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Church Leadership And Infrastructure Development

The Evangelistic Calendar

One Of The Most Important Annual Planning Activities Of The Year

Yes, the Evangelistic Calendar creation is one of the most important activities we engage in all year. What is an Evangelistic Calendar? Everything we do is planned out carefully, weekend by weekend, to help us accomplish the mission. We do our best to plan "stuff" at times of the year that help us to create momentum, taking advantage of and recognizing the reality that the year has a "natural flow." We do … [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, very often developing leaders involves getting … [Read more...]

Our Behavior Is Our Witness

Reflecting On What It Means To Be A Christ Follower In Terms Of Our Day-To-Day Behavior

I definitely remember one of the things that stretched me most as a new believer. It wasn’t changing stuff that I had done previously, like eating too much, drinking too much, using bad language, looking a little too long at a beautiful lady walking by, etc. It wasn’t beginning to spend time in my Bible or doing some type of daily devotional, in prayer and meditation. It certainly wasn’t regularly attending church … [Read more...]