Since the PC USA is where I hold my ordination as pastor, these statistics are of interest to me, and I know that many of the EvangelismCoach.org subscribers are in that same tribe.Source: PC(USA) - Presbyterian News Service - PC(USA) records steepest membership loss since reunion in … [Read more...]
The Rabbit and the Elephant Review
June 3, 2009 By 4 Comments
Today, I’m participating in a blog book tour for The Rabbit and the Elephant: Why Small Is the New Big for Today's Church Tony and Felicity Dale.Others have published their entry ahead of me (see below), and a few others will follow behind. The Rabbit and the Elephant A movement of house … [Read more...]
The Rabbit and the Elephant Webinar
May 22, 2009 By 2 Comments
This webinar has passed.You can watch the replay here: Rabbit and the Elephant Webinar ReplayHere is the resource page: Rabbit and the Elephant Resource PageHere is a book review: Rabbit and the Elephant ReviewGrab our monthly newsletter to get future webinar … [Read more...]
Highlights from ARIS 2008 Survey
April 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The ARIS 2008 survey was carried out during February-November 2008 and collected answers from 54,461 respondents who were questioned in English or Spanish.The American population self-identifies as predominantly Christian but Americans are slowly becoming less Christian.86% of American … [Read more...]
Evangelism Where You Live – A Review Part III
April 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ve been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of churches seeking to engage its community.See Part I of Evangelism Where You Live - A Review Part ISee Part II of Evangelism Where You Live - A Review Part IIThis final … [Read more...]
Community Based Servant Evangelism Webinar
April 12, 2009 By 4 Comments
I've been reading Evangelism Where You Live: Engaging Your Community and I think it is a must read book for pastors of struggling churches. It's a book that is based out of years of practical experience, and has much to say to how a church should engage it's community.How does your 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...]
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...]
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...]
