Purpose The purpose of this operating procedure is to establish, document, and communicate the process for intentionally identifying, assessing, developing, and deploying leaders at YOUR CHURCH. Scope The leadership evangelism process should be used by Ministry Staff to identify and deploy leaders into ministry for the good of the church (Ephesians 4:11-13). The process begins with the intentional … [Read more...]
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...]
Identifying First-Time Guests
Exploring This Very Important Part Of A Good Church Growth Strategy
Those of us who measure the number of first-time guests we attract each weekend know one crucial thing. We're only counting a portion of the "actual" number of first-time guests. In other words, many first-time guests do not identify themselves. Therefore, we don't know they are there. The "front of the house person," regardless of title, in addition to other responsibilities, is responsible for "connections" at … [Read more...]
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 create momentum, taking advantage of and recognizing the reality that the year has a "natural flow." We do big … [Read more...]