McLaren, BrianMore Ready Than You Realize – Evangelism as Dance in the Pos
More Ready Than You Realize – Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix
(Grand Rapids, MI, Zondervan, 2002) 188 pages, paperback, $10.99. (Obtain from www.zondervan.com)
Another winner from Brian D. McLaren. His explanation of Aspiritual friendship,@ known to Modernity as Aevangelism,@ is as clear and […]
Gibbs, Eddie ChurchNext, Quantum Changes in How We Do Ministry
(Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000), 252 pages, paperback, $14.99. Obtain from InterVarsity Press, P. O. Box 1400, Downers Grove, IL 60515. www.ivpress.com
Gibbs traces nine of the major quantum shifts occurring today that he feels churches must address to be effective. Gibbs objectively analyzes the […]
From the beginning of 21st Century Strategies, a long, long time ago, we’ve had one driving value: help transform churches. We suspect that pretty much all our readers understand that one of the ways we do that is by offering professional consultation services, church leadership coaching, and congregational training. What many folks may not […]
For a moment, suspend everything you think you know about doing and being church. Pretend, for argument’s sake, that you’ve been transported back to the first century… even before the birth of the church. As of this moment, there is nothing that “looks like” church. There are no traditions, no creeds, no history, no […]
The longer I am in ministry, the more I realize how valuable a coach is to a pastor. Coaching wasn’t in vogue when I was pastoring. I wish it were; it would have saved me from making several big mistakes. Let me share a couple of mistakes that could have been avoided if I […]
New trends and technologies have me itching to try some new things.
It has been a while since I worked for a local church, and a lot has changed since then. I can think of at least three developments that would greatly change the way I would go about the work today.
Database sophistication. We were just […]
There are several times during the calendar year when Jesus followers have a unique opportunity to connect the dots between God’s heart and the hearts of the multitudes of hurting people in our community. The Christmas season is perhaps the greatest of those times. In a way, we almost have an unfair advantage, because […]
Sometimes we can get so caught up with perpetuating the success of growth and larger congregations that we lose sight of the small things that give the support to be able to sustain that growth. This can be the case with regard to small groups and the growth of the church. As we move […]
A Guest Post from Tejas Rane
A brief introduction
Churches know the importance of funding and how it can help fulfill the church’s visions and missions. Yet, it is also the toughest thing a church can ask for. Finding and raising the money necessary for missions is the crux of any church’s fundraising campaign. Traditional means […]
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