Develop New Churches
One issue that church leaders struggle with is how to follow up first time visitors. Nelson Searcy has a well thought out strategy in this area. It includes a hand written note and a gas card! That's right. Learn more at the following link.
http://www.churchleaderinsights.com/blog/2009/09/30/how-to-follow-up-with-new-people/
Cultivate Church Leaders
Bill Easum has an interesting post over at his blog about the inherent problems with shared leadership in the local church. In fact, he is convinced that it doesn't work. Instead, he believes the leader needs to probe the following question. “How do I empower the congregation to share in the mission of the church?" You can read more of his thoughts in this area at this link.
http://www.billeasum.com/?p=201
Build Healthy Churches
It seems like everyone wants to make disciples, but too few are successful. Why is that? We can gather the best discipling materials out there, but fail at our most valiant efforts. Mike Anderson, at the Resurgence Blog, may be on to something when he states that the central issue in discipleship is the heart. You don't become a disciple until you deal with your heart issues. Read his brief but poignant statement here.
http://theresurgence.com/how-jesus-made-disciples-heart
Assisting Pastors and Churches in Crisis
I had the privilege of attending Certified Christian Conciliator Training at the Peacemaker Conference 2009. While there, we were introduced to Peacemaker Ministries newest resource called The Leadership Opportunity. This is an excellent resource that fills the need between leadership and conflict. I urge you to visit this link to learn more.
Good to be back and I ill add more posts this week. In the meantime, GIVE EM HEAVEN!
~ Jim
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