Leadership
For those of you who missed the webinar, The Strengths of a Small Church, with Brandon O'Brien and me, the video is online now. Tim Avery at BuildingChurchLeaders.com put it up yesterday at their site. The seminar was well-attended with lots of participation in the comments and
Outreach
I just finished writing "A Tour of Small Churches in America" article for Outreach magazine. I'm not sure that will be the final title, but in the article I sketch 7 types of small churches, and other writers are profiling a specific church in each category.
evangelism
Outreach in the Crises of Life is the title of the workshop I'll be hosting at the National Outreach Convention in San Diego, November 3-5, 2010. This will be my 4th year speaking at NOC, and I'm looking forward to addressing this topic of reaching out
Leadership
Only one more day until "The Strengths of a Small Church" webinar on May 6, 11 am to 12 noon EDT. You can join the almost 500 other participants by registering here. The free video webinar hosted by Christianity Today's BuildingChurchLeaders.com features Brandon O'
evangelism
Ed Stetzer and Warren Bird's new book, Viral Churches: Helping Church Planters Become Movement Makers, packs a punch like no other church planting book I've read. Stetzer and Bird, both experienced church planters turned missional researchers, deliver compelling examples of real churches engaged in church multiplication
Culture
Churches are an important resource in caring for America's poor, but the job is too big for churches alone. With all the talk about healthcare and the nation's deficit, I've seen more than one blog suggest that churches take over the responsibility for caring
Church news
SmallChurchPROF.com links to the best news, ideas, insights, and information relevant to small church ministry. The site features articles in eight categories of interest to small church leaders and members: 1. Featured. These articles are the latest of the web's ever-changing content that have application to small
Culture
In addition to this blog, I also edit/curate articles at two other sites, NewChurchReport.com and SmallChurchPROF.com. Both of these sites consist of links to videos, articles, blog posts, and information applicable to churches. Today I'm introducing you to NewChurchReport.com, with the following from the
Global issues
Tom Friedman, author of The World is Flat and New York Times columnist, is big on China, but he's not the only one. The 21st century is being called the "China Century" as China's economy is predicted to grow to three times the size
Missional Church
Seth Godin said it first, "Small is the new big." Now it appears, big churches are the new small churches. Let me explain. The Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas is sponsoring Verge, a missional community conference. Felicity Dale of simplychurch.com and a leader in the
Culture
According to a new survey, over 84% of mothers online -- some 27-million women -- can be grouped into 5 "digital mom" categories. However, these tech-savvy mothers use the internet, social media, gaming, texting, and other online content in different ways and for different purposes. Churches can benefit
Culture
The end of the year brings out the list-maker in all of us. Not to disappoint you, here are the 10 trends that I'm going to be watching in 2010: 1. Mobile everything. As the mobile phone morphs into the mobile communications device, 2010 will be a break-through