4 Frameworks with 20 Questions for a Weekend Worship Review
by: Rich Birch
Regular evaluation of your weekend services should be a normal pattern for your leadership team.
ABOUT RICH BIRCH
Thanks so much for dropping by unseminary … I hope that your able to find some resources that help you lead your church better in the coming days!
I’ve been involved in church leadership for over 15 years. Early on I had the privilege of leading in one of the very first multisite churches in North Amerca. I led the charge in helping The Meeting House in Toronto to become the leading multi-site church in Canada with over 4,000 people in 6 locations. (Today they are 13 locations with somewhere over 5,000 people attending.) In addition, I served on the leadership team of Connexus Community Church in Ontario, a North Point Community Church Strategic Partner.
I currently serves as Operations Pastor at Liquid Church in the Manhattan facing suburbs of New Jersey.
I have a dual vocational background that uniquely positions me for serving churches to multiply impact. While in the marketplace, I founded a dot-com with two partners in the late 90’s that worked to increase value for media firms and internet service providers.
I’m married to Christine and we live in Scotch Plains, NJ with their two children and one dog.
10 Differences Between Starting and Launching Ministry Initiatives
by: Rich Birch
Launching, Leadership Engine, Ministry Initiative, Rich Birch, Starting
Knowing the difference between whether this ministry initiative needs to be started or launched makes a difference in the energy and focus you and your team will put into it.
9 Secrets of Dynamic Weekly Team Emails for Ministry Leaders
by: Rich Birch
Here are some critical factors to consider when sending out weekly team emails to people at your church.
5 Hidden Leaders in Your Church Waiting to be Asked to Jump In
by: Rich Birch
I believe that God has provided the leaders you need in your church to push the mission forward. The problem is that often leaders might be hidden within your church and you need to seek them out.
5 Hidden Axioms of Volunteer Management in Your Church
by: Rich Birch
Leadership Engine, Rich Birch, Staff Development, Team, Volunteer Culture
Managing your volunteer teams within your church is a nuanced and mysterious journey. Here are 5 truths that I’ve found that weren’t obvious when I first start leading in church.
7 Things Every Pastor Should Do Every Week on Social Media
by: Rich Birch
With studies showing that 67% of adults use social media regularly, church leaders that ignore social media are missing a significant channel for reaching people in their community.
4 Easter Promotion Hacks to Drive Attendance
by: Rich Birch
Attention, Awareness, Communication Plan, Easter, Rich Birch
What are you doing this year to help get the word out about your Easter services?
Is Direct Mail a Part of Your Church’s Communication Strategy?
by: Rich Birch
I’m still a big believer in well done direct mail being an effective part of the mix of tools used to communicate to your people.
Lessons in Live Polling at Your Church
by: Rich Birch
Live Polling could add a nice interactive piece to an up coming series at your church.
Leveraging Social Media for Your Next Church Event
by: Rich Birch
One church’s leveraging of social media to help promote their event before the big day.
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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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