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Growing churches are marked by a robust network of small groups. How do leaders design a small group system that serves the mission of the church and binds the congregational together relationally? After showing that small groups are biblical and bring many practical benefits, this session gives lots of practical recommendations for designing and improving a church’s small group ministry with a goal of multiplying both group leaders and community groups. Many options and types of groups are explored. -
Churches must chose to be either a missions supporting church or a sending church. This session focuses on the 12 marks of a missions active sending church, giving lots of recommended resources for leaders to implement that vision. Topics explored include developing a missions strategy, writing a church missions policy, recruiting a missions team to give leadership, planning exciting mission conferences, caring for missionaries, and training missionary candidates in-house. -
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The church landscape is littered with men who have destroyed their ministry through moral failure, laziness, greed or pride. There are seven steps that every leader needs to take to keep from becoming a ministry casualty -
After defining what leadership is and clarifying why strong servant leadership is vital to the church, this session focuses on eight qualities of what a missional leader looks like. Topics covered include being a passionate follower of Christ, serving out of your giftedness, having a heart for the lost, empowering others, building healthy relationships, and designing/developing healthy church systems. Seven vital church systems are described. -
Research shows 85% of newcomers stay in a new church if they connect with the message and messenger. This session explores foundational convictions every preacher should have—and how they flesh out is practical ways in the planning, preparation and communication of expositional messages that are both true to the Word, relevant to the listeners and transformational to lives. -
Conflict is inevitable in the church, but it offers the opportunity for people to grow spiritual as they respond biblically to it. This class gives a step-by-step procedure for resolving conflict and shows how to reduce its occurrence. -
One of the marks of a growing church is inspiring worship. This session shows how church leaders can design Christ-exalting yet guest-welcoming celebrative corporate worship. Recommendations for improving public worship are given so that God’s people truly encounter the living God. Timeless principles for God-honoring worship are explored. -
Only God can make a church grow. But we can create conditions favorable for growth through clarifying the essentials, giving away ministry to others, utilizing small groups, focusing outward on your community and teaching people how to tell their story. -
Stewardship is about life management rather than money. All we have (time, talents, treasure) come from God and belong to God. We are only temporary stewards of God’s resources. That mindset creates generous Christians. -
