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Church in the Making (3 of 4)

Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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So my wife picked up my copy of Church in the Making the other day. It was the first church planting book she’d ever read. It never occurred to me that she’d be interested in reading a book like this. Further I didn’t realize the value of having my wife read a book like this. [...] Related posts:

  1. Church in the Making (1 of 4)
  2. Church in the Making (2 of 4)
  3. Andy Stanley’s Making Vision Stick

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Don’t Tone It Down

Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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This post was written by Steven Furtick on May 6, 2010 and can be found on his blog site: StevenFurtick.com A pastor was recently explaining to me his philosophy toward planning a worship experience. One of his guiding principles bothered me a little: “I want to eliminate anything from the service that a totally [...] Related posts:

  1. Church in the Making (1 of 4)
  2. Church Planting Mistakes
  3. Church in the Making (3 of 4)

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Church in the Making (1 of 4)

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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Shortly after attending Ben Arment’s WhiteBoard Sessions I got a hold of a copy of his new book Church in the Making. It was the first 200 page book I’ve ever read in one day. I just couldn’t put it down. I’ll be sharing my review of Church in the Making on Mondays this [...] Related posts:

  1. Church in the Making (3 of 4)
  2. Church in the Making (2 of 4)
  3. Andy Stanley’s Making Vision Stick

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One Life Set Up Pics

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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This past summer I had the opportunity to visit a friend’s church in the Knoxville, TN area. I met Rodney Arnold earlier that year at another church while he was planning the launch of One Life. I was able to get away from my church to sit in on one of their preview services. You could [...] Related posts:

  1. Set Up Pics
  2. Location Check List
  3. Perry Noble Coaching Network

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Stephen Gray’s Resource List

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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Here are some great resources from Stephen Gray, the author of Planting Fast Growing Churches.  These links are from his website ChurchPlantingDynamics.com. Title Preview 12 Mistakes of Christmas Outreach 7 Big Marketing Questions A Calendar For Breaking the 200 Barrier Am I A Church Planter? An Analysis of Church Planting Processes Bad [...] Related posts:

  1. Critical Mass, Part 2
  2. Location Check List
  3. Tools for the Missional Church

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Keller on Managing Church Growth

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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Tim Keller has an article on “Process Managing Church Growth” in the newest issue of Vineyard’s Cutting Edge. In it he offers some very practical advice on how to manage stages of church growth and adjust church culture accordingly. I will summarize some of his points: Every church has a size culture that goes with its [...] Related posts:

  1. Tools for the Missional Church
  2. Introducing the Church
  3. Lessons from a ‘Failed Church Plant’

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How Not to Be a Missional Church (Part 3)

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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The missional church movement has been good and bad. On a positive note, let’s focus on the bad. I want to suggest three ways to not be a missional church. In continuation of the series, this post examines some of the defects of social action-driven mission. Social Action-Driven Mission This approach probably creates the best community of [...] Related posts:

  1. How Not to Be a Missional Church (Part 2)
  2. How to Not be a Mission-Driven Church (Part 1)
  3. Five Characteristics of a Missional Community

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How Not to Be a Missional Church (Part 2)

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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The missional church movement has been good and bad. On a positive note, let’s focus on the bad. I want to suggest three ways to not be a missional church. In continuation of the series, this post examines some of the defects of evangelism-driven mission. Evangelism-Driven Mission These churches focus almost exclusively on evangelism. Their view of [...] Related posts:

  1. How Not to Be a Missional Church (Part 3)
  2. How to Not be a Mission-Driven Church (Part 1)
  3. Five Characteristics of a Missional Community

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How Not to Be a Missional Church (Part 2)

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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The missional church movement has been good and bad. On a positive note, let’s focus on the bad. I want to suggest three ways to not be a missional church. In continuation of the series, this post examines some of the defects of evangelism-driven mission. Evangelism-Driven Mission These churches focus almost exclusively on evangelism. Their view of [...] Related posts:

  1. How to Not be a Mission-Driven Church (Part 1)
  2. Tools for the Missional Church
  3. Introducing the Church

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Introducing the Church

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by Steve Swisher.

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The following is a great post on how you introduce your church to visitors on Sunday mornings as well as on your website. The post from Jonathan Dodson who planted Austin City Life. This post is from his blog: Church Planting Novice on January 16, 2010 titled: Introducing the Church.  Jonathan also recently wrote a book: [...] Related posts:

  1. Keller on Managing Church Growth
  2. Tools for the Missional Church
  3. Lessons from a ‘Failed Church Plant’

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