Top Ten Tactical Mistakes and More

I had a great time sharing the Word yesterday at Stagecoach Road Christian Fellowship while Pastor Thomas Loman was on vacation. I shared some principles from The Beautiful Symphony, and I received some good feedback from those in attendance. Pastor Thomas is doing a great job moving the congregation forward and we appreciate his ministry. Visit www.stagecoachchurch.org to learn more about SRCF.

Here is an update from some blogs I have visited in the last week. Hope they are helpful to you.

Developing New Churches

Nelson Searcy, Lead Pastor of the Journey Church of the City, answered a question last week on his post about his strategy to reach newcomers. Nelson has a well thought out approach to assimilation that is helpful to new church plants as well as established churches. Learn more about his strategy by visiting his blog post here:

http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/blog/2009/08/31/q-a-investing-in-newcomers-fusion/

Cultivating Church Leaders

One of the keys to cultivating church leaders is discipleship, and Bill Hull posted some thoughts last week on the fact that discipleship is our only hope. His point is that we have not seen the church transform our culture because the majority of Christians have not been transformed, and discipleship is the answer. Read more of Bill’s thoughts here:

http://blog.bible.org/hull/content/why-discipleship-our-only-hope

Building Healthy Churches

I am always challenged by Bill Easum’s posts. Last week he added a post reviewing over twenty years of church consulting, and his thoughts about the top six tactical mistakes churches make. I urge you to read and absorb his thoughts. You will find Bill’s post here:

http://www.billeasum.com/?p=121

Assisting Pastors and Churches in Crisis

One post on the Peacemaker Blog (Route 5:9) last week on forgiveness is well worth the read. Molly Friesen reflects on Chris Braun’s recent book, Unpacking Forgiveness, and I encourage you to read her post. You will find the article here:

http://bookstore.peacemaker.net/blog/?p=321

I pray that God will do amazing things in your life and ministry this week.

~ Jim