Strategy, Method, and Analysis for Church Leaders
I recently had the privilege of being invited to “guest blog” on a friend’s blog. It’s Jon Stolpe Stretched. The post went up this morning. Pretty cool! The title is: Our Behavior Is Our Witness. It’s a few words on a corporate experience I had that stretched me as a Christ follower. How do you be “one [...]
I was reflecting the other day on the number of times I’ve been a part of helping our church (Christ’s Church of the Valley) prepare to welcome hundreds of new people on one of the most “visited” days of the year … Christmas Eve. This coming December 24th will be the 11th Christmas Eve we’ve done. [...]
One of the challenges every growing church faces is the difficulty of continuing to grow through the summer months. My experience has been that this is definitely true in the northeast. I don’t understand it completely, but it seems like everyone is gone on the weekends. Around here, I think they all go to the [...]
I am now actively engaged in revising our current Church Planting Strategy, extending it beyond our local “Philadelphia Region” to include our emerging “regional, national, and international” strategy. Once this is done, I’ll post it here. Here’s what our Church Planting Strategy looks like right now … Church Planting Strategy At Christ’s Church of the Valley [...]
The situation in Haiti is catastrophic to say the least. And, many of us are asking, “How should I respond?” Based on the information I’m getting, the very best thing to do for the people of Haiti is to give sacrificially to a Christian support effort. Donating to Lifeline Christian Mission will literally provide assistance immediately. [...]
Every week Brian Jones, our Senior Pastor, sends out his Non-Religious Devotional Thoughts to those who have subscribed. His unique style is refreshing! I’ve included his most recent contribution, Wimpy Christians. If you haven’t yet signed up to receive this weekly newsletter, do so by clicking HERE. I had just graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary [...]
How many people do you know that enjoy going door-to-door? If you’ve done this yourself you know what I mean. Regardless of the purpose, spending a day going door-to-door takes courage and is not usually much fun. Every year here at Christ’s Church of the Valley we spend several days working on our Strategic Plan. [...]
