Topic: Define the Mission
Your Congregation is Waiting
By Chris Boyd | May 10, 2010
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Have you ever said that you just wished your congregation would jump in?
Or maybe you hosted an outreach event and the turn out was less than optimal?
You rack your brain to try to figure out why people didn’t show. Maybe you start with blaming the lack of promotion and then ...
What Does the Future Look Like for Your Church’s Ministry?
By Chris Forbes | September 16, 2008
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As a coach, I have noticed the churches with the most effective outreach are the ones who have the clearest sense of their vision and mission. When ministries fail to make impact it is often due to the fact that they don’t have an idea about what they are trying ...
What’s Hot is Often What is Not: Don’t Overlook the Obvious!
By Chris Forbes | August 16, 2008
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In the continuing spirit of contrariness during prime Christian conference season, I humbly offer my opinions about why you should sometimes pay more attention to what is average than what is outstanding. How do you know I am being humble? Well, I told you so didn’t I?
Everyone seems to want ...
What’s Hot is Often What is Not: Beware the Guru!
By Chris Forbes | August 15, 2008
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Here’s some food for thought as we head into the height of the Christian conference season. In most cases you should pay more attention to what is average than what is outstanding. Sound crazy? Read on!
In ministry there’s always the really successful minister or ministry that everyone wants to emulate. ...
Topics: Define the Mission
Being a Couch Potato Doesn’t Qualify You as a Media Strategist
By Chris Forbes | August 4, 2008
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Thinking Through Your Use of Media
Most of us have grown up using media. We have watched television, listened to radio, surfed the internet, read magazines, received tons of junk mail and blocked even more spam. We have read countless newspapers, seen thousands of billboards, seen high pressure news conferences, and ...
How to Recapture Vision and Start Your Church Growing Again
By Chris Forbes | August 14, 2007
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It’s no secret that most American Evangelical churches are in plateau and decline, but what can anyone do about it? Ed Stetzer and Mike Dodson have developed a good book for helping these churches recapture their sense of calling and vision and get them back on the ...
Topics: Books, Define the Mission
What “Busyness” are you in?
By Chris Forbes | December 26, 2006
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What “busyness” are you in? Oops— I guess that should be “business!” But the problem is, for many churches, what they are doing looks more like busyness than serious business. Ever look at that word “business”? It looks like “busy” but means something more targeted and directed. Many businesses struggle ...
Topics: Define the Mission
