What I’ve Learned About Volunteer Engagement
When paid staff are doing much of the ministry, they arent as motivated to raise up other lay leaders and build volunteer engagement.
When paid staff are doing much of the ministry, they arent as motivated to raise up other lay leaders and build volunteer engagement.
Feelings of condemnation disappear – sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. In His timing, you will be able to set aside what others may think of you or act towards you. God loves you no matter what!
What was once done out of necessity now has become a first option for church planters. What are the benefits?
“God was speaking to me,” Eckles said. “I was seeking to be able to see again, to be normal again. But He was saying to seek me first. I was dying inside."
Our congregations are the resource we need to be a force of change for Christ in our world, and its time to lead them to do just that through leading missional ministry.
Dispelling the misconceptions surrounding evangelism
While intangibles like leadership qualities cant be taught, they can be envisioned and, more importantly, aspired to.
God reveals things to Christians that unbelievers dont understand. We know, for instance, that humanity is not basically good. The Bible teaches that counter cultural Christians are basically sinful.
There are no cookie-cutter solutions for reversing a church decline. Churches have unique characteristics, because they have different people. There are different reasons which cause decline.
Church planting can be a very effective method of cross-cultural ministry when done right. Here are some things to keep in mind.