Is the Church Dying in the U.S.? Redefining Christians as Cultural, Congregational, & Convictional
by: Ed Stetzer
The Church is not dying. It is just being more clearly defined.
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.
Be a Church That Wants to Go Deep with God
by: Ed Stetzer
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There are many things that go into a successful discipleship ministry, but one key is that spiritual maturity must be a goal.
Leaders Count People Because People Count
by: Ed Stetzer
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We count because we care about the souls of each person we count. We count because we want to be effective in what we are doing.
Are Your Student Ministries a 4-Year Holding Tank with Pizza?
by: Ed Stetzer
Despite all the fear driven presentations you’ve heard, not every young person is walking out of your church’s student ministries the moment they finish high school and never coming back.
Growing Your Groups, Part 1: 5 Ways to Connect with Disconnected People
by: Ed Stetzer
We want to move disconnected people who are sitting in rows toward becoming connected people who are sitting in circles.
Leading a Church to Die Well Rather than to Live Poorly
by: Ed Stetzer
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In the future, wise leaders must anticipate and prepare for the closure of churches. It is better for churches to die well rather than to live poorly.
Evaluating Effectiveness in Your Church Ministries
by: Ed Stetzer
The best question to ask is not, “What is your strategy?” but rather, “Is your strategy working?” This leads to the question of whether or not we need to have a “scorecard” in ministry.
Is Your Children’s Ministry More Than Fun?
by: Ed Stetzer
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As a parent, teacher, or minister, teaching your kids the gospel is the most important task you have. So, what is your plan?
4 Keys for Developing a Vibrant Church Life Filled with Multiplying Leaders
by: Ed Stetzer
Churches should be run by teams of volunteers—those committed to work together for the cause of Christ, serving one another and the world, because they have been gifted and called to do so.
Understanding the Text and the Times Helps Your Church Develop an Assessment Culture
by: Ed Stetzer
Christian leaders are often more in love with their methodology than they are with their mission field.
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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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