Multimedia

Finding People Who Don't Go to Church

Use Multimedia, but do not let it use you.  Multimedia should be used tastefully and should follow the flow of what you are doing.  Whereas I firmly believe in the use of multimedia, I do not affirm those who just throw it in for the sake of using it even if it does not fit […]

Why Multi-Site Churches are Crucial to the Future

Here are our reasons for believing that multiple site ministries will be one of the driving forces of the 21st century. 1. Many established churches are starting to grow when they get a young pastor with fire and they don’t have enough land to grow. Moving is too costly emotionally for the older crowd, so […]

Examples of Mission Statements

What Great Leaders Measure

[three_fourth last=”no” class=”” id=””] Here are some samples of excellent Mission or purpose statements from a variety of expressions. Do not copy them because they may not work in your church. Just use them as examples. Example One: The Mission To love the people of Cincinnati into relationship with Jesus Christ and give away to […]

Mentoring

Discipleship

If you need mentoring , here is what 21st Century Strategies suggests Join our forum which puts you into the mainstream of my personal mentoring online. IT is here that you can submit specific questions for Bill Easum and Bill Tenny-Brittian and others to answer. Browse our4000+ pages of free resources on our website at www.churchgrowtharticles.com […]

Farm System

A Pastor by Any Other Name

The greatest need of our time is more effective leadership. It is sheer folly to think that the people who led us well during Modernity can give us the same quality of leadership in the postmodern/pre-Christian world. Churches need to pour more time, energy, and money into training than they do construction. For more the […]

Key to Endowments

From Bill Easum The key to endowments is how they are set up. Don’t set them up where you are locked into a maintenance mentality Use the Endowment to thrive instead of survive.  Use it in a way that secures the future of the church’s ministry.  It is not a matter of whether it is used for […]