For the week of June 13, 2005
Guided Capital Campaigns
By: Tom Bandy
Every statistic, and every experience, verifies the fact that professionally guided capital campaigns always raise more money than internal campaigns designed and led by amateurs. But how do you know if your capital campaign needs a professional?
The rule of thumb is that any manageable, […]
For the week of June 06, 2005
Hospitality Starts in the Parking Lot
By: Tom Bandy
We all know that hospitality ministries are really important for church growth. The problem is that most churches start the hospitality too late. Seekers are more and more timid about coming to the church. I do not have statistics … but […]
Discernment of Call
By: Tom Bandy
Why do so many laity start out passionate and strong, and then become complacent and frustrated? Track 2 churches are often very good at providing motivational and life-changing worship … and they are very successful in drawing people out of worship to discern their spiritual gifts and personality types. Their […]
For the week of May 23, 2005
The Team Leader for Worship Teams
By: Tom Bandy
Many “Track 2” churches launch several options in worship. They grow to a point, and then seem to plateau. Church leaders are wondering what happened. The quality of worship seems good; the diversity of the public seems to connect. But the […]
For the week of May 16, 2005
Preserving Unity with Multiple Worship Options
By: Tom Bandy
The most common complaint about moving to more than one worship service in a track 1 church is that people feel alienated from their former friends. Their unity seems to be disappearing. The real problem is that the church fails to […]
For the week of May 09, 2005
Volunteer Development
By: Tom Bandy
Every service-oriented organization in the world has realized that volunteer empowerment is both more important to their mission, and more difficult to accomplish. People are too busy to do anything that they are not motivated, trained, and fulfilled in doing. That means your first staff […]
For the week of May 02, 2005
DNA Accountability – Part 5
By: Tom Bandy
Churches need to move beyond discernment of DNA, to using DNA as a primary vehicle for accountability. There are five basic ways to do this. Here is the fifth:
Churches need to target the DNA to the specific micro-cultures in their primary mission […]
For the week of April 25, 2005
DNA Accountability – Part 4
By: Tom Bandy
Churches need to move beyond discernment of DNA, to using DNA as a primary vehicle for accountability. There are five basic ways to do this. Here is the fourth:
Churches need to shape every team, cell, committee, or mission unit to embody the […]
For the week of April 18, 2005
DNA Accountability – Part 3
By: Tom Bandy
Churches need to move beyond discernment of DNA, to using DNA as a primary vehicle for accountability. There are five basic ways to do this. Here is the third:
Embed the DNA into the very lifestyle expectations of your core leaders. Their daily […]