Worship Evangelism
According to several contacts I’ve had over the past two years, both in the U.S. and outside of In our country, worship evangelism seems to be increasingly the worship of choice. By worship evangelism is just the opposite of seeker sensitive worship. It means that one of the goals of worship is for the non-believer […]
Four Keys to Explosive Growth
1. You have to bring in a lot of people. You wont achieve this in your office spending hours on a sermon or program planning or anything in house. In other words somehow you have to get the word out to the public. 2. You have to keep those you bring in. The best method […]
How to Get Started in Small Groups
1. Decide if small groups are going to be the hub of the church or just one program among many. 2. Gather a group of potential small group leaders and spend time with the group to get them ready to lead a group.. 3. Talk more about multiplication, leadership development, apprentices, etc than how to […]
The Characteristics I Value the Most
Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with numerous spiritual redwoods. Some were on the staff at the church where I served Christ for 24 years. I met some in the books that I read. Others I have met through my consulting ministry. Each person has taught me something special known only […]
The Stages of Modeling
Stage one – begin to equip a core group into spiritual leaders. The leader models the core group and they begin to equip their friends Stage Two – begin to dismantle committees and initiate spiritual gifts; modeling by a much wider group of people who understand their responsibility is not going to meetings or running […]
The Three Minute Rule
The Three Minute Rule Retaining visitors after they show up is one of the most important aspects of disciple making. If they don’t return, you can’t disciple them. So, how is the best way to accomplish retention? Aside from having relevant worship, there is one thing that appears on every survey of why people return […]