How Discipleship Becomes More Than a Class: Influence
by: VRcurator
Discipleship, Influence, Relationships, SUMS Remix, Workplace Grace
For first-century believers, daily life was intertwined with discipleship. What happened?
ABOUT VRCURATOR
Bob Adams is Auxano's Vision Room Curator. His background includes over 23 years as an associate/executive pastor as well as 8 years as the Lead Consultant for a church design build company. He joined Auxano in 2012.
Leading Your Team to Work Together Part Two: Culture
by: VRcurator
A strong, vibrant culture stimulates people to both be and do their very best and reach the highest goals.
How Church Generosity Can Impact Your Community
by: VRcurator
Brian Fikkert, Community Impact, Generosity, Steve Corbett, When Helping Hurts
Poverty is much more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes much more than donations and handouts to solve it.
Leading Your Team to Work Together Part One: Motivation
by: VRcurator
Dan Ariely, Motivating teams, Payoff, SUMS Remix, Team Motivation
As leaders, you should understand how your team members are motivated. That process begins with understanding what you can do as a leader to keep them motivated.
A Perspective on Generosity that Engages Heart and Mind
by: VRcurator
Charitable Giving, Generosity, Robert D. Lupton, Toxic Charity
Is it possible that much of the money we give is either wasted or actually harming the people it is intended to help?
The One Most Critical Factor for a Truly Healthy Church Culture
by: VRcurator
Organizational Culture, S. Chris Edmonds, The Culture Engine
Leaders shape the way people think and behave—leaders are viewed by others as role models, and employees look around to see if their behavior is consistent with the organization’s espoused values and philosophy.
Communicate Clearly Using These Seven Attention Getters
by: VRcurator
Communication, John Beck, The Attention Economy, Thomas Davenport
The principle of attention requires church leaders to be bold and relevant as they integrate vision into the internal communication of the church.
6 Essentials of Vision Casting as Modeled by Martin Luther King
by: VRcurator
I have a dream, Jr., Martin Luther King, Spider Diagram, Vision casting
The language of vision casting employs metaphor and story, but your vision has to have a qualitative element as well.
The Cure for Unhealthy Culture at Your Church
by: VRcurator
Every organization has a culture, which either works for you or against you – and it can make the difference between success and failure.
Seven Power Tools for Vivid Visual Communication
by: VRcurator
Seven visual communication tools which can help lead to new levels of awareness & upgraded mental models, & then to more effective responses to situations.
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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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