The Hole in Your Weekend Outreach
While I would not advocate abandoning Sunday worship, I wonder why so few churches offer a non-Sunday alternative. There is a huge demographic we are missing: those working on the weekends.
ABOUT THOM RAINER
Thom S. Rainer is the founder and CEO of Church Answers, an online community and resource for church leaders. Prior to founding Church Answers, Rainer served as president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources. Before coming to LifeWay, he served at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary for twelve years where he was the founding dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism. He is a 1977 graduate of the University of Alabama and earned his Master of Divinity and Ph.D. degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
How Long is Too Long? 5 New Sermon Length Trends
by: Thom Rainer
Pastors, what is your typical sermon length? Has it changed over the course of your ministry?
The Great Commission Is Not Great Numbers
by: Thom Rainer
We need all churches. All sizes of churches. We need more churches. It’s not either/or. It’s both/and. a debate on church size bears no good fruit.
5 Next Steps to Create a Next Visit for Guests
by: Thom Rainer
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Five key steps to reach and retain guests. Most of these can be implemented in your church right away.
10 Ideas About Church in Ten Years
by: Thom Rainer
Some outliers and trends are pointing us toward some key directions for the church in the next ten years.
Does Your Church Need to Know the Pastor’s Salary?
by: Thom Rainer
Pastor's Salary, Resources, Staff Salary, Thom Rainer, church budget
Can a church member look at a church budget and know exactly what everyone on church staff earns? The tension is between transparency and misunderstanding.
The Real Reasons Your Search Process is Taking Too Long
by: Thom Rainer
All things considered, more and more churches are struggling because they are going longer periods of time without a pastor.
These Reasons Are Why Giving is Down in Your Church
by: Thom Rainer
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Are you trying to comprehend why the giving levels in your church are down?
This is the Most Toxic Threat a Church Member Will Make
by: Thom Rainer
One of the most toxic statements a church member or group of church members can make is, “We pay the bills at this church.”
7 Traits of Increasingly Generous Churches
by: Thom Rainer
Generous churches with increased giving per member have seven dominant characteristics.
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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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