Category Archives: Replanting a Church

Replanting a Church: But We Had a Meet and Greet! Part 2

The comments on the previous post were extraordinary! I just want to add a couple of thoughts. First, there is no such thing as a truly effective greeting ministry that’s a church program or that’s undertaken by the paid staff. … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: But We Had a Meet and Greet!

This is a true story told me by a friend who is a very outgoing person, as is her husband. In fact, her husband has appointed himself our west-entrance greeter. He stands outside and greets people as they come in, … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Equipping the Members, Part 3

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. Equip how? So what is the nature of preparing people … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Children and Teens, Part 3

Dear readers, I’d like to try an experiment. The first two posts on children and teens ministries are, I think, important. Really important. But Friday’s post on the Lutheran airline has gotten far more hits (it was pretty funny). I … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Equipping the Members, Part 2

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. The deeper meaning of “good works” Consider — (Eph 2:10)  … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Equipping the Members, Part 1

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. f. Envision an equipping staff (Ephesians 4:11-13). What changes need … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Children and Teens, Part 2

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. In the last article, we considered how to re-set the … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Children and Teens, Part 1

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. e. Envision an effective youth and children’s ministry Will they … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Dan Kimball Changes Positions on Church Buildings

Dan Kimball, author of many books and a lead thinker in the emerging church movement, has long been opposed to churches owning buildings. He’s changed his opinion — If you had asked me eight years ago what I thought about … Continue reading

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Replanting a Church: Community, Part 2

We are working through an article by Scott Thomas on replanting an existing church, that is, renewing a church so that it grows and matures as a church plant does. The Spirit How do we get people to be all-in … Continue reading

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