Dwight Zscheile, Michael Binder, and Tessa Pinkstaff. The book is available at Fortress Press, Cokesbury, and Amazon. Related Resources Leading Faithful Innovation featuring…
…of who you are as a parish community. Make it part of your brand. The Bible exhorts us to excellence. That’s because excellence honors God, inspires people, builds trust, and…
…this time and say, “It was rough. It was tough. But, oh, my goodness, we’ve come out in a new way, a better way. We’re more connected to God. We’re…
…reaching new heights. This material is adapted from Normalizing Next: A Post COVID-19 Resource for Church Leaders by Olu Brown. (Culverhouse LLC, 2022). The book is available at Amazon. Related…
…“I” stands for invite commitment. Commitment is an interesting area. We cannot really make someone be committed to something. It comes from within. However, we can encourage commitment and add…
…programs on two platforms, in-person and virtual. Vacation Bible School, in-person and virtual. Sunday school, in-person and virtual. Wednesday night Bible study, in-person and virtual. Not only Sunday morning, but…
…expanded over the years by Rev. Maria-Pia Seirup. TGIGF brings to life Melody Carlson’s children’s book, Benjamin’s Box: The Story of the Resurrection Eggs. The book tells the Easter story…
…Jr. High Yield: Seven Disciplines of the Fruitful Leader by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. and Tom Berlin Church Leadership: Vision, Team, Culture, Integrity Revised Edition by Lovett H. Weems, Jr….
…life of the church offered digitally. In other words, online ministry encompasses extravagant hospitality, optional methods for giving, connection, engagement options, discipleship, service opportunities, prayer, and faith sharing. Does your…
…In 2018, almost 46.6% of liberals and 30.5% of those who lean liberal were disaffiliated compared to only 9.8% of conservatives and 13% of those who lean conservative. Burge says…
…a single bold idea. “Ideas are like saplings,” Cormode writes. “You grow them in numbers.” Like the sower in Jesus’s parable, we must scatter many seeds for some to take…
…“No one ever gives my church a bus!” He turned to me and said, “Did you ask anyone for a bus?” I thought about it and answered, “Well, no.” He…
…(Abingdon Press, 2020) by Yvonne Gentile and Debi Nixon. Used by permission. The book is available at Abingdon Press, Cokesbury, and Amazon. Related Resources “The Art of Hospitality,” a Leading…
…spirit”). “No grand vision is achieved”, says Kotter, “without a burst of energy.” Thus, good leaders tend to be inspiring motivators; they know how to assess people’s highest values and…
…Perspective by Justin A. Irving and Mark L. Strauss © 2019. Used by permission of Baker Publishing. The book is available at Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources More Church Leaders…
…a great book on strategy, church consultant, ministry coach, webinar, podcast, or conference will get the church unstuck, renewed, revitalized, and healthy. I respect all of the different approaches, but…
…and even new theologies must replace what has come before. The problem with such calls for radical change, says Lovett Weems, Jr., is that they are not true to the…
…people say, “That is what Sunday school is for, right?” We have come to believe that if we come to worship, attend Sunday school, serve on a couple of committees,…
…must-read for all leaders in The United Methodist Church today!” — Bishop Sally Dyck “Lovett is spot-on, fact-based, and thorough in his”analysis, with a deep understanding of The United Methodist…
…the covenant — not essential. But Christ, and him crucified — essential. Should be obvious to us, right? But it wasn’t to them. In the end, there will inevitably be…
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