Growing People Beyond the Baptistry
by: Ed Stetzer
Conversion, Conversion and Discipleship, Discipleship, Ed Stetzer
We celebrate having new believers in our churches, but are we leading them to become lifelong disciples of Jesus?
ABOUT ED STETZER
Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., holds the Billy Graham Chair of Church, Mission, and Evangelism at Wheaton College and serves as Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches, trained pastors and church planters on six continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates, and has written dozens of articles and books.
Previously, he served as Executive Director of LifeWay Research.
Stetzer is a contributing editor for Christianity Today, a columnist for Outreach Magazine, and is frequently cited or interviewed in news outlets such as USAToday and CNN.
He serves as interim pastor of Moody Church in Chicago.
The Importance of “One Time” Sermons
by: Ed Stetzer
Ed Stetzer, Preaching, Sermon, one time message, one time sermon
Preaching a stand-alone message can be tricky. I think you can go about it in two legitimate ways.
Preaching to the Crowd without Offending the Core
by: Ed Stetzer
It will take time and lots of practice for preachers and teachers to be able to rightly divide the word of truth in a way that is both deep and wide—reaching both the believer and unbeliever.
4 “SHIPS” that Mark Great Leadership
by: Ed Stetzer
Developing Leaders, Ed Stetzer, Leadership, Leadership Development
Four keys for a church that is serving one another and a hurting world in the name of Christ.
Why Structure Matters to Mission
by: Ed Stetzer
To reproduce the next generation of churches, churches and organizations must be intentional to establish structures that mesh with the culture.
4 Keys to Listening and Leading with Vision
by: Ed Stetzer
Four of the last things Jesus said to his disciples in his final days on earth are a good place for his followers and his churches to seek vision.
4 Lessons in Leading Church Revitalization
by: Ed Stetzer
If approached correctly, church revitalization can reinvigorate and empower God’s people to produce lasting fruit.
The Sacred Calling of the Secular Workplace
by: Ed Stetzer
The unfortunate divide between “secular work” and “sacred work” has lasted too long. It’s important we see our work as a calling.
Jesus Builds His Church Through His Disciples
by: Ed Stetzer
Building your church though Disicipleship, Discipleship, Ed Stetzer
When Jesus Builds His church, He builds it using disciples just like you.
You Can Not Multiply if You Will Not Mobilize
by: Ed Stetzer
How do we mobilize people in the rows of our congregations to action, to ministry, to mission?
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Thank you Ed for sharing your insights into the Church Growth Movement. I have my reservations with Church Growth models because it has done more damage than good in the Body of Christ. Over the years, western churches are more focused on results, formulas and processes with little or no emphasis on membership and church discipline. Pastors and vocational leaders are burnt out because they're overworked.
I do believe that the Church Growth model is a catalyst to two destructive groups: The New Apostolic Reformation and the Emerging Church. Both groups overlap and have a very loose definition. They're both focus on contemporary worship, expansion of church brand (franchising), and mobilizing volunteering members as 'leaders' to grow their ministry. Little focus on biblical study, apologetics and genuine missional work with no agenda besides preaching of the gospel.
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Thank you for sharing such a good article. It is a great lesson I learned from this article. I am one of the leaders in Emmanuel united church of Ethiopia (A denomination with more-than 780 local churches through out the country). I am preparing a presentation on succession planning for local church leaders. It will help me for preparation If you send me more resources and recommend me books to read on the topic. I hope we may collaborate in advancing leadership capacity of our church. God Bless You and Your Ministry.
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Amen!!
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