Author: Esther Ritchey
Leadership in a Multicultural Church
Home > Blog > Leadership in a Multicultural Church June 10, 2020 Leadership in a Multicultural Church By New Churches Team Serve Where God Calls You Bernard Emerson grew up as the son of a pastor. His father told him, “You don’t have a choice to who and where God […]
The Need for Chat
By: The Church.digital When I was a kid, I was told that talking in church was not allowed. My parents would allow me to draw or put my head down, but talking was not permitted. As I got older, I was permitted to sit in the student section of church […]
Introverts, Disciple Making, & Freedom from Fear
By: Discipleship.org Spiritual maturity is revealed more by our relating than by our knowing or by our going. That’s an uncommon belief. Churches throughout the world pursue maturity through teaching and preaching that’s aimed at the head and feet, not the deepest parts of a person’s heart. For me the […]
Episode 498: Assimilating Through Connection During Limitations
By: New Churches In Episode 498 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss how to assimilate new members to your church as you work to worship together through limited circumstances. “This is James with Foundation Presbyterian Church just outside Columbia, S.C. We are a church plant that began […]
In-Person Attendance v. Online Attendance and The Emerging Trap Of Doing Nothing Well
By: Carey Nieuwhof As you know, these are some of the most complex times in church leadership in decades. As churches reopen their in-person gatherings, there’s one particular trap to watch out for. The early indications are that in-person church attendance is lower than anyone expected. Most leaders I connect […]
PODCAST 077: Tim Celek & Defining Matthew 28 by Focusing on the One
By: The Church.digital Church, why do we do this? Why do we do ‘church’? I don’t mean physical church, or digital church. I don’t mean weekend services, or small groups. I simply mean, why is it that we do what we do? Our buildings, our online… Pastor, there are times […]
A Better Way To Train Your Group Leaders
By: Discipleship.org Kevin and his team spent a lot of time and money to host a large group leader training at the church. As the event started, he sat in the back and looked across a half-empty room and was disheartened by the light attendance. As the night finished, despite […]
Act on Behalf of the Oppressed
Act on Behalf of the Oppressed .et_post_meta_wrapper By: Brandon A. Cox The apostle James, the half brother of Jesus, has written to us about refusing to show favoritism and racism and classism. He challenges us to refuse to discriminate or carry prejudice in our hearts, but instead to assign infinite […]
When Eating A Meal Turns Spiritual
By: Stan Rodda A preacher stands up in front of their church and says, “We need to go out and make disciples. Here’s how we’re going to do it.” What’s your first thought? Or maybe it’s in your small group. You have been through a study on the Great Commission […]