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Green, Red, And Blue Outreach at Christmas
What are effective ways to reach out at Christmas and have a year-long effect? This Christmas, use creative ways to engage felt needs in your community and create unforgettable experiences for children and families at your church. Ideas that any size church can use in rural or urban settings.
The Missing Piece
What is your church's 'inviteability' factor? I know it's not a real word, but 'inviteability' is the key piece to growing your church. Don't just tell your people to invite, model it, teach it, train on it, tell stories about it and celebrate it.
'Tis the Season To Be Dreaming of Christmas
How do we reach and retain more people this Christmas? This year could be the FIRST time people in your community attend an in-person Christmas event at a church in a long time or even a lifetime.
Club or KIngdom?
Is the church a club for Christians, or is it a force for Kingdom expansion? When Jesus said, “I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not stand against it” (Matthew 16:18), was He thinking of a Sunday AM service with 40 minutes of singing and 40 minutes of preaching? Was he thinking of an audience listening to one person talk at them?
Relentlessly Outbound
Would you consider your church relentlessly outbound? Most Canadian churches are not relentlessly outbound. Most church budgets are focused on staff salaries and building costs. Most pastors and staff spend the majority of their time with Christians. We’ve turned into “Christian Training Centres” or “Clubs for Christians” rather than a Missional Movement; a force of Christ-followers on a mission to reach a lost world.
The LoveArmy
How can our church become an unignorable force of good in our community? The LoveArmy is mobilizing Christians to allow God to work through them, and we would love for other churches and Christians to join in with us.
How Your Church Can Become A Community Champion
How can our congregation increase its influence for Jesus in the community? Imagine your church being promoted by your mayor and city councillors. Can you dream of when your leadership is asked and funded to facilitate events for your town or city? Those opportunities are not only possible, but they are also highly plausible.
When A Church Has No Interest in Entertaining Nominalism
What steps can a pastor take to lead a congregation into missional efforts? Cornerstone Community Church is a testimony that small churches in small communities with small budgets can have ‘big vision’ and big expectations in a big God with incredible results.
Small Town Pastors and A Big Dreams God
How can a pastor in a rural community with a small congregation make a meaningful difference? You believe a church community is a good thing, but many people in your small town think churches are a waste of real estate and a tax burden. Tony Warriner shows how to see opportunities to make your church a light for the community and a champion of the gospel.
The Power of Engage Sundays in Your Community
What you give your time to shows what you value. Worship and preaching occupy most of the time most of Sundays that Christians gather. What if an occasional Sunday throughout the year was used to lift the value of sharing the gospel in your community? All it takes is a little inspiration to create momentum.
How A Traditional Church Can Change
How can a pastor lead change in a traditional church? Evangel Church was one of the most traditional churches in its District. Inward focused. Isolated from the local community. Twenty years later it is one of the most outbound, community-engaged churches in the District.
Turn Around Churches In Canada
I hope to see a movement of churches in Canada across denominations go from plateaued and declining to thriving by reaching lost people in their locale. I pray for an enormous increase in Salvations across Canada with reports of life transformation by the Gospel. I long for churches that make disciples who make disciples who make disciples.
5 Things Your Church Website Needs Now
Your church website is the front door of your church. If anyone is thinking about checking out your church, they will go to the website first. Here are 5 things your church website needs now.
Family Encounters Help The Whole Family Encounter God, Together.
How do you reach mixed ages and demographics and teach all of the biblical truths and foundations of the faith? For the parents in your church, there is nothing more important than knowing their children understand the sacrificial love of Jesus Christ. Partnering with parents in their child's spiritual formation will lead to healthy families who are disciples of Christ and represent Jesus in your community.
Three Ways to Effectively Partner with The North
If you desire to reach lost people, serve a community, and partner with a local church to make Kingdom impact, you don’t need to travel overseas to have a meaningful cross-cultural experience.
Why The Canadian Church Can't Return To Normal and What To Do Now
As the world begins to open back up, travel restrictions loosen, and mandates relax, the tendency is to want to get back to the way things were. For the church, this wouldn’t be the best idea.
How to Host a Family Lego Event at Your Church
Lego is one of the greatest toys ever, isn’t it? It even says ages 4-99 on the box. It spans ages, genders, languages, and is as creative as you want it to be. This is why a Family Lego Event is fantastic for any size church.
How to Host a One Day Fun Day
As a church, this challenge is a great opportunity to meet the needs of families in your community. In 2021, we started hosting ONE DAY FUN DAY events on PD Days. We’re a small church and have seen amazing growth within our events and some of that growth has transferred to our weekend gatherings.