Riding the Ministry Roller Coaster
All ministries have seasons of peaks and valleys, but there's a sustaining secret to the journey that's easy to overlook.
Tag: Outreach 100
David Kinnan: Finding the Divine Agenda
"I made the promise that I would never run the church based on my own agenda or opinions or wants or desires, that I would simply listen to him."
New Life at Waters Edge: Waters Edge Church
Stuart Hodges: “We are a church that has been successful at reaching unchurched people. When you reach unchurched people, they reach other unchurched people.”
Derwin Gray: Limitless Strength
"My most important work habit is learning daily to not work IN my limited strength, but to work FROM Jesus' unlimited strength."
Celebrating Kingdom Wins: Celebration Church
Members of the nation's #4 Fastest-Growing Church are celebrating an awakening for God with prayer, fasting and some can't-miss speakers.
Offer Interest- and Background-Based Small Groups
Idea Starter: The Church on the Way connects members with groups based on topic, season, ethnicity, formation and even homelessness.
Chuck Booher: Leading Toward Passionate Commitment
“As a result of our 24/7 movement, the passion to know God deeper is sky high!”
The Name Says It All: New Hope Church
Tim Liston: “We just try to grow the people. A life turned around, a saved marriage, a better dad, better people. And the result is that they invite friends and family to attend.”
Ray Johnston: Faithful in the Tough Times
“The only way to experience God’s blessings over a long period of time is to stay faithful during tough times.”
A New Growth Model: South Hills Church
Chris Sonksen: “Our objective is to come alongside [small] churches that have potential to go to 200 or 300, but they just don’t have the networking or the understanding or the systems.”
