5 Benefits of Equipping
How do you define an “Equipping Church”? In a nutshell, equipping is a return to the biblical model of releasing ministry back to the people. It’s not something delegated to an individual to accomplish alone, although one person can serve…
00Leveraging The Platform For Help
By Tony Morgan in Lead onThe platform (stage, pulpit, whatever you call it) can be valuable in making the “big asks”, as long as it’s done at the right time, in the right way. Here are the rules: Rule 1: Less is better than more.…
“Wow” Your Guests This Christmas
By Bob D'Ambrosio in Lead onChristmas will bring many new visitors to your church. So how will you make them feel welcome? At a recent Equipping Institute in Loveland, Colorado, John Barolo shared an idea his leadership team developed to prepare people for a visit…
Are You Keeping Ministry Safe?
By Bob D'Ambrosio in Sunday School onAccording to the National Committee to Prevent Child Abuse, roughly 900,000 incidents of child abuse are reported each year. And considering it’s believed that less than 10 percent of sexual abuse cases are ever reported to authorities, the number of…
3 Things Every Church Website Needs
By Bob D'Ambrosio in Lead onIn today’s world of smartphones, iPads and laptops, let’s agree on one thing: before a visitor sets foot in your church, the odds are incredibly high that he or she will first look at your church’s website. There are many…