What Makes Churches Grow
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What Makes Churches Grow
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Author : Jackson Bob
language : en
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Release Date : 2015-07-02
What Makes Churches Grow written by Jackson Bob and has been published by Canterbury Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-02 with Religion categories.
Explores a variety of growing churches to identify what is making the difference between them and churches which are static or declining. In addition to numerical growth, it asks how we measure spiritual growth and identifies the signs of spiritual vitality, laying a practical and theological foundation for continued growth into the future.
Team Ministry
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Author : Dick Iverson
language : en
Publisher: Rich Brott
Release Date : 1984
Team Ministry written by Dick Iverson and has been published by Rich Brott this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Religion categories.
Ministers Fellowship International founder Dick Iverson provides a step-by-step approach for establishing a team ministry within any local church. "Team Ministry" includes information on how to discover and train new leaders within the church and 12 principles on maintaining the leadership team once it is in place.
100 Ways To Increase Church Attendance
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Author : Albert O. Aina
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2018-05-13
100 Ways To Increase Church Attendance written by Albert O. Aina and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-13 with categories.
God called me in September 1994. It was during my quiet time before going out for my consulting practice. I was then the Chief Executive Officer/Managing Consultant of Alaryn Management Centre Ltd. I was deeply involved in boosting sales, training and equipping managers and officers of various companies who retained us as their Management/Training consultant. By the grace of God, several small and big companies grew and benefitted from our consulting services. I heard God clearly telling me on that fateful morning thus "The same things you are giving to the business world, package it, give it to my church, beginning with the Bible..." I have been doing just that since 1994, as CEO Christian Leadership Skills Inc. The divine call is one of the reasons why I wrote this book. I have been involved in Christian leadership since 1982. But I started pastoring in 1995, as Senior Pastor. It has been my motivation, desire and passion to see God's work grow and progress. Most of the principles in this book, if not all, have been practiced with results in our ministry. When I was privileged to become the President of AGAPE Conference in 1987, only one or two churches attended. By 2003, 203 churches from 85 denominations became regular participants. In other words, I am a fellow student with you dear precious reader in this same school of church growth. This is the second reason why I wrote this book . My wife, Lara, is a Mathematician. She has been teaching Mathematics since 1989. Naturally, she likes computation and percentages. We came back from a Pastors' meeting one evening, Lara analyzed the various reports submitted by about 187 churches. Her statistical conclusion got my attention. She found out that only two churches of the lot were above 1,000 in attendance. Only one church was 500 in attendance, ten churches averaged 300 worshippers. About twenty-four churches were above 100. One hundred and fifty churches were below 100 in attendance. Though our church was above 1,000 at that time, we received a burden, a mandate to seek for what factors make for church growth. When we searched further, we discovered that 87% of churches in Nigeria were below 200 in attendance. This is the third reason why I wrote this book. It is to report our findings on what make churches grow. I have also discovered that success in ministry is more than numbers. What makes for success in the eyes of God, the LORD of the harvest, is not the same indices used by men to bench mark success. There are habits found with successful pastors. In fact, by and large, success in ministry is an inside job. No work can grow faster on the outside than the man behind the work is growing on the inside. This is my fourth reason for writing this book. The challenge of growth is enormous in the gospel ministry in Nigeria and Africa. The problem and challenges we face are not the same as those faced in other lands and under different climes. The few books we are reading on Church Growth are written by foreign authors, far removed from our context. Many are not relevant to Africa. Except from the writings of Dr. Francis Akin-John, Bishiop David Oyedepo, Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo and very few others, there are not many books and literature on what makes churches and ministries to grow in our contemporary African setting. If this gap is filled a little by this book, then the fifth reason for its writing is justified. We need to continually elevate our thoughts in search of solutions to problems that confront us today. We can not solve our current problems with the level of thinking of yesteryears. This book is a little effort to advance the frontiers of knowledge on the subject of church growth. This is the seventh reason why it took me about 25 years of christian leadership experience, over a decade in pastoring small and growing large churches, and 100,0000 hours, to put down 100 ways to increase church attendance.
Going For Growth
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Author : Bob Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Church House Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Going For Growth written by Bob Jackson and has been published by Church House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Religion categories.
A short guide for busy church leaders on what makes local churches grow. A launch pad for prayer, discussion and planning, with ideas, questions and research-based strategies.
Growing God S Church
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Author : Gary L. McIntosh
language : en
Publisher: Baker Books
Release Date : 2016-01-12
Growing God S Church written by Gary L. McIntosh and has been published by Baker Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-12 with Religion categories.
It's no secret that the evangelism methods of yesterday are not yielding the kinds of results they did in the 1970s and 1980s. So how are new Christians hearing the Gospel today? How are they finding churches? And what makes them stay at a church? The answers to these questions have the power to dramatically alter the way we do outreach. And Dr. McIntosh has them. Based on ten years of scientific research, Growing God's Church shows pastors and church leaders how people are actually coming to faith in the 21st century. It covers factors such as our motive for ministry, the priorities churches set for themselves, the reality of churchless Christians, generational and gender-based differences in evangelism effectiveness, the name of your church, the influence of pastors, and much more. The appendix includes a copy of the survey that provides the basis for McIntosh's arguments and an overview of the study is provided in the first chapter.
Grow Your Church From The Outside In
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Author : George Barna
language : en
Publisher: Gospel Light Publications
Release Date : 2002-10-02
Grow Your Church From The Outside In written by George Barna and has been published by Gospel Light Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-10-02 with Religion categories.
According to the author, America has more unchurched people than the entire populations of all but 11 of the world's 194 nations! Based on research among several thousand unchurched people, the book discusses their values, attitudes, beliefs, religious practices, demographics, life goals, and spiritual expectations. Using additional research conducted among churches that have had great success in attracting and retaining unchurched people, the author also outlines perspectives and effective strategies for churches that wish to reach those who avoid churches. Understanding what makes the unchurched tick will give you a better chance of relating to them in meaningful ways.
How To Grow Your Church
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Author : Donald A. McGavran
language : en
Publisher: Regal Books
Release Date : 1988
How To Grow Your Church written by Donald A. McGavran and has been published by Regal Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Religion categories.
Way To Grow
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Author : Ronald J. Lavin
language : en
Publisher: CSS Publishing
Release Date : 1996
Way To Grow written by Ronald J. Lavin and has been published by CSS Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Church group work categories.
Nothing is more important for ministry today than small groups. (George Gallop Jr., a Christian who conducts polls on political and religious matters, quoted in chapter 1 of this book.) Lavin is quick to point out that this book is not merely about numerical growth. It is about nurturing spiritual growth, which in itself is a dynamic that leads to growth in numbers. Use this publication as a workbook. The chapters each end with fascinating questions for consideration and group discussion. Dr. Lavin offers five different kinds of group structures for discipleship development. Each is fully explored, offering the reader or study participant the opportunity to determine which style best fits their group. He also lists five essentials that must be present for any group to function effectively. Lavin has had over 35 years of experience in the ministry, during which time he has refined the methods that are most successful in leading people to commitment and discipleship. This book is filled with fascinating anecdotes and stories that have grown out of his experience with congregations where impressive growth has taken place. Dr. Ronald J. Lavin is Senior Pastor of King of Glory Lutheran Church, Fountain Valley, California. He previously served congregations in Indiana, Iowa, and Arizona. In each church where he served as pastor the membership doubled. He graduated cum laude from Carthage College, Northwestern Theological School of Theology, and engaged in graduate studies at the Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago. Lavin has published twelve books and numerous magazine articles. He has been in demand as a speaker and seminar leader at schools and churches throughout the country as well as in several foreign countries.
Understanding Church Growth
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Author : Donald Anderson McGavran
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Understanding Church Growth written by Donald Anderson McGavran and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Religion categories.
Author Donald A. McGavran is considered a founder of the Church Growth Movement in America. In this 3rd edition of his standard work, McGavaran analyzes the causes, methods and strategies for successful church growth both in America and abroad. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Your Church Can Grow
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Author : C. Peter Wagner
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2001-01-11
Your Church Can Grow written by C. Peter Wagner and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-11 with Religion categories.
Is your church healthy and growing or stagnant and dying? If your church is afflicted with remnant theology, spiritual naval gazing, pastoral timidity, hyper-cooperativism, or terminal ethnikitis, changes are it's already dying on the vine. On the other hand, if your church is growing it's probably ad healthy church. "Healthy churches, like healthy people," says the author, "exhibit certain vital signs." Wagner has his own list of 7 "signs" that lead can be taken as leading to good health and gives many illustrations of churches that exhibit and/or don't exhibit those signs. - Back cover.