Four Levels of Maturity
Congregations have four levels of maturity – okay, good, quality, and excellence. As the church grows in numbers, it must also grow in its maturity. People expect more the larger a church becomes, and it takes more maturity to disciple people as the church grows. So here is how it works. Rate where your church […]
Where Visions Come From
Vision is often determined by who you spend most of your time with. Consider Paul’s call to the Gentiles in Asia Minor. Paul was in Antioch working among Gentiles when he had the vision of the man asking him to come over to Macedonia. So the question might be for some of us, with whom […]
Shift from Attracting to Empowering
One of the key shifts of our time is the shift from attracting people to empowering missionaries to go out. Spending money doing advertizing used to work. Today, it doesn’t. Today we need to spend time mentoring people instead of licking stamps. So where does one begin? First, you begin by internalizing that ministry is […]
Transformational Behavior
(From one of our Forum members) 1. Stay Well First and foremost is my spiritual life. This means daily time with God, tithing, covenant/small groups both within and outside my church, good continuing education events. My marriage and parenting are real high on the list here. Emotional and physical wellness are a part of this […]
Spiritual Leadership
Today’s environment requires leaders to be spiritual directors rather than teachers or CEO’s. Being a spiritual director is different from being a teacher. Teachers impart knowledge to their students. Spiritual directors walk with fellow travelers on their personal journey of experiencing God, not to impart knowledge, but to assist the traveler in their own discovery […]
Two of Our Best Money Raisers
During my years of pastoral ministry I learned two very helpful tactics to raise needed funds. Keep in mind this tip is not for churches that have taught tithing for years and tie tithing to membership. But if you are still doing a year stewardship drive, then these two tips might bring in some extra […]