Diana Butler Bass: Churches Must Be Places of Transformation
If churches are relying on a reputation as social clubs they can start numbering their days. God wants to transform the world by transforming us. Here's an excerpt from a recent ChurchNext interview (see the full interview at churchnext.tv)
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Rest as a cure for discouragement
Rick Warren gives great advice for leaders under stress and feeling discouraged. (NACC 2012) -
Measuring success in ministry
Rick Rusaw relays the best advice he's ever received: "Be of value where you are. Don't worry about being of value where you aren't yet." (Courtesy of NACC) -
Bob Russell tells the church to take a stand against culture
"Young leaders, the world and your peers will pressure you to soften your message. We need you to be loving, but we need you to be bolder." (From NACC 2012) -
The power of consensus decision-making
Aubrey Malphurs explains how group decisions can cause breakthroughs in a declining church. (From church consultant training taught by Aubrey Malphurs - www.churchconsultation.org) -
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)
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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) -
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 … -
Rick Warren: 3 causes of ministry burnout
"Anytime you try to build something, you're going to have debris, and that causes frustration and discouragement." (Courtesy of NACC 2012)
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Don't compare your church to others
When Todd Clark planted a church, he didn't know Francis Chan was in the same town. (Courtesy of NACC) -
The theology of numbers in ministry
Aubrey Malphurs says it's okay to measure ministry results - in fact, it's biblical. (From the Society for Church Consulting's Level 1 training - www.churchconsultation.org) -
Aubrey Malphurs on discovering your church's mission
Why talk about mission? It's the essence of why your church was put on the earth. (From the Society for Church Consulting's Level 1 training - www.churchconsultation.org … -
Does your future look impossible? God specializes in that
In the Bible, God often delivered his leaders at the last possible moment from impossible situations, says Bob Russell (at NACC 2012.) -
Bob Russell: How the church should respond to gay marriage
"If you can't speak up boldly for marriage, the first institution that God created, what can you speak up for?" (Bob Russell at NACC 2012)