Transitioning Isn’t Easy
For the week of July 11, 2005 Transitioning Isn’t Easy By: Bill Easum Thom Rainer just completed a study of churches that have successfully transitioned themselves without changing pastors. Out of 50,000 examples, he could only come up with thirteen, which goes to prove that it is easier to plant a new church than to […]
How Can We Measure Congregational Effectiveness?
For the week of July 04, 2005 How Can We Measure Congregational Effectiveness? By: Bill Easum People are always asking me if it is possible to measure the effectiveness of a church. My answer is “Yes!” The problem isn’t – can it be measured – but, by what standard do we measure the effectiveness of […]
Organizing Cell Groups Around “Helps”
For the week of June 27, 2005 Organizing Cell Groups Around “Helps” By: Tom Bandy The spiritual gift of “helps” is one of the most common among church members. Many people are gifted to do odd jobs, church maintenance, and practical tasks that improve the appearance of the church or serve the physical needs of […]
What Goes Around Comes Around
For the week of June 20, 2005 What Goes Around Comes Around By: Tom Bandy Countless rural churches provide refreshment booths at county fairs, fall festivals, and innumerable community events. They have pie booths, ice cream booths, turkey dinner booths, craft booths, and entertainment booths. The problem is, all these booths charge money for something. […]
Guided Capital Campaigns
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 […]
Hospitality Starts in the Parking Lot
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 […]