Church Health Analysis
How healthy is your church? Do you know? What would you look at to determine church health? Well let me tell you. It is like going to your local GP. Let's say that you want to know about your own physical health. You see your doctor who most likely will do a battery of tests. She checks yo...
Growth is an essential part of what it means to be human, to be created in the image of God. The Bible records the blessing that God pronounced on humanity at creation. God said, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth...." (Genesis 1:28) As a parent and grandparent I can testify to this blessing in l...
It has been said that the road to anywhere is a road to nowhere. This is another way of saying that one should be certain about the path they take in life. Think about going on a holiday. Now I know there are those who simply hop in their car and head down the road seeing where the road might lead. The problem is that ...
We looking for leaders. Future leaders. And we are not alone. For years people across the globe have been saying that the world is facing a leadership crisis. Many are saying that we need more and better leaders to tackle the pressing issues of our times. This is particularly true with all the economi...
How are you at making disciples? What about your church? Perhaps you have not given this much thought as of late, But it is a very important question to consider. That is, if you are a follower of Jesus. If you are a Christian church. For Jesus himself told us that this is what we as...
How do you train people and churches to become strategic and effective in evangelism? As a denomination, evangelism is one of key core Biblical values. Our mission is to be a church reforming to reach the lost for Christ. How do help one another achieve this outcome? What is our strategy in the CRCA? ...
Effective ministry begins when you as a church, or when you as a church leader, can give definition to the "how" of ministry. You need to have some strategies. It is one thing to understand who you are as a church and the God-given purposes that He has called to do live out in and through your church. When you as a chu...
On our lounge table there sits a chess board. But I seldom take out the chess pieces out of their drawers. Why? Because I have not yet mastered strategy in chess. I am told that great chess players can glance at a position and quickly assess which side is winning. Not only that, but they can also determine ...
