Reaching Young Adults
Tobin Perry writing for Baptist Press says, “There’s a surprising new description for unchurched young adults in the United States: spiritual. Despite popular reports that young people aren’t interested in spiritual matters, newly released survey data from LifeWay Research and the Center for Missional Research at the North American Mission…
Nine Habits of Churches that Reach and Keep People, Part 2
Nine Habits That Reach and Keep the Unchurched, Part 1
Barna’s Eight Symptoms of Decline, Part 2
In my last blog post we looked at four of Barna’s Eight Symptoms of declining churches. They were; Demographic Changes, Inadequate Leadership, Poor Management, and Old Blood. Here are the next four with a few brief comments. 5. Building Campaigns “From coast to coast, the roadside is littered with the…
Eight Symptoms of Church Decline, Part 1
It is not the newest book concerning church growth and health, but Barna’s book, Turn-Around Churches, still has lots of insightful material to help churches get back on track. In particular, his Eight Symptoms of declining churches is still relevant in any situation. We will look at the first four…
Spiritual Growth Myths, Part 2
Church Growth Myths, Part 1
Jump Starting Discipleship, Part 3
Jump Starting Your Discipleship part 2
In our last blog, we talked about three reasons to develop a discipleship strategy in your church. Reason one was…Jesus said so. Reason two…It Works. Reason three…It stops fall out by maturing your people. Now let’s look at some practical helps to jump-start your discipleship ministry. First, know that every…