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...]
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...]
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...]
15 Strategies to Increase Number of First Time Visitors
February 26, 2009 By 3 Comments
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...]
