Develop Community Connection Rather Than Just Collect Information
Before a guest enters the church, the church should think of ways to develop community connection with them beyond a one-time visit to a service.
Books
Wake Up, Guys: The Church Sexual Ethics Problem
The church as an institution is sick. Some may object, Its not the church thats sick, its the culture! But the church should be better than the culture in this regard. As Christians, our first and primary concern should be the righteousness of the church community and addressing the church sexual ethics problem.
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Youth and Kids
Each part of the Apostles’ Creed is explained and illustrated with images that are culturally inclusive. This book would be a great daily resource for parents and youth ministry leaders to use. It will help to develop young believers.
Life Includes a Great Deal of Dealing with Life’s Suffering
While you may not experience long-term, intense depression or anxiety, there will very likely be a period of your life when you are dealing with life's suffering, feeling like a ghost haunting your own existence.
4 Reasons to Become a Church Revitalizer
A church revitalizer enters the church community understanding that they are called not to deconstruct the local church but to reconstruct the hopes and dreams of those members still sitting in the pew, offering a fresh perspective for church revitalization.
Begin With What You’ve Been Given: Growing in Faithfulness
We all like the idea of a stronger, slimmer body, or becoming proficient in a skill, or building more effective habits for more sustained productivity. But no transformation happens without starting the painful work of exercising whats weak and staying with it until it grows stronger, like growing in faithfulness.
20th Annual Outreach Resources of the Year: Theology and Biblical Studies
Times shift with regard to what makes the gospel appealing, relevant and resonant in our society, culture and world. Nothing captures people’s attention today more than a social vision concerned with justice, peace, grace and equity.
Radical Theology
I have seen and heard firsthand that thousands have trouble seeing God as a loving Father because of deep wounds from their earthly father. Maybe that’s true for you as well.
The Refresh Generation
Quiet spaces in our lives are sacred. We need to treat them as such. It’s like letting your mind enter a wide-open meadow to explore instead of keeping it wedged into the confines of your phone.
Creating a Positive Guest Experience
Ensure the message the church shares on its website, social media pages, and in-person equals the positive guest experience they will encounter when they arrive.