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Category Archives: Leadership
Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 7 (Intimacy and choice, Minister and reputation)
Churches that offer “intimacy and choice” Scott Thumma argues that “niche” house churches and megachurches both are offering individuals a product they are interested in. “In certain ways, the megachurch is the complete opposite of the house church, but with … Continue reading
Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 6 (High growth location, Changing worship)
Being in rapidly growing zip codes Only one [other] external factor was significant in the growth or decline of the church—the change in the population of its zip code. Fast-growing churches—those that increased by more than 20 percent in attendance—were … Continue reading
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Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 5 (Being large or small, Being rural)
Being a church of 1000+ attendees or under 50 attendees Well, I wasn’t expecting this one. David Olson points out that large (1000+ attendance) and small churches (1-49 attendance) are growing at the fastest rates. “While the larger churches grew … Continue reading
Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 4 (Leadership, Prayer)
Leadership Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson report that “we let the data set the agenda, and godly leadership was at the top.”[7] [7] Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson, Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around and Yours Can Too (Nashville: … Continue reading
Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 3 (Involvement, Welcoming)
High involvement I went to a seminar a long time ago that measured church growth on involvement percentages. You need 20% to 30% involvement to keep the doors open, teach classes, etc. 40% to 50% will generate growth. 60% is … Continue reading
Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 2 (Fertility, Caring for Children)
High fertility rates U.S. Protestants are less likely to belong to “mainline” denominations and more likely to belong to “conservative” ones than used to be the case. Evidence from the General Social Survey indicates that higher fertility and earlier childbearing … Continue reading
Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Not Just Friends
A reader asked about being alone in the building with the female church secretary, on those days that he is the only minister on duty. I’m not sure I have the answer, but before even attempting an answer, I need … Continue reading
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Church Growth: Andy Rowell Summarizes the Studies, Part 1 (Witnessing, Strictness)
Andy Rowell, a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) student at Duke Divinity School, maintains a blog called Church Leadership Conversations. (I just subscribed.) He recently summarized the conclusions of 7 separate studies on what drives church growth — (1) witnessing, (2) … Continue reading
Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Further Thoughts from the Comments
I love the blogging format, because I get these great questions that force me to dig deeper or explain myself better. This follows up my earlier post Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Advice from a Minister. The complete questions I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, Men's Secret Wars, Patrick Means, sexual sin
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Ministers Guilty of Sexual Sin: Advice from a Minister
Excellent advice from Vince Antonucci, a Las Vegas church planter and author of I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt. There has been a lot of talk and blogging about a well-known pastor who confessed … Continue reading
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Tagged All, Church of Christ Links, ministry, sexual sin
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