New Wine Part 4
When Jesus was talking about not pouring new wine into old wine skins he was communicating the fragile nature of change. Change is difficult, especially in churches so, we need to develop a purposeful process for change. Here is a five-step process you can use to implement real and lasting change in your church. Step 1: […]
Dinosaurs to Rabbits: Chapter 06 Overview
Creating a Multiplication Culture There’s no question in our minds that this is one of the most important chapters in the book. The fact is, if you can’t change the culture, nothing you do is going to launch a growth culture, let alone a multiplication culture. When it comes to changing a congregation’s culture, to […]
New Wine Skins Part 3
Jesus says you can’t put new wine in old wine skins because old wine skins become brittle and lose their functionality. He is communicating to us today that we must create new wine skins to house the vibrancy of new wine. This is a principle of life in which new situations most always require new […]
MULTIPLICATION WONT HAPPEN WITHOUT …
Recently, someone asked me to boil down the concept of multiplication as far as I possibility can. So here goes. Looking at many of the churches that are multiplying I’ve noticed there are five things that I see in every one of these churches and oddly enough they coincide with our book Dinosaurs to Rabbits: […]
Dinosaurs to Rabbits Webinar: Chapter 05
There are things you can do. Things you should do. And things you must do. In this week’s Dinosaurs to Rabbits webinar, we’ll be looking at the Must Do’s of Multiplication. This week’s webinar on Dinosaurs to Rabbits: Turning Mainline Decline to a Multiplication Movement will cover the fifth chapter of the book: “The Principles […]
New Wine Skins-Part 2
In the ancient world there were no glass or plastic bottles, instead people would put liquids into animal skins that were sewn together and used like canteens. Eventually these skins would become brittle, and rupture, spilling out the liquid.Jesus referred to these wineskins when teaching his early followers and us about change. And no one […]