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April 25, 2011 0 Comments

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

April 25, 2011 0 Comments

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

April 25, 2011 0 Comments

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

April 23, 2011 0 Comments

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.

April 22, 2011 0 Comments

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

April 13, 2011 0 Comments

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