Renovate by Innovating
It sounds so simple, but it will take grit to overcome self-doubt and strategic decline to push forward with an innovative spirit to reach the community and bless them as the hands and feet of Christ.
Books
A Beloved Love
What makes us come together as the people of God and remain the people of God is what we have been given from God.
Go to the Source: Understanding Your Audience
The world is rapidly changing all around us. Focusing on understanding your audience helps us engage the present generation.
Don’t Waste Your Season
We cannot rush the appearance of fruit to make ourselves feel or look better. don't waste your season and remember that growth happens in every season.
The Right People at the Right Time
The congregation has welcomed changes as different demographics join, embodying the Right people at the right time dynamic that keeps the church growing.
Create Community Through Technology
There are five practical ways in which I have personally seen my church transform from Sunday gatherings only to table fellowship that extends fellowship well into the week.
Outreach Resources of the Year: Theology
So many gospel presentations and simple summaries present the gospel as escape from sin and the world and entrance into eternal life. Such gospels skip life now and head for the eternal prize.
Fit for the Kingdom
The Lord prompted Reardon to think about combining Christian fellowship with fitness in order to create a new small group for men.
Flee, Fight, or Pray? A Church Conflict Resolution Approach
Fleeing may not be the answer, but through church conflict resolution, healing can begin in one's heart.
Truly Local: Church as the Soul of the City
Belonging means different things to different people. The church as the soul of the city becomes a personal homecoming, bustling into a bar, keyboard under my arm, for a jazz gig with local musicians.
