Trends/Pastoral
Key words: equip, church growth, track, healthy, dynamic.
Listing these links is not an endorsement, I don’t agree with a lot of ideas presented in these links. I just use them to gather information. I am not responsible for their content, if you go there it is at your own risk. Especially for those that have been spiritually abused there may be a lot of terms that TRIGGER.
Christianpost.com
- Church Mourns Loss of U.S. Army Chaplain in Afghanistan - Members of Capt. Dale Goetz’s church back in Colorado Springs are mourning the loss of the U.S. Army chaplain following his death earlier this week.
- Pakistan Crisis Will 'Get Worse Before It Gets Better' - More than a month since floods started ravaging Pakistan’s northwest region, relief workers on the field say the emergency will “get worse before it gets better.”
- Alleged Bomber of Christian Boy in Israel to Stand Trial - An Israeli man accused of planting a homemade bomb that almost killed the son of a Messianic Jewish pastor in Ariel, Israel has been declared competent to stand trial.
- Conservatives Encouraged to be Good Neighbors to NYC Mosque Builders - Not many prominent conservative evangelicals have weighed in on the controversial effort to establish a mosque and Islamic cultural center near New York City’s Ground Zero, and even fewer have voiced support for the project.
- Conservative Leaders Mobilizing Christians to 'Pray & A.C.T.' for America - Christians across America are being called on to unite in prayer and fasting for the nation from Sept. 20 to Oct. 30 as America faces “unprecedented challenges.”
- Thousands Expected to Attend End Times Scholar's 5th Annual Prophecy Conference - Southern California megachurch pastor Phil Hotsenpiller will be hosting a three-day seminar over the Labor Day weekend to discuss theological perspectives of current events and their relation to the “last days.”
- Survey Examines Phenomenon of Multisite Churches - With a 90 percent success rate, multisites have become one of the more popular strategies for church growth in the last decade, a new survey reveals.
- Global Church Head Urges 'Just Peace' amid Mideast Talks - The head of a global church body sent a message Thursday to negotiators of the Middle East peace talks in Washington to stress the concerns of Palestinian Christians.
- SBC Leaders 'Excited' About Nominee for NAMB President - Southern Baptist leaders are hailing the nomination of Pastor Kevin Ezell for the post of president at the North American Mission Board.
- New International Director Appointed for Tearfund - Tearfund’s disaster management director of has been appointed as the U.K.-based humanitarian agency’s new international director, according to an announcement Thursday.
- Death of War Zone Army Chaplain Marks 1st for U.S. in 40 Years - Capt. Dale Goetz, a Baptist pastor from South Dakota, is the first U.S. Army chaplain killed in action in 40 years, the military announced Thursday.
- Commentary: Which God Should We Turn To? - A lot of people are asking me what I thought of Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor rally.
Church Central
“Equipping leaders to grow healthier churches.”
pastors.com
PASTORS.COM IS A DIVISION OF PURPOSE DRIVEN MINISTRIES (Rick Warren - Saddleback Church)
“Encouraging pastors and church leaders with tools for healthy, growing churches.”
BuildingChurchLeaders.com - The Multi-Site Movement
“A new and effective way to reach more people for Christ” by Dave Ferguson
“But with the multi-site church you are able not only to reach out to more Christians but also to make more mature Christians who fully utilize their serving and evangelistic potential.”
Dave Ferguson helped launch Community Christian Church (www.communitychristian.org) in the west suburbs of Chicago. Dave serves as a resource for the NewThing Network (www.newthing.org), a catalyst for a movement of reproducing churches. You can e-mail Dave at davef@communitychristian.org
Survey Source: Bird, Warren. “Survey of 1,000 Multi-Site Churches,” Leadership Network, www.leadnet.org/multisitechurchesresources.asp (11-23-04).
Leaders-Digest.com
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