Since the vision statement of Community Christian Church is "helping people find their way back to God," we spend a lot of time dreaming, discussing, and talking about how we can do a better job of motivating our people to invite their friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. As a result, during the last eight years, we have grown from 700 people in attendance to 5,000 people.
ARTICLE Sharper Definition How a small congregation was reinvigorated by making membership mean something specific. Brian Metke
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After 18 years of ministry, I've become convinced that the way to lead a dormant church into exuberant, committed discipleship is not by lowering the bar, but by raising it.
Our members are required to participate in at least one specific ministry, attend a weekly Bible-study class, and tithe regularly. We call it "intentional Christianity."
Trinity's mission statement sums up the bottom line: "To help ...
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed ...
ARTICLE Closing the Back Door How does your church rate on the vital ratios that church growth experts identify? Win and Charles Arn
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Ratios are crucial when it comes to creating community—staff cannot be stretched too thin, believers need meaningful relationships to be tied to the church, and small groups need to pursue a healthy balance in congregational life.
Church growth experts Win and Charles Arn determined the following seven ratios. Rate your church on them; after each description, place a check in the box that best ...
Here are six conditions that contribute to growth. These are the elements common to growing churches regardless of their specific programs. For each characteristic, if you believe it is present in your church, check "Agree." If you believe it isn't present, check "Disagree."
A critical factor in holding newcomers is atmosphere. Some churches exude an atmosphere that says, "Visitors are welcome here." It doesn't derive from handouts or slogans. It's not particularly what happens up front, though, that helps. It's an air that permeates the whole congregation, an intangible that says to first-timers, "We've been expecting you, and we're glad you've come."
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