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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

Are We Making Disciples?

"The Christian Church Isn't Making Disciples" ... Are You Kidding Me?

I don't often spend my blogging energy "ranting" about this or that. But, it seems, lately, that we as Christian Church leaders are getting a "bad wrap." To say that the Christian Church isn't "making disciples" or is planting churches that don't "develop leaders" right from the start is just not accurate. There ... now I've said it. All you have to do is look around. This notion that we're not doing things … [Read more...]

Can I Tell You The Hard Truth?

Activate Your Church With Intentional Churches' "Activate Experience"

With only 18% of churches focusing on evangelism now (per Christianity Today), The leaders at Intentional Churches are concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic has turned many churches inward. So how do we continue without losing sight of Christ’s mission to seek and save the lost? Here’s what you can do: Align your team to double Kingdom impact Meet online to discuss and evaluate how to prioritize the lost … [Read more...]

The “Secret” To Church Growth

Exploring The "Highest Contributing Cause" Of Church Growth ... Based On The Data

Over our 20+ year history, we've had the following measure in place: How Did You Find Out About CCV? You would think our website, visibility from the major highway running through our target area, or direct mail advertising would be the highest contributing cause. Nope. Not even close. Are you familiar with the use of Pareto Analysis as part of any continuous improvement process? I know, it sounds technical! … [Read more...]

Developing Leaders

The Step By Step Process To Follow When It Comes To Developing Leaders In The Church

One of the most important (even critical) issues church leaders face is the challenge of finding leaders to enable and fuel the growth of their ministries. Without a good supply of leaders, a church will find it very difficult to grow, increasing conversions and expanding its impact on the community and beyond. And, if the church is focused on reaching the un-churched, developing leaders often involves getting them … [Read more...]