Adoring Crowds and Ministry Success
by Thom Schultz “Our worship attendance has grown from 100 to 500 in just the last year.” “We have over 75 kids in the youth group.” Numbers. They’re the currency…
Relational Ministry
About Relational Ministry
What If We Started Over? Reimagining Ministry.
By Thom Schultz What if we started over? What if we erased everything we know about the organized church and its activities and began reimagining ministry? What if we started…
Connecting Friendship to Discipleship
by Bob D’Ambrosio I left the church parking lot wondering how it could have happened―I attended my weekly men’s Bible study group and realized that I hadn’t talked to a…
3 Ways to See the Crowds
by Austin Maxheimer When you follow Jesus through the Gospels, you see quickly that the Crowds are a central character in the life and ministry of Jesus. In fact, the…
Looking Inside: 3 Difficult Questions to Ask Yourself When Sharing Your Faith
by Austin Maxheimer What is the easiest way to bring up Christianity with a non-believer? The answer seems simplistic, but it’s still the answer: Build a deep and genuine relationship…
How Christian Is Your Community?
by Rick Edwards Longtime Christians are leaving the church and not planning to return. Sociologist Josh Packard dubbed such people the “Dones.” As Packard reports in the book Church Refugees…
Do Relationships Matter to Your Church?
Because they matter to Millennials by John Guerra Hello, my name is John Mark Guerra. I’m 29 years old, recently married, educated, and tech savvy. I’m what many would…
Creatively Communicating the Gospel In and With Your Small Group
by Austin Maxheimer What if leaders in every small group in America were not allowed to get out a Bible during their group time for an entire year? What would…
3 Ways to Create a Culture of Connectivity in Small Groups
by Bob D’Ambrosio Last week after my small-group meeting, Dale and Jodi stuck around to tell me how much they appreciate being in the group. “We were looking for community…
Small Group Experiences that Deepen Connections
by Adam Bohlmeyer In today’s fast paced world, genuine conversation is often a rarity. It’s easily put on the back burner and replaced with a text message, tweet, or email.…
