5 Keys for Building Ministry Momentum
by: Rich Birch
In a church without momentum every step is more difficult than the one before. Gaining and keeping momentum is a difficult process for church leaders.
ABOUT RICH BIRCH
Thanks so much for dropping by unseminary … I hope that your able to find some resources that help you lead your church better in the coming days!
I’ve been involved in church leadership for over 15 years. Early on I had the privilege of leading in one of the very first multisite churches in North Amerca. I led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 4,000 people in 6 locations. (Today they are 13 locations with somewhere over 5,000 people attending.) In addition, I served on the leadership team of Connexus Community Church in Ontario, a North Point Community Church Strategic Partner.
I currently serves as Operations Pastor at Liquid Church in the Manhattan facing suburbs of New Jersey.
I have a dual vocational background that uniquely positions me for serving churches to multiply impact. While in the marketplace, I founded a dot-com with two partners in the late 90’s that worked to increase value for media firms and internet service providers.
I’m married to Christine and we live in Scotch Plains, NJ with their two children and one dog.
7 Ways to Prepare for More Baptisms in Your Church
by: Rich Birch
Here are some practical keys to baptizing more people at your church.
Why Your Church Should Think Twice Before Going Multi-Site
by: Rich Birch
The multi-site revolution is the biggest thing to happen to the broader church movement in the last few decades. However, you might want to think twice before attempting this approach to multiplication at your church.
9 Things You Can Learn from Skipping Out on Your Church This Sunday
by: Rich Birch
A well-planned visit to another church can make an impact on your team like nothing else.
You Can Get Everything at Amazon – Including These 14 Leadership Principles
by: Rich Birch
Amazon, Jeff Bezos, Leadership Engine, leadership principles
14 leadership principles that Amazon (and CEO Jeff Bezos) operate by – and how they might apply to leading in a church.
Your Church is Struggling, But Do You Recognize It?
by: Rich Birch
Often in church leadership we get so busy working “in the church” that it becomes harder to work “on the church”. We’re focused on making weekends happen and caring for people that we lose perspective on whether we’re seeing a difference in our community.
What Churches Can Learn from the Cultural Influences of the Disney Organization
by: Rich Birch
Disney is a big organization attempting to stay on the cutting edge of impacting culture. Here are a few of their changes that churches might be able to learn from.
Seth Godin Delivers 8 Key Insights for Church Leaders
by: Rich Birch
8 insights from Seth Godin on communications and marketing applied to the church.
The Announcement Dilemma: 8 Reasons Your Congregation Tunes You Out During Announcements
by: Rich Birch
Attention, Awareness, Rich Birch, Sunday morning announcements
We need to understand why people are stopping to listen to shifting our behavior to help them connect with what we’re talking about. Here are 8 reasons people aren’t listening to your announcements.
15 Ideas to Help You Evaluate Your Church Bulletin
by: Rich Birch
How are you leveraging your church bulletin (or program … or worship folder … or whatever you call it) to communicate with your people?
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Thank you Ed for sharing your insights into the Church Growth Movement. I have my reservations with Church Growth models because it has done more damage than good in the Body of Christ. Over the years, western churches are more focused on results, formulas and processes with little or no emphasis on membership and church discipline. Pastors and vocational leaders are burnt out because they're overworked.
I do believe that the Church Growth model is a catalyst to two destructive groups: The New Apostolic Reformation and the Emerging Church. Both groups overlap and have a very loose definition. They're both focus on contemporary worship, expansion of church brand (franchising), and mobilizing volunteering members as 'leaders' to grow their ministry. Little focus on biblical study, apologetics and genuine missional work with no agenda besides preaching of the gospel.
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Thank you for sharing such a good article. It is a great lesson I learned from this article. I am one of the leaders in Emmanuel united church of Ethiopia (A denomination with more-than 780 local churches through out the country). I am preparing a presentation on succession planning for local church leaders. It will help me for preparation If you send me more resources and recommend me books to read on the topic. I hope we may collaborate in advancing leadership capacity of our church. God Bless You and Your Ministry.
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Amen!!
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