A careful study of Jesus life and ministry reveals that Jesus core ministry was that of small group leader. He taught the masses; he helped and healed the many; he concentrated on the
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A careful study of Jesus life and ministry reveals that Jesus core ministry was that of small group leader. He taught the masses; he helped and healed the many; he concentrated on the
The early doctrine of the church (ecclesiology) included the following elements: • They met in homes -- "house to house" openly (Acts 2:46) • Worship was participatory rather than a spectator sport (Acts
In my book Dancing with Dinosaurs (1993) I had a chapter in which I said adult Sunday School was coming to an end and was being replaced by small groups that meet in
When I was growing up, if I wanted to play football I had to go out into the neighborhood and put together a team. Playing ball was a neighborhood sport. Not so anymore.
Coming up in September we will celebrate (if that is the proper word for it) the 10th anniversary of the fateful day of 9/11. If there was any doubt that the world has
One of the things I've noticed over my years of consulting is that most declining churches wait until it's almost too late to try to stop their decline. They will watch their worship attendance decline some