God’s Heart For Unconnected People – Part Two
I’ve written previously about the process of recruiting hosts and how it fits into the crowd-to-core strategy of neighborhood groups. I’ve given you the basics of a great sermon on the topic from Matthew 9:35-38. Another really good passage is found in 2 Kings 6:24-7:9. Are you familiar with that story? You may have heard…
Read MoreThe Role of the Senior Pastor – Part 4
In addition to coordinating the themes for the year, the Senior Pastor has the unique opportunity to spike the weekend message with a call to action. What am I getting at? Easy. Every message has the potential of taking on a group life angle. The insertion of illustrations and stories offers the chance to comment…
Read MoreBuild Crowd to Core Flow in Advance
Many effective strategies are multi-component strategies. That is, there are multiple essential components to the strategy and effectiveness and impact are a result of these components working together. HOST, often used in conjunction with launching a church-wide campaign, is an example of a multi-component strategy. Remember that in the HOST strategy, the “T” stands for…
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons Church-Wide Campaigns Miss the Mark
While there are some key steps to launching a church-wide campaign that lead to greater participation, higher follow-through, broader community interaction, and deeper values integration…there are also some devastating missteps that cause campaigns to miss the mark. Here are my top 10: Selecting a topic that doesn’t engage the crowd, from the hard end of…
Read MoreDoes Your Website Match Your Vision and Strategy?
Have you ever examined your website to see how closely it matches your church’s vision? Did you know that the design of your website is often a better indicator of your church’s below-the-water-line vision and strategy than the handout at the membership class? Take a look at Saddleback’s homepage. Click here to open it up…
Read MoreBetter Connecting Through Technology
Are you making it as easy as you can for unconnected people to connect with a group? Have you removed every unnecessary obstacle? Are you taking advantage of advances in plug and play matchmaking? Or are you spending valuable time and energy on things that could be automated…while opportunities that only you can do are…
Read MoreMatchmaking: Making It Easy to Find a Group
How do you help unconnected people find a group? Are you a matchmaker? Do you provide an individualized, custom designed fitting for each person looking? Or are you more of a self-serve, off-the-rack location? The way you help unconnected people find a group combined with the number of groups you have and the number of…
Read MoreJoin Randy Alcorn Live
You’re invited to join Randy Alcorn to hear about the new Heaven church-wide campaign and outreach program based on his best-selling book. [quote] Developed by the award-winning Lifetogether team, this program provides tools for your congregation to share their faith and invite people to attend a special video presentation with Randy Alcorn answering the difficult…
Read MoreThe Easter Experience
The Easter Experience, from City On A Hill Productions, is a new church-wide study from the folks that produced H2O. With host and teacher Kyle Idleman, The Easter Experience includes a six session DVD-driven small group study that coordinates with a six weekend message series–designed to conclude with Good Friday and Easter. The DVD-driven small…
Read MoreMaximize the Fall with a Church-Wide Campaign
Have you finalized plans for the fall ministry season yet? It’s definitely time to zero in on where things are going! Much like the way NASA has a scientifically defined window of opportunity for Space Shuttle launches (or landings), there are many factors that determine the success of a church-wide campaign and many of them…
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