Small groups are meeting the needs of people to grow in faith by learning in a community with some purpose. We want and need to be connected– it is not good to be alone– so that we can grow and help one another.
Ed Stetzer, Transformational Church, Transformational Church Assessment Tool
The Transformational Church is all about transforming lives, churches, and communities.
When we change our expectations of God’s people we might be surprised at what God does.
Here are some action steps to implement in your church with a goal to get people off the sidelines moving them from fan to player.
Let’s build our ministries around the idea that people would say what Isaiah said: “Here I am Lord, send me.”
Service doesn’t just happen in a church. It must be modeled and encouraged.
“The city” is an emerging phrase that seems to be embraced by a growing number of Christians. I intentionally say they are embracing the phrase, because I do not think that all are actually embracing the city, but rather they are embracing the idea of embracing the city.
Want to know more about your city? Here’s how to get a study started and what might be the result from one in your own city.
In an effort to understand the city you serve, Glenn Barth has some great ideas on how face-to-face interviews create cross-domain movements.
Here is more on a case study of church planting in Baltimore / Washington. This study is an unpublished report on the current state of church planting in the Washington DC and Baltimore Corridor focuses on identifying the church plants and who is planting them.
Three effective ways to start moving toward clarity right now.
