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10 Little Christians 10 Little Christians standing in line, 1 disliked the preacher, then there were 9 9 little Christians stayed up very late, 1 overslept Sunday, then there were 8 8 little Christians on their way to Heaven, 1 took the low road and then there were 7 7 little Christians chirping like…

This is a formula for estimating the value of a piece of property to the local church used for additional parking. First, estimate the number of vehicles that can be parked on the property. Second, take the total annual income of the local church divided by the average attendance of the church to find…

Signs Of A Happy Growing Church The elders can never seem to make ends meet financially, and they are forever giving away money. New groups keep cropping up and bumping into each other over schedules and competing for volunteers. The kids are noisy and all over the place, even during worship. Hymn books…

*A generation of Christians has been raised in an instant society…able to reach and and touch the world over the computer in a matter of seconds. Able to follow a war development half-way around the world as it happens form an “Imbeded” reporter.The same generation of Christians is impatient of slower…

Lyle R. Schaller’s eighteen years of research into growing and nongrowing congregations across America provides the most extensive date base of any American church growth researcher. Several of his conclusions should be taught by every local church leader across the United States: Schaller, for many…

Dr. Winfield Arn, of the Institute for American Church Growth, has interviewed or polled some four thousand converts, primarily on the American west coast. Arn wanted to know, What engages people? What are the doors of entry? His conclusions are instructive: 6% to 8% - just walked in 2% to 3% - through…

Ninety percent of the new members will stay in their congregation if (1) they can articulate their faith; (2) they belong to subgroups (such as a choir, home Bible study, or Sunday school class); (3) they have four to eight close friendships in their congregation. Leadership, Summer 1983

You might be in a country church if... The call to worship is, “Y’all come on in!” The preacher says, “I’d like to ask Bubba to help take up the offering” – and five guys stand up. The restroom is outside. Opening day of deer hunting season is recognized as an official church holiday. A member requests…

People who are dissatisfied with how their church is helping them develop spiritually (about 17% overall) are most concerned about three elements of the weekend worship service. 68% say the service does not incorporate Bible teaching that helps them with everyday life. 70% say the service is not challenging…

-Goers: Younger, Wealthier and Miserly According to a new study released this week, Protestant megachurches attract a younger crowd and more singles than the average Protestant church and their attendees are less likely to volunteer and to give financially. The large-scale study was conducted by the…

“We will do what you are afraid or unequipped to do: raise the issues. You do what we cannot do: invite your friends.” Andy Stanley/Ed Young, Can We Do That: 24 Innovative Practices That Will Change the Way You Do Church, (Howard Publishing Co.), 2002. pg. 1

At Fellowship Church we have four teams that serve and welcome people to out church: parkers wearing orange vests are strategically placed out in the parking lot, directing people to the closest parking spots and to the church entrances. Greeters are stationed at the entrances, welcoming everyone who…

Imagine walking up to a professional hockey player and asking him this question: “What team do you play for?” Now suppose he answers, “I’m a professional hockey player, but I don’t play for any team.” You would think the guy had been slammed into the boards once too often. A similar scenario plays out…

Mark 16:15-16 Not only do I encourage our staff to share the good news of Christ, I regularly challenge the congregation to invite their friends, family, and coworkers to Fellowship. I promise our regular attendees that if they will invite someone to Fellowship, we will make sure that the moment their…

What are the keys to attracting visitors and keeping them coming back? by Charles Arn I sat affixed in front of my TV. THE BORG had just captured my hero and brought him onboard. “You will be assimilated,” a hideous-looking Borg intoned, raising his tentacles to the temples of “Star Trek” ’s Captain…

The faithful are restless, a new study of Protestant churchgoers suggests They’re switching from church to church, powered by a mix of dissatisfaction and yearning, according to the study by LifeWay Research. Most of the switchers who changed their house of worship without making a residential move (58%)…

When the Horse is dead, Dismount The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians says when you discover you’re riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. However, in professional ministry, because of the relationships and emotional attachments involved, other strategies are often tried with dead…