Matthew Watley: Growth Through Service
Its not the number of people who come to church, but the number who go out to serve, that defines real growth for Matthew Watley.
Its not the number of people who come to church, but the number who go out to serve, that defines real growth for Matthew Watley.
We believe that the church should model the ethnic diversity of the area around it by reaching different ethnic groups.
The decentralized approach of microchurches allows the gospel to be heard and seen in tangible ways for different cultural subgroups.
Jesus cares deeply about small towns and small communities and places that no ones ever heard of before. This article explores how rural pastors banding together can make a significant impact.
What we have in our hands is enough for what God has called us to do. And if God wants us to do more, then he will put more in our hands.Aaron Tinch. This article explores the realities of serving smaller congregations.
We come to know one another by translating Jesus in a way the culture can understand, because it means Im breaking things down for both me and you. The more that happens, the more I come to know about Jesus, especially when sharing faith in culture.
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.
Lately I’ve been noticing two competing ideas in organizations: creativity and excellence. Of course, we need innovative solutions to problems. Count me in for more creativity. It’s the excellence piece that can trip us up.
Not everything that grows is healthy.
No matter what kind of situation I get called into as a leadership consultant, before very long we will be looking at some issue regarding understanding trust dynamics that is at the center of the problem or opportunity people are facing.