Posted on October 27, 2008 by Timothy Burns
Ok, you’ve got to follow me on this one. This has a point, in the direction of building transformational church ministry, just follow me. My church this morning was discussing the Reveal survey from Willow Resources that I highlighted earlier. The church leadership has learned a huge amount about the spiritual life habits of [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2008 by Timothy Burns
When you consider a ministry’s effectiveness, the questions you ask will be of more importance than any other factor. Your questions must zero in on the heart of the matter, and not measure the outward appearances. An example from scripture is Jesus’ interaction with the rich young ruler. The man’s outward status wasn’t the issue. [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2008 by Timothy Burns
In a recent interview at the Hillsong Conference (June 5,2008), in Sydney Australia, pastor Bill Hybels discussed church growth. One of the golden nuggets from this discussion w/ Pastor Brian Houston was the idea that sometimes ministers confuse church size with spiritual growth of our church members. According to Hybels, a transformational church’s [...]
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