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Will Mancini wants you and your ministry to experience the benefits of stunning, God-given clarity. As a pastor turned vision coach, Will has worked with an unprecedented variety of churches from growing megachurches and missional communities, to mainline revitalization and church plants. He is the founder of Auxano, creator of VisionRoom.com and the author of God Dreams and Church Unique.
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by: Will Mancini
Most church strategic planning is a waste of time no matter what you call it or why the church started the planning to begin with.
10 Ways We Get in the Way of God Building His Church
by: Will Mancini
When things don’t go well at church, is it possible that we are getting in God’s way?
The Top Ten Reasons to Advance Church Goals One Big Goal at a Time
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What do most churches do instead of having one big goal?
The Four Deadly Sins of Emerging Church Leaders
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Emerging church leaders need to be on the lookout for these four deadly sins.
3 Ways to Develop Your Church Leaders Without Having More Events
by: Will Mancini
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What are ways to develop leaders IN church without creating more events AT church?
Stop Becoming an Overworked Pastor by Becoming an Essential One
by: Will Mancini
The key to being an “essential pastor” is knowing precisely what you are called to do.
3 Mindsets You Must Conquer to Live Your Mission Each Day
by: Will Mancini
To stay focused on your one thing requires conquering three mindsets.
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by: Will Mancini
Five strategies for making it through life by living with purpose.
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The answer to problems with social media don’t center around removing social media itself. Rather it involves the commitment to take the good, leave the rest.
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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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