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…Reimagining Church Real Estate for Missional Purposes, available at Cokesbury and Amazon. Used with permission from Wipf and Stock Publishers: www.wipfandstock.com. Related Resources Thinking of Redeveloping Your Church Property? Know…
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…800-4-JUDSON,www.judsonpress.com. The book is also available at Amazon and Cokesbury. Related Resources: Death by Meeting by John Winn The Risks and Rewards of Being an Associate Pastor by Alan Rudnick…
The Lewis Center offers a range of resources for pastors and congregations anticipating transitions, including these free downloads. 50 Ways to Improve Pastoral Transitions 50 Ways to Welcome a New…
As you work with pastors and congregations anticipating transitions, I want to remind you of these free resources from the Lewis Center: 50 Ways to Improve Pastoral Transitions 50 Ways…
The Lewis Center offers a range of resources for pastors and congregations anticipating transitions, including these free downloads. 50 Ways to Improve Pastoral Transitions 50 Ways to Welcome a New…
…potential barriers for unconnected people to experience church in a whole new way. Therefore, it should be a “P-free Zone.” No Preaching. No Prayers. No Pressure. No Pocketbooks. This bridge…
…people, prayer, provision, and partnership, it’s time to amplify your community presence. Establish and keep up a Facebook page as well as a website. But if the website can’t be…
…Ministry to Life (Fortress Press, 2021) by Eileen R. Campbell-Reed. Used by permission. The book is available at fortresspress.com. A companion Pastoral Imagination Journal is available as a print and…
…or research. In this example, we’ll use the concept of forgiveness. Start Talking. Ask the AI to give examples of biblical stories about forgiveness. Ask Follow Up Questions. Next, ask…
…that they actually could have planned for. Ann Michel: So, it’s hyperlocal and community based. Dwight Friesen: It really is. That’s the best way to go. Here’s a fun example…
…conversation about the book. Christ’s ministry was radical, passionate, intentional, risk-taking, and extravagant. Wow! Dare we settle for anything less? What led you to write this book? For me, the…
…that it is time for them to retire/move on?” What if you need to move quickly? However, if the lookout on the Titanic is already shouting, “Financial crisis dead ahead!”,…
…(an E. Stanley Jones Professorship), at Wesley Theological Seminary. Efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus have disrupted congregational life and patterns of day-to-day living in ways we never…
…Pree is describing “spiritual leadership.” Spiritual leadership combines the spiritual — deep faith, discipleship, and the heart and mind of Christ (Philippians 2:4-8) — with the leadership competencies of vision,…
…than even the congregation or tradition of which they are a part. 2. Belonging. According to Robert Putnam in Bowling Alone (Simon & Schuster, 2000), religious congregations in the U.S….
…is adapted from Fishing Differently: Ministry Formation in the Marketplace by Sidney S. Williams, Jr. (Certa Publishing, 2018) Used by permission. The book is available at Amazon. Related Resources The…
…non-Christians. 4. It opens the door for ministry to the community. A church is not only supposed to be in a community; it should be a ministry to the community….
…we are called to do?” But to me, the preeminent question is not “What?” or “How?” but rather “Where?” “Where has God sent you?” It is for us to tend…
…and, is self-directed, devoted to career-long learning. God’s Potters grew out of a large Pulpit & Pew research project. Unlike the many “how to” manuals on pastors’ book shelves, this…
…that unchurched people love to attend. They’re concerned about growing Christ-followers and don’t want to worry about marketing, customer service, communications, or similar issues. They don’t concern themselves with pedestrian…
…God’s creative spirit. This book is a gift to leaders and to our church.” — Hope Morgan Ward, Resident Bishop, North Carolina Conference, United Methodist Church “Tom and Lovett clearly,…
…silence and prayer. In Scripture, God commands, “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). If we want the Holy Spirit to open the streams that fill our…
…Judson Press, 800-4-JUDSON, www.judsonpress.com. The book is available at Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources Right Questions for Church Leaders, Volumes 1-4 by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. The Power of Five…
…and Tom Corcoran. Copyright 2013 by Ave Maria Press, Inc., P.O. Box 428, Notre Dame, IN 46556, www.avemariapress.com. Used with permission of the publisher. The book is available from the…
…Ave Maria Press, Inc., P.O. Box 428, Notre Dame, IN 46556, www.avemariapress.com. Used with permission of the publisher from which the book is available, as well as from Cokesbury and…
…This article is excerpted Lee’s book, Making Friends, Making Disciples: Growing Your Church through Authentic Relationships, copyright © 2010 by Judson Press. Used by permission of Judson Press, 800-4-JUDSON, www.judsonpress.com….
…impossible to over communicate issues like vision, values, and core strategies. Recently we created banners, book marks, and cool graphics to communicate our church’s current theme, “Unified yet Unique.” When…
…if I had lost my mind. Move the church? Well, we didn’t. And one day I moved on. Then, almost 30 years later, they called me and said, “Guess what?…
…dread public speaking. I’m nervous. I feel shy or uncomfortable. I don’t have “the gift”. I don’t want to make a mistake or appear foolish. I don’t want to sound…
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