Download or read book Reclaiming Inactive Church Members written by Herbert W. Byrne and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to provide assistance to pastors and church leaders on how to reclaim inactive church members. Actual real life illustrations are provided to show how some churches have made efforts to solve this problem.
Download or read book Reclaiming Inactive Church Members written by Mark S. Jones and published by Baptist Sunday School Board. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Attract and Keep Active Church Members written by Donald P. Smith and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study of church growth and membership retention, Smith argues that if a church is to survive, it must concentrate on keeping its present members as well as attracting new ones. Interviewing people from 600 churches of various sizes and reviewing the causes of membership decline and retention in those churches, Smith asserts that churches must meet members' needs in order to attract and keep them.
Download or read book Paralysis in the Pew written by Dr. Jeffrey T. Rainey and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author admits that the church has the highest unemployment rates. The church has been gifted by the Lord with many vital ministries that are available for the growth of the body of Christ. Sadly, the greater percentage of members are neither enrolled nor engaged in the work of the ministry. As a result, very few members keep the local church functioning, while the majority of the members (because of what the author calls, functional paralysis) have neither feeling nor desire to function. Too many congregants are a part of the membership but apart from the ministry. Too many are unaware or uncaring concerning the needs of the body and of the bodys genuine need for them in order to effectively function. What the author describes as paralysis in the pew is a grave yet growing spiritual condition within the local churches. As a physical impediment, paralysis has been drastically improved, even cured, with the aid of physical therapy, prescribed treatments, and personal trust and initiative. It is the authors contention that parallel treatmentswhen viewed spiritually and applied in the spiritual and physical realmcan drastically improve, even cure, paralysis in the pew.
Download or read book Job Descriptions and Duties for Church Members and Workers written by Herbert W. Byrne and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Job descriptions are suggested in this manual for workers in the church and Sunday School. Duties in Christian living and service are provided.
Download or read book The Book of Church Growth written by Thom S. Rainer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1998-09-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Church Growth Movement has divided devout Christians. Even though Rainer is an advocate, his aim here is to present an objective view of the movement--its history, the theology associated with it, and the principles which seem to separate churches that grow from those that don't.
Download or read book High Expectations written by Thom S. Rainer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 1999-02-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over a quarter of a century the problem of losing church members has progressively increased. Today the situation is so bad that less than one-third of the members in some churches attend worship services. Church leaders are crying for help.In an effort to help church leaders, the Billy Graham School of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary conducted a massive research project involving nearly 287 churches. The most revealing aspect of the study was that the higher expectations placed on members, the greater the likelihood that the members would stay and be involved with the church. Using the data gathered from this project, Thom Rainer presents the first-ever comprehensive study about 'closing the back door.' Rainer looks at why people are leaving the church and how church leaders can keep the members.
Download or read book Reclaiming the Church Family written by Matthew T. Kimbrough and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why bother with church? Can’t I follow Jesus on my own? Christians young and old struggle to answer these questions, believing Scripture says little about church life. But the Bible is far from silent. The New Testament envisions a vibrant church of devoted brothers and sisters adopted into God’s family. The biblical image of the church family has the power to reshape everything our local churches do—the ways pastors lead, how members engage one another, what worship leaders sing, and much more. Now is the time to reclaim a biblical vision of the church as a family and reject the prevailing corporate-church paradigm assumed by church growth gurus. The church that thinks of itself as a family will learn to build meaningful relationships and show the unbelieving world how good church life can be.
Download or read book Serving in Church Visitation written by Jerry M. Stubblefield and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-07-13 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For: •Individual use •Group training Includes self-assessment and do’s and don’ts for various special-needs situations. Whether visiting people in their homes, in the hospital, or in a restaurant over a cup of coffee, the simple act of connecting with others is filled with powerful possibilities. The act of friendship is an inroad to hearts and lives that creates trust, value, and incredible potential for ministry. Serving in Church Visitation helps you to •Be Motivated: How Does the Bible Model the Importance of Visitation? •Be Prepared: What Kind of Person Makes a Good Visitor? •Be Informed: What Kind of Visits Are Possible? •Be Involved: What Kind of Inreach Visits Can Be Made? •Be Equipped: How Should Scripture and Prayer Be Used? Zondervan Practical Ministry Guides provide you with simple, practical insights for serving in today’s churches. Written by experienced pastors and church workers, these easy-to-read, to-the-point booklets address the fundamentals of different ministries as practiced effectively in real life. You’ll find biblical insight and wise, field-tested advice you can apply today, as well as discussion questions to help you think through and integrate what you read.
Download or read book Atlanta s Ebenezer Baptist Church written by Benjamin C. Ridgeway and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta was founded in 1886. The name Ebenezer means "rock or stone of help." From a small group of believers, many of whom were former slaves, in a boxlike structure on Airline Alley, Ebenezer has grown to an internationally known church with over 4,000 members. The Gothic architecture of the Heritage Sanctuary on Auburn Avenue, coupled with the influence of the African meetinghouse seen in the architecture of the Horizon Sanctuary across the street, reflects the diversity of outreach of Ebenezer's ministry. Ebenezer has been a beacon of racial pride and social consciousness. The love and cooperation between the members and the pastor have created a family atmosphere that has sustained the growth and expansion of the church.
Download or read book Christian Education written by Robert E. Clark and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 1991-10-22 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether in the home or in the church or in a Christian school, the challenge of contemporary Christian educators is to meet the academic needs of students while remaining unswerving in adherence to biblical principles. Christian Education: Foundations for the Future introduces you to the basics of a healthy Christian education program, then takes you beyond, showing you how to develop a fresh, innovative Christian education program that will revitalize your church, home, or school.
Download or read book Lighting the Path of Righteousness written by Jerry Stafford and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2020-09-02 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book Delisted
Download or read book Reclaiming the Urban Family written by Willie Richardson and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical family ministry for both the churched and the unchurched are the foundation of this book. African-American churches can help prevent dropouts from society and restore those who have dropped out. They can help strengthen single-parent homes and prevent divorce--but it needs the kind of vision and strategies Richardson describes.
Download or read book Reclaiming Glory written by Mark Clifton and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is there about a dying church that brings glory to God? Mark Clifton's convicting answer is "Nothing." Because a local church is intended to represent the work of God in a community, when that church "loses it saltiness," not only is God's work pictured as irrelevant in that community, but also dishonor and disrepute may well become associated with God's name as a result. In Reclaiming Glory, Clifton draws not only upon his own burden for revitalizing dying churches but also upon years of church replanting experience to offer passionate counsel for how to breathe new life into a dying church . . . all for the glory of the God who is building his church upon the immovable rock of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Download or read book Re CLAIM ing written by Michael D. Stover and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of us failed and one of us was blindsided. One of us is in vocational ministry today and one is not. Both of us know what it is like to need the restorative ministry of the local church, and how hard it is to find. 'The Christian Army is the only army in existence that shoots its own wounded' is a popular cliché because it is true. We have both experienced that trauma, but we are not victims." - the authors. There are multitudes of broken ministers and laypeople scattered across the globe that are "shipwrecked" from the faith. Broken people who have made bad choices or were broken by the bad choices of local churches. Why is this so? The Scriptures clearly teach, "Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted." (Galatians 6:1 ESV). Jesus Himself gave the parable of the shepherd who left 99 sheep in the fold to search for one that had been lost (Matthew 18:12). This book seeks to provide biblical and practical help for those who wish for their churches to "be catchers" instead of "pitchers." The authors share their personal implosions and personal stories from others who needed "reclaiming" because of a personal failure or a church failure. The authors provide a framework for how churches can develop a truly biblical culture of restoration that leads them to restore broken believers to a healthy relationship with God and His local church. In fact, the practical principles shared in this book were hammered out in the experience of a local church led by one of the authors, Pete Tackett. Antioch Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tennessee, has been transformed into a "reclaiming" church that has been used of God to restore several broken ministers and church members to spiritual health and usefulness. Pastor Pete met his co-author, Michael Stover, when reaching out to provide tangible assistance shortly after Michael and his family were ousted and moved back to Northeast Tennessee. This book is for every pastor, every deacon, every church member, and every denominational leader who desires to reverse the tide of discarding broken believers from our churches. So little of this is actually accomplished that we had to coin a new word for those being reclaimed - "restoree." Whom do you know that needs restoration? A young pastor chewed up and spit out by the traditional church "machine?" A deacon who cheated on his wife? A pastor who revealed years of personal sin, or whose sin finally exploded publicly? A church member who made a bad choice out of desperation and now is embarrassed to return to church? This book is actually for them - to revive and equip local churches and members to pursue them and restore them to spiritual health and vitality for the Kingdom's sake. Are you ready to pursue that journey? Pete Tackett is an experienced full-time pastor who currently leads an exceptional church that seeks to restore the broken. Michael Stover is a former minister of 20+ years who is now a full-time freelance writer and author. They both reside in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Download or read book Adventist Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
