We live today in a culture of ‘Big’. Big box stores, Multiplex Cinemas, massive subdivisions, and across North America in the last two decades, something else big-the megachurch. Because these churches are big they can offer the very best music, audio-visual presentations, great sound systems and specialized teaching skills. They are among the fastest growing [...]
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Evangelism is not an extra program which can be added on to the life of an already busy parish. Rather it is the overflowing of life in a healthy congregation. Judy Paulsen shows us ways to grow a healthy congregation by helping members discover their gifts, so that as the congregation works together, there is [...]
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This Article is from the Fall 2005 edition of good idea!, also available here in a fully formatted PDF file.
For churches to thrive in a post-Christian culture, at least two things are needed.
They need clear leadership to help them switch from maintenance mode to understand and focus their calling to mission.
Good pastoral leadership can make the difference. Secondly, many [...]
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Stories of conversion are literally evidence of God at work. But how exactly does God work? What can we learn about him from these stories of conversion? What can we learn about how to bring his Good News to others? In what at first appear to be very different stories, five common threads can be [...]
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