I agree that a great way to grow a church is through small groups and with multiple mission & ministry oppertunites. We run something like 28-30 different ministries with nearly 80% of the congrgation involved. Keep growing the Kingdom! Blessing o...
My church in the United Church of Cohes (Upstate New York). Beside the Choir we have a worship team which leads the congregation in a number of songs during the service each week. We also have a number of youth oriented groups one of which is an a...
Sounds great! I'll look for your piece. It's good to hear some success stories. We've been struggeling - growing some, but our community and our entire area is dying. Our town has lost almost 1/2 of it population since we moved here in 1987. We've...
Yes I am Associate for Missions Communications -- "embedded" in the Evangelism @ Church Growth Office at PCUSA in Louisville. We are finishing a series on four churches that have grown in Evangelism, Discipleship, Servanthood and Diversity. The ev...
It is hard to stay a verb - it is easy slip into being a noun. The other takes a lot of work - especially for the pastor.
Tell me about your church - where are you located? What kinds of ministries do you have running in your church? How long have...
My church is basically a verb but there are pockets of folks who are the "noun" people. I have to admit that at times I slip into and out of the noun group; I can't seem to stay strong in my faith but I am and have been trying for a very long time.
Paul,
EXACTLY!!! Exactly man! We have got to be doing and not sitting around on our pews.
You did a story on the C.Markham church? Are you a writer?
Bill
William,
I love the way you describe church as a "Verb" -- it immediately made me think of this church in St. Louis -- Carondelet-Markham that I recently did a story on -- how they became (literally) a "servanthood" church by responding to needs ...
My childhod home church is neither a noun nor a verb. I am the only person who showed up for Cleaning Day, and I actually cleaned the cobwebs from ... PEWS.
Only maybe 6 people attend worship, and there is no mission.
Today I prayed, cleaned, pray...