In yesterday's article 2 Attitudes for Small Church Transformation, Ron Crandall's study pointed out how evangelism in the small church is rooted in relationships. "Small church approaches to evangelism need to be person centered." Larger churches may have lots of programs to help attract them … [Read more...]
2 Attitudes for Small Church Transformation
February 25, 2009 By 1 Comment
Of all the various observations that Crandall makes in Turnaround and Beyond: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church about vision casting, effective leadership and managing conflict, there were a few items that really stuck out for me in terms of what successful turnaround and … [Read more...]
5 Phases of Church Renewal
February 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As I continued to read through Ron Crandall's book, he gives a list of principles for church renewal and revitalization from the ages of church history. It may seem like a no-brainer, but at least observations through church history back it up.1. Personal renewal.Renewal of a church … [Read more...]
Theories of Church Transformation
February 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This week and next, you'll be reading about small church transformation, particularly the role of evangelism, based on a study of small churches first done in 1995 and then updated in December of 2008. These first few posts setup some of the background and are meant to be in small blog-size … [Read more...]
Get 1 hour of Free Evangelism Coaching
February 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I offer one hour of free evangelism coaching ($45 value) to those who purchase a copy of How to Welcome Church Visitors. A recent buyer who chairs an evangelism committee and runs the church greeter program claimed his hour and had this to say: Chris Walker's coaching ability is wonderful. He's … [Read more...]
Small Church Transformation
February 16, 2009 By 2 Comments
Note: This week and next, I will be sharing with you some of the insights gleaned as I read Turnaround and Beyond: A Hopeful Future for the Small Membership Church with my audience in mind. To follow the series automatically, simply Grab my RSS FeedCycles of Small Church Transformation The … [Read more...]
How long Have you been a Christian
February 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
I left the latest poll up a little too long (about 45 days). Out of 14,096 visitors during those 45 days, 139 of you responded about (.98%). Not scientific by any means, but at least it gives me an insight into some of the readers of this website. Question: How long have you been a … [Read more...]
Did Saint Francis of Assisi get it wrong?
February 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
One of my loyal readers (via RSS feed) wrote an interesting post: Today, I had coffee with a friend of mine who said, "I don't believe that it is my responsibility to share the gospel." He just wanted to live his life in such a way that people would be attracted to that example and hopefully come … [Read more...]
Evangelism Training Webinar Feb 26th
February 11, 2009 By 4 Comments
"How can skillful pastors who long for the resurrection power of God to be manifest in their churches learn to patiently guide a congregation through all the necessary stages of change involved in a turn around?"Ron Crandall - Turnaround Churches and BeyondParticularly, what role does … [Read more...]
Asheville NC Evangelism Training
February 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Are you within a few hours drive of Black Mountain North Carolina (near Asheville?).Do you need low cost evangelism training that has been shared in multiple nations?Do you need to reignite your passion for evangelism and learn a simple and natural evangelism model? "I learned that I could … [Read more...]
