Stewardship is a Ministry Leader Must
by: Eric Geiger
Three ways ministry leaders must live as stewards.
ABOUT ERIC GEIGER
Eric Geiger is the Senior Pastor of Mariners Church in Irvine, California. Before moving to Southern California, Eric served as senior vice-president for LifeWay Christian. Eric received his doctorate in leadership and church ministry from Southern Seminary.
Eric has authored or co-authored several books including the best selling church leadership book, Simple Church. Eric is married to Kaye, and they have two daughters: Eden and Evie. During his free time, Eric enjoys dating his wife, taking his daughters to the beach, and playing basketball.
2 Challenges in Growing a Generous Church
by: Eric Geiger
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What would it be like to be a part of a generous church, led by a generous staff, overflowing with generous people?
Using Definition and Repetition in Your Leadership Language Helps Keep Your Culture Steady Against the Winds of Change
by: Eric Geiger
When it comes to articulating a direction, I have learned that when the leaders are sick and tired of presenting and discussing, people are just then starting to grasp it.
Simplify Your Church Calendar with Five Significant Steps
by: Eric Geiger
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Simplifying your church calendar is easier desired, imagined, and said than accomplished.
Three Consequences of a Busy Church Calendar
by: Eric Geiger
Cluttered lives are typically not Christ-centered lives.
3 Reasons Groups MUST Be a Big Deal
by: Eric Geiger
A church that does not emphasize groups tends to put way too much burden on a weekend worship service and too little trust in the power of Christian community.
Three Ways to Lose Your Leadership Creds
by: Eric Geiger
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The most important characteristic in effective communication and effective leadership is credibility.
Two Dangers of Copying Ministry Practices from Others
by: Eric Geiger
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Many leaders have a tendency to copy ministry practice without considering the theology and philosophy beneath the surface.
Bigger and Better: Scaling the Organization Without Losing the Excellence
by: Eric Geiger
Six ways to lead your organization to scale without losing excellence.
3 Warnings Signs of Vision Dissonance
by: Eric Geiger
What are some warning signs that your life is drifting from the vision you are articulating?
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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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