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Make Time for What Matters Most—Following Jesus
by Craig Etheredge: I saw an illustration that has stayed with me for years now because it showed so well our limitations of time. A woman took a large glass jar with various sizes of rocks, pebbles, and sand. She put all the rocks into the jar. As she struggled to […]
What you need to do for your Christmas service
by Peyton Jones: This week Pete Mitchell and I take a look at what you need to do for your Christmas service. To get straight to listening click here and to download in iTunes click here. It’s Christmas time which means Christmas services and Christmas services means you may be getting people that do not normally […]
Why Should I Want to Become a Level 5 Disciple Maker?
by Bobby Harrington and Greg Wiens: A disciple maker is a Christian who enters into relationships with people to help them trust and follow Jesus. The concept of disciple making seems to come into vogue every few decades or so. And then, unfortunately, the pendulum often swings between an intentional effort […]
Newsletter — December 2017
Leadership Matters Leadership Development Excuses The holiday season is oftentimes a busy time of year for churches. Between outreach initiatives, Christmas productions, and Christmas Eve gatherings, many pastors feel like they’re sprinting the entire month of December. However, if you’ve found yourself thinking there’s not enough time in the day […]
Bivocational Ministry as an Evangelism Opportunity
by Ed Stetzer: One of the most vital yet understudied streams of church ministers is the bivocational pastor. This is that pastor who, either out of necessity or intentionality, works as both the pastor of a local church and in the secular marketplace. Already, more than one-third of all American pastors […]
Free Community Mapping Tools, Part 3: Carrier Route Maps
by Patrick Bradley: Third in a series of posts about community mapping tools, here’s another free tool to help you learn your community: postal carrier route maps. One of the challenges of getting the word out in your community is planning time & resources to let every household know about […]
Bryce Baldwin Explains an Innovative Approach to Community Outreach Meeting Practical Needs
by Rich Birch: Welcome to another edition of the unSeminary podcast. I’m here today with Bryce Baldwin of Rome Alliance Church of Rome, NY. Rome Alliance was founded in 1915. Today you’ll find a mix of people there from birth to age 93. Bryce grew up in this church, later […]
Episode 233: Planting a Portable Campus
by NewChurches.com: How do you find the best location for a portable church? In Episode 233 of the NewChurches Q&A Podcast, Daniel and Todd discuss finding a location when launching a new campus. Here’s Jeff with today’s question: How soon should we start thinking about potential communities, facilities, and preparations for […]
5 Ways Churches That Want to Break the 1,000 Barrier Stay Personal & Relational
by Rich Birch: The only people who like big churches are pastors. One of the paradoxes that churches face as they grow beyond 1,000 in attendance is that they actually need to act more like a small church in some ways. The “competition” of large and growing churches is actually […]
The Next Landscape Shifting Movement in Churches
If you could identify every single person in your community who would respond favorably to an invitation to your church, would you? Now you can. If you could identify every single person in your community who would respond favorably to an invitation to your church, would you? Now you can. We […]