Outreach Archives - Page 33 of 41

Outreach Archives - Page 33 of 41 - Church Executive

New Year’s resolution — plant a church!

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begin church, Church expansion, Church Growth, church outreach, church plant, church planting, new church, start church

January 18, 2016 at 11:31 am.

Perhaps you’ve heard the often-told adage that 80 percent of all new church plants fail. Not true. While there’s no comprehensive research on the total number of new churches started annually, the most recent research on literally thousands of new church starts show that 99 percent of all new churches survive the first year, and 68 percent survive to year four. Moreover, of the churches that survive, more than 70 percent are self-sufficient financially by the fifth year.

Mission Accomplished: Lance Taylor — grace under pressure

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CE Interview, church budgeting, church capital campaign, Church Finance, church generosity, church giving, Church leadership, church pastor leadership, church planning, executive pastor leadership, Leadership lessons, pastor leadership

January 1, 2016 at 2:41 pm.

At Long Hollow Baptist Church in Hendersonville, TN, hope is not a strategy. Rather, when disaster strikes — as it has, twice — the church has been able to sustain its rapid growth and expansion with preparation and perseverance.

Leader: Are you an analyst or a catalyst?

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Church Executive, Church leadership, church leadership lessons, church leadership style, church pastor leadership, pastor leadership

December 7, 2015 at 12:26 pm.

Good leaders are both analysts and catalysts. Leaders must accurately describe reality. Leaders must create for a better future. An analyst has a proper understanding of present reality. A catalyst knows what to create for a better future. The analyst helps followers understand the present. The catalyst inspires followers to move towards the future.

2 unseen benefits of being an established church

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Church Growth, Church leadership, church management, church outreach, established church, Leadership lessons, pastor leadership

November 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm.

The “established” side of the established church is often viewed with some derision. I certainly understand why.The establishment can be stodgy, stuck and stuffy. Being established, however, is what you make it.

Church Transportation: Long-term maintenance considerations

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church bus, church bus maintenance, church bus selection, church transportation maintenance, church transportation ministry, church vehicle maintenance, church vehicle selection

November 15, 2015 at 3:03 pm.

If you’re in the market for a church bus, you really need to think about what happens “down the road” — i.e., in terms of maintenance.

Here are six questions you should ask before you buy, and some expert advice.

Choosing the right ChMS = not choosing a ChMS at all

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ChMs, ChMS selection, church management, church management software, church software, church software selection, church technology, CMS, software selection

November 15, 2015 at 2:34 pm.

You don’t need new church management software.

Traditional ChMS is old, antiquated and isn’t best suited to help your ministry grow the right way. Why get another software system that shares similarities to the one you currently have? They’ll both just continue to underperform and eat up too much of your time.

(Was that attention-grabbing enough?)

8 key questions: How to choose the right management system for your church

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ChMs, ChMS selection, church management, church management software, church software, church software selection, church technology, CMS, software selection

November 15, 2015 at 2:25 pm.

Whether you’re hoping to convert from one church management software system to another — or even trying church software for the first time — you probably know by now that it takes a lot of planning and consideration before you and your church finally decide.

To help you along, here’s a handful of important questions to help your church find the best fit for its needs.

The CE Interview: Chris Hodges

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November 15, 2015 at 12:30 pm.

In February 2001, Chris Hodges founded Church of the Highlands with a launch team of 34 people. Today, nearly 15 years later, around 30,000 attendees gather to worship each weekend in its multiple locations throughout Central Alabama.

Connecting congregants to inspiration with assistive listening

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assistive listening systems, church accessibility, church assistive listening, church hearing accessibility, church hearing loss, church hearing systems, hearing options

November 15, 2015 at 11:20 am.

Congregants attend their houses of worship for many different reasons. Some find inspiration from the messages and music they hear, and others enjoy connecting with the community. Whatever the reason, if they can’t hear the messages that inspire them — or if they lose the feeling of connection they get with fellow congregants because they can’t participate in conversations — they might stop attending.

How to select a mission partner

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church ministry development, church partner selection, ministry development, ministry expansion, ministry partnership, ministry selection

November 9, 2015 at 11:02 am.

The requests come through different means — email, in-person, lunch meetings, over coffee, phone calls, and social media. The asks all differ slightly, but the spirit of most of them is the same: Will you support my ministry?