Church Growth

HEDGEHOG OR FOX?

February 13, 2012

If you live in the United States, you are probably not too familiar with a hedgehog. This little animal is similar to a shrew or a porcupine. Like the porcupine, when the hedgehog is threatened, it curls up in a tight ball that makes it nearly impenetrable. It focuses all its energy on bringing in [...]

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ALWAYS GROWING

February 8, 2012

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.” –Benjamin Franklin I am a leader who functions as a local church pastor of a multi-campus, multi-cultural, multi-generational church. I am convinced that growth is a non-negotiable part of our church and of our leaders and I have determined to [...]

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FRESH OR STALE?

January 31, 2012

Have you ever popped opened a bag of chips, sunk your teeth into a piece, expecting a nice crunch, only to find it is soft and gooey and definitely without flavor? That chip was stale, not fresh! Spiritually healthy churches are not stale, but they are fresh. Church health and spiritual depth cannot be measured [...]

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GREAT VISION TAKES GREAT FAITH

January 26, 2012

The last couple of days, we have talked about great vision and the leaders that implement it. Today I want to address another aspect of great vision with this statement: Great vision takes great faith! Something that is “great” is unusually or comparatively large in size or dimension, as the dictionary defines it. We serve [...]

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THE NECESSITY OF A CLEAR VISION

January 24, 2012

Vision is a biblical word. A spiritually healthy person or church must have a biblically accurate vision that they are continually progressing toward fulfilling. A participating member of a local church is a person of vision and is an important factor in fulfilling the vision. The responsibility for casting that vision rests on the leadership. [...]

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CHALLENGES TO CHURCH GROWTH

January 19, 2012

Yesterday we saw that the early church was a gathering of believers that grew exponentially. We can experience the same growth today in our churches if we have the right attitudes. There are however, challenges of church growth. 1. The Attitude Challenge An attitude that allows for a maintenance mentality is a non-growth mentality and [...]

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ATTITUDE OF GROWTH

January 18, 2012

The first church was a church that grew exponentially. Every day, hundreds of people were making decisions to follow Christ and join a fellowship of believers that became known as the “Church.” Just as the first church grew, so our churches today can and should grow. We should be adding people to our meetings. Growth [...]

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THE LEADER’S FOUR PRINCIPLES OF VISION

January 12, 2012

The power of vision in the life of the individual leader and the leadership team can never be underestimated. Vision is a vital force in the application of the Kingdom of God in and through a growing, spiritually impacting, local church. You the leader must be captured by the vision God has given your church [...]

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POWERFUL PRAYERS FOR 2012 – PART 4

January 6, 2012
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series 12 Powerful Prayers for 2012

“Only those who see the invisible can attempt the impossible.” – Dick Eastman Over the past week, we have looked at nine powerful prayers for the New Year, 2012. Today, we look at the final three prayers that are excellent targets to aim at in this season of newness. 1. Pray for a vision to [...]

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UNITY POWER

November 17, 2011

In a Peanuts cartoon, Lucy demands that Linus change TV channels, threatening him with her fist. “What makes you think you can walk right in here and take over?” asks Linus. “These five fingers,” says Lucy. “Individually they’re nothing but when I curl them together like this into a single unit, they form a weapon [...]

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