ABOUT DANNY FRANKS

Danny Franks
Danny Franks makes his living as a Connections Pastor at the Summit Church in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. He also makes a life as the husband of an out-of-his-league hottie and the dad of three cool sons and one sweet princess. His blog, dfranks.com, is a reflection of how he interacts with all of these.

Everyone on Your Church Staff Is On the Welcome Team

How can you help your church staff team understand the importance and the impact of a strong hospitable culture, regardless of the team they lead or the title they hold?

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How to Raise the Guest Awareness of Your Congregation

Every church in America has a guest problem. If the “regulars” in the church aren’t aware that guests are among ’em, that’s the biggest problem of all.

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comment_post_ID); ?> 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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Clarity Process

Three effective ways to start moving toward clarity right now.