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Reblog – Why it’s good for churches to have a membership course
It encourages people to actually join the fellowship in their minds and in their hearts. It avoids the old “join us for 6months before you serve”… as if going to 15+ sunday meetings is going to really help them understand… Continue reading
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Church size and inter-church involvement
So, following on from yesterday’s post about inter-church involvement, there’s a practical aspect to consider when it comes to church size (which I’ve alluded to earlier, but it’s worth exploring). See, if you’ve got a quite small church, chances are… Continue reading
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Thoughts on inter-church involvement
Inter-church involvement is great – but it doesn’t make Christians united (because Christians are, by nature of our union with Jesus, ALREADY united) – but it is one (of many good ways) we can express the unity Christians have. Let… Continue reading
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Debunking the small-church-is-better myths (part 3)
There seems a common argument that small churches are – not just a valid alternative, but – a better alternative to big churches. Some of the arguments go… Myth: “Small-churches are more needy… Big churches have heaps of people!” Really?… Continue reading
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Debunking the small-church-is-better myths (part 2)
I’m in no way against small church! Every expression of God’s people is valuable and beautiful. In fact, that’s why I’m writing these posts trying to debunk the idea that small church is not just different, but better. Myth: “Only… Continue reading
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Debunking the small-church-is-better myths (Part 1)
I’m not part of a big-church (although many readers may think I am). We have about 12 full-time staff, 8 MTS apprentices, and just over 500 adults in GrowthGroups. Compared to Acts 2, we’re a small church about 10% its… Continue reading
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Few resources doesn’t mean lots of needs
People often get these two categories mixed up. Resources and Needs. That is, they’ll see a church that doesn’t have many resources; it doesn’t have a youth worker, it doesn’t have many staff, it doesn’t have growth group leaders; scripture… Continue reading
MINISTRY PRINCIPLES & PRAGMATICS 