Gospel.com Topics Feed - Church Growth 2008-06-27T11:52:25-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/church+growth 2 Timothy: A Life-Changing Encounter with God's Word http://navpress.com/Store/Product/9780891099956.html 2008-06-27T11:52:25-05:00 2 Timothy - Paul's last words to his ministry partner continue to encourage and motivate Christians today. Paul urges Timothy to "fan into flame the gift of God that is in you." ENCOURAGING LAST WORDS FROM A BELOVED MENTOR 1 Timothy: A Life-Changing Encounter with God's Word Steve Halliday http://navpress.com/Store/Product/9780891099536.html 2008-06-27T11:47:25-05:00 1 Timothy - The challenge of church leadership hasn't changed much since the first century. Find Paul's advice here. Paul wrote to Timothy in Ephesus, encouraging him in his faith, affirming his leadership and abilities. Lausanne World Pulse - How Do We Grow Our Churches? http://lausanneworldpulse.com/research.php/271/03-2006?pg=all 2008-05-16T10:14:13-05:00 Research shows that several factors go hand-in-hand with church growth Lausanne World Pulse - The Bible and Church Planting/Church Growth http://lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles.php/601/01-2007?pg=all 2008-05-05T11:31:45-05:00 Many theological claims and scripture references could be advanced to describe the relationship between the Bible and church growth. This article approaches it from the practical perspective of a church worker or missionary. A Tale of Two Clubs - a golfing parable: the right and wrong way to make a church website http://ied.gospelcom.net/golf-parable.php 2008-02-04T17:44:05-05:00 You can't miss Stonylands Town Golf Club if you take the winding back road out of town. Bit if you are in any doubt, the signboard says it all: "Stonylands Golf Club. Member of the Federation of National Golf Clubs. Est. 1924. Secretary: J S Peasworthy, BSc."... Resources for pastors, ministers and church leaders on using the Web effectively http://ied.gospelcom.net/pastors-resources.php 2008-01-12T13:22:43-05:00 The Web can help transform the ministry of your church. Church growth: how an effectrive church website can contribute to church growth http://ied.gospelcom.net/church-growth.php 2007-12-27T16:23:34-05:00 Few church websites are really prioritized for outsiders. Yet churches who understand the principles needed will often find that the church website is one of their most significant outreach tools. This page of tips enables a church to design or modify their site in order to reach outsiders. Training your Leaders and Congregation - Into Thy Word Ministries http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=32756&columnid=3881 2007-11-21T15:16:42-05:00 Training is not just another word for discipleship. Discipleship places the emphases on our spiritual growth, learning the Word and the disciplines and doctrines of the faith, which is paramount for all Christians. Training is the growth and learning in the area of a task that needs to... Designing Constant Meeting and Action Plans - Into Thy Word Ministries http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=32790&columnid=3881 2007-11-21T15:15:00-05:00 Instead of thinking that meetings are drudgery, consider them like football huddles, planning the action of the game. Then implementing that action that Christ has given! Every church has meetings. So how should we do them? Some are formal. Others are leisurely and informal. Some are... Goal-Setting Strategies and Budgeting Ideas - Into Thy Word Ministries http://70030.netministry.com/articles_view.asp?articleid=32770&columnid=3881 2007-11-21T15:13:24-05:00 Goals are very important to setting up objectives! Goals are also are crucial for targeting opportunities and action plans, and strategizing on going from one point to another in personal life as well as ministry. Goals are tools to assist growth and to better our call to Christ and our service...