Author: Bill Tenny-Brittian

Bill is the Managing Partner at The Effective Church Group. He began ministry as a church planter in the early 1980s and over the past 40 years he's grown churches from one side of the nation to the other. In 2002 he joined Bill Easum's consultation group and began partnering with churches and church leaders to help them reach their fullest potential. He is the author of twelve books and the editor of Net Results magazine. Reach Bill here.

Quick and Easy Mission Planning

By Guest Blogger: Jason Lewis from StrongWell.org Mission trips are an amazing opportunity for people young and old to travel and help people through the light of the Lord. They give you a broader perspective of the world and shake up your humdrum routine. Mission trips teach people about the importance of giving to those […]

Dinosaur to Rabbits Webinar: Chapter 01

Just a heads up: This week’s webinar on Dinosaurs to Rabbits: Turning Mainline Decline to a Multiplication Movement will cover the first chapter of the book: “Why Multiplication.” The Bills will have a public conversation on what the risks and rewards of launching a multiplication movement in the church today. Webinar Details Date and Time: […]

Confession of Two Mainline Church Geeks

We’ve Got a Confession to Make. We’ve been mainline Christians most of our lives. We choose the mainline because of its theology. But over time the mainline Church has fallen into a free fall decline. And that pains us. We hate to see once great institutions dying. So we’re not going to just sit back […]

Dinosaurs to Rabbits: Chapter 07 – Introduction

Transitioning to Multiplication Turning the tide from Mainline Decline to a Multiplication Movement isn’t an overnight sensation. And it’s not a task for the timid. To change today’s Mainline churches demands leaders who are as strong as elephants, have the hide of crocodiles, and in the words of Jesus, have the cunning of serpents (Mt […]

Dinosaurs to Rabbits: Chapter 5 – Introduction

In this chapter, we take a look at the principles that will turn a flagging mainline church into a multiplication movement. To be fair, this isn’t a specific recommendation list (“Start three small groups of twelve people each and study thus-and-thus in session one, this-and-that in session two” etc.). You will actually have to contextualize […]