Turnaround churches
WEB EXCLUSIVE Monday, April 18th, 2011
Tom Ehrich is president of Morning Walk Media, New York, NY. He
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Meet Larry Osborne
CE Interview, LEADERSHIP Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Larry Osborne says he grew up in a rather legalistic church and that it tended to confuse American values with Biblical values. “Frankly, it turned me off to both God and the church. But by my senior year in high school, through the influence of my parents — who are amazingly godly people without a trace of legalism — and my youth pastor — who is now my Executive Pastor — I came to Christ.
Big idea for outreach
SPEAKING VOLUMES Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
The idea of a big day is so simple, yet so revolutionary. First, let me define it. A big day is an all-out push toward a single Sunday for the purpose of breaking the next growth barrier and setting an attendance record, in order to reach as many people as possible for Jesus.
Church bodies exposed
Ron Keener Saturday, May 1st, 2010
There’s the old saw that denominations exist today only because of real estate and pension plans. I heard that said 15 years ago and sure, it’s an overstatement, but it makes a relevant point.
Rick Warren: ‘What on earth is he here for?’
FEATURE STORIES Saturday, May 1st, 2010
When author Jeffery L. Sheler finished the task of writing a biography of Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren, Sheler described it as an “honest, thorough, authoritative, and nuanced treatment of the life of one ordinary man who has been set in an extraordinary place and time with extraordinary gifts, and who is doing his best to complete the course he believes his God has set before him.”
Sports in church
WEB EXCLUSIVE Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Three quarters of a century ago the Christian community, wary of
‘The Church Doctor’ has some strong medicine for congregations
Church Growth, LEADERSHIP Thursday, April 1st, 2010Kent Hunter leads Church Doctor Ministries from Corunna, IN, and has become known as The Church Doctor for his 35 years of consulting with churches and training consultants throughout the U.S.
CE Interview: Jim Pace
CE Interview, FEATURE STORIES Thursday, April 1st, 2010
When Seung-Hui Cho began a killing spree on the campus of Virginia Tech, ending in 32 staff and students killed and others wounded, on April 16, 2007, Jim Pace was sitting in a coffee shop he frequents about a block off campus.
Churches upgrade connection
IT Management, TECHNOLOGY Monday, March 22nd, 2010
After 14 years in IT work with a megachurch, Mike Gold decided to put his practical, hands-on experience to work for a leading corporate firm where he can work with dozens of megachurches.
When the pastor brings the wife and kid on staff, how should a church respond?
FEATURE STORIES Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Many new church plants start out with several members of the family holding paid or volunteer positions. The wife heads up children’s work, a brother might be in charge of small groups, and as years go by, and the congregation grows, these people might remain and children may be added to other positions in the church.
