We are all about building healthy churches. Over the past nine years, our expert bloggers - a group of well-known authors and researchers – have equipped leaders with biblical best practices and practical advice on church turnarounds.
Dr. Thom Rainer and Tom Harper created Church Central in 2002. After Dr. Rainer became CEO of LifeWay in 2006, Harper continued as president of Church Central, as well as president of the parent company, Networld Media Group. Networld is a successful online business-to-business publisher in the retail, digital signage, banking, technology and restaurant industries.
In 2008, Harper co-founded the non-profit Society for Church Consulting, which has trained and certified hundreds of consultants.
| A fired-up new vision for the church | |
"It will not be stylish worship services. It will not be innovative programs." Jerry Taylor brings it home in this fiery climax to his message! (courtesy of NACC 2012) | |
| The dynamics of church patriarchs and matriarchs | |
In just about every church, someone other than the pastor holds the keys to change. (From church consultant training taught by Aubrey Malphurs - www.churchconsultation.org) | |
| Are you letting fear derail your ministry? | |
"How do you know when fear is motivating you?" asks Rick Warren. "You have an intense desire to run." (Courtesy of NACC 2012) | |
| What is missional discipleship? | |
We've confused evangelism with discipleship, says Alan Hirsch. "Every disciple is an agent of the king and ought to be released as such." (From NACC 2012) | |
| Ignite your church with fresh thinking at Turnaround 20/20 | |
| Last year's inaugural 20/20 conference exceeded all our expectations, both in number of attendees (more than 200) and the quality of the speakers. The format is the same this year - 20 speakers, 20 minutes each, giving their best advice on how … | |
| Save your sanity (and your ministry) by saying no | |
"If you try to care about everything," says Pastor Todd Clark, "you'll soon find out you don't have the bandwidth to care about anything." (Courtesy of NACC) | |
| Miles McPherson - How your church can thrive | |
If you just do normal church, it will die. That's what kills churches every day. (From NACC 2011) | |
| How Aubrey Malphurs sets up a church consultation | |
Before the consulting process begins, a church has some work to do. Use these guidelines to get any church ready for change. (From the Society for Church Consulting's Level 1 training - www.churchconsultation.org) | |
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