October 2-3 — COR Leadership Institute Reaching new folks for JC will require change: 3 Questions for Consideration: Why do people need Jesus Christ? Why do people need the church? Why does anyone need our particular church? Many congregations suffer from low self-esteem. Part of our job is to help congregations see what is remarkable […]
Day: June 10, 2008
Make sure to plan your sermons in advance. Five Types of Sermons: Fishing Expeditions — addressing the questions or concerns of non-religious individuals. Want to announce those at Candlelight Christmas Eve service which can be a great time to draw visitors. Discipleship Sermons — take folks deeper in their faith (usually in Lent) Healing Sermons […]
Imagine entering a restaurant where you walk in and no one speaks initially, they toss you a menu, and take forever to go speak with you. Then, when you finally order the food it takes long to get there and the food isn’t very good, lukewarm, and you find a hair in the food. Are […]
The challenges ahead of us are huge, and we have to be able to lead in new ways, not worrying about things like apportionments. We are in part in a leadership crisis. Seminaries don’t do a very good job in training folks to offer leadership in a church in crisis. Telling the story of his […]
only wonder understands 