Meeting God at the Finish Line
by: Rick Warren
You can trust God. Whatever He starts, He finishes — and finishes well.
ABOUT RICK WARREN
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's largest and most influential churches. Rick is author of the New York Times bestseller The Purpose Driven Life. His book, The Purpose Driven Church, was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th century. He is also founder of Pastors.com, a global Internet community for pastors.
This Matters to Every Guest You See
by: Rick Warren
Church Guest Experience, Friendly Churches, Guest Experiences, Rick Warren
Amid all of our emphasis in the last few decades on building weekend services that are more attractive to outsiders, there’s an often overlooked factor in church growth: Growing churches are friendly to guests.
Seven Leadership Traps to Avoid
by: Rick Warren
Here are 7 common traps of leadership that Satan is most likely to use to keep your ministry from becoming all that God wants it to be.
The Breakthrough Thinking Required in Growing Your Church
by: Rick Warren
Before we go about the reshaping of the structure or ministry of a church, we first need to experience breakthrough thinking.
Four Reasons to Not Give Up on Small Groups
by: Rick Warren
Discipleship, Discipleship growth, Rick Warren, Small Groups
We may attract attenders through preaching, but disciples are made in small groups.
You Can’t Outgive God
by: Rick Warren
God came up with the idea of multiplication. God will increase the things you do that have his approval.
Are You Leading Your Church or Just Managing It? Learn the Difference.
by: Rick Warren
Most churches are over-managed and under-led. Your church needs to be managed, but it also needs to be led.
Growing Churches Regularly Leverage This One, Simple Idea
by: Rick Warren
Nothing brings a church together in unity better than a growth campaign.
8 Tests of Your Leadership Convictions
by: Rick Warren
One aspect of a leader’s character is the convictions to which he is deeply committed.
Stop Confusing Your First Time Guests
by: Rick Warren
Church Guest Experience, Guest Experience, Rick Warren, guests
How to make guests more comfortable in a church worship service that might be brand new to them.
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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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