When churches have not brought in and discipled new believers and when they have failed to involve their members in small group communities, often times the harsh reality is that they are dying. Then they have to consider if they are willing to do something about it.
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Culture Change: Recognize the Value of Small Groups
As Ed Stetzer frequently says, we must move people from sitting in rows in pews to sitting in circles in groups. And that’s not always happening. We must change that.
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Thom Rainer's New Book Examines a Church Autopsy
In Thom Rainer’s latest book, Autopsy of a Deceased Church, he examines lessons every congregation can learn from those churches that died.
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5 Tips for Feeding Your Soul
If the truth were known, we would look inside the soul of many pastors and find exhaustion, depletion and spiritual malnourishment. With divinity school degrees, commentaries on the shelves and Bibles across their desks, they live in the midst of a spiritual feast, and yet they often refrain from partaking for their own benefit.
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On Our Radar: Pastors Today, Day One, Nextdoor
In the “On Our Radar” section of Facts & Trends, we feature practical resources for your and your church. Here are the three we highlighted from the digital side of things in the spring 2014 issue – Pastors Today, Day One, and Nextdoor.
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Navigating Change: Guiding a Church Through Transition
The mistake a lot of leaders make is overestimating what you can do in one year and underestimating what you can do in five years.
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