Entries from Off the Agenda tagged with: missional
NOTE: This post is adapted from the book Missional Renaissance. In it, McNeal argues that missional churches will shift from program development to people development. In order to help people grow, we're going to need a new scorecard that...
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discipleship, measurable outcome, missional,
April 27, 2009
BlogSpotting: Ed Stetzer Calls for Great Commission Resurgence
A response to a disappointing year for the SBC.
Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research and friend of BCL, wrote a response last week to the 2008 statistics for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Membership in the denomination dropped 0.2 percent from 2007, and baptisms were down 1.1...
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blogspotting, culture, evangelism, missional,
The first time I heard someone use the word "missional" I was confused. I knew about missions and missionaries, but missional? That was a new one for me. Even as I type this post, "missional" is underlined by a...
My second ministry position was a lesson in the danger of being a visionary. The church was a two or three-year-old plant when I joined the staff, and it was full of life. We held services in a coffee...
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community, compromise, failure, meditation, missional, spiritual gifts, vision,
I haven't seen MTV in years, with no regrets, but I recall a show on the network that impacted me like a train wreck. It was awful, gruesome, and terrible - but I couldn't look away. "Celebrity Deathmatch" featured clay-animated...
Leaders operating from a sense of mission care not only about what they do, but how they do it. They pursue excellence, not for its own sake but for the sake of the mission that orders their lives. Pursuing excellence...
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leadership, missional, vision,
December 6, 2007
Wisely Managing Use of the Building
Five reasons churches need up-to-date policies and practices on facility use
Many communities struggle with a shortage of public space in which to hold meetings, events, and offer education. These communities often view local churches and their facilities as accessible and welcoming places that meet their needs. When it comes to...
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buildings, community, evangelism, legal, missional, outreach, risk, sample forms,
Off The Agenda: Conversations for Building Church Leaders is a blog where people in church leadership positions — pastors, staff members, and volunteers, among others — gather for discussion, where they encourage, equip, and prepare each other for the joys and challenges...
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October 15, 2007
Breaking Your Church's Code
What is code? It's a difficult question. We can talk about code as the essence or soul of a church. We can talk about what code does, which is to shape the face of how the church displays itself to...
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evangelism, missional, outreach, vision,
October 15, 2007
Evangelical Drop-Outs
Our friends at Out of Ur recently wrote a post regarding a new survey that finds 70 percent of young adults stop attending church by age 23. The research was conducted by LifeWay Research and directed by Ed Stetzer,...
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community, current events, evangelism, failure, missional, outreach, pop culture, recruiting, vision,
October 15, 2007
Chris Blumhofer
Chris Blumhofer is assistant editor for BuildingChurchLeaders.com, where he began working in February 2006. In his role, Chris coordinates and edits many of the articles and training downloads that reach Building Church Leaders' customers. Chris attends College Church in Wheaton,...
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Bible study, boards, budget, children's ministry, community, devotions, elections, evangelism, family, meditation, missional, missions, outreach, pastors, pop culture, prayer, quiet time, staff, stewardship, team, training, vision, volunteers, worship,
October 15, 2007
Gary R. Collins
Gary R. Collins is a licensed clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University. He is the author of about 200 articles and more than 50 books, including The Biblical Basis of Christian Counseling and Christian Coaching:...
October 15, 2007
Dave Ferguson
Dave Ferguson is the lead pastor of Community Christian Church, a multi-site, missional community in Chicagoland that draws more than 5,000 people every weekend at eight locations. The church recently was recognized as one of the most influential churches in...
October 15, 2007
Reggie McNeal
Reggie enjoys helping people, leaders, and Christian organizations pursue more intentional lives. He currently serves as the Missional Leadership Specialist for Leadership Network of Dallas, Texas. Reggie’s past experience involves more than a decade as a denominational executive and leadership...
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boards, community, current events, evangelism, missional, outreach, pastors, stewardship, vision,
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