It is important to regularly measure the active involvement of a congregation to know when progress is being made. However, counting the average attendance at worship each week may no longer be the best indicator. FaithSoaring Churches make several changes in the way they count. First, they continue counting the average weekly attendance. Second, they […]
What if wanting your congregation to grow in average attendance as a method of transformation is the wrong goal? In many cases it is the wrong goal. It inhibits the ability of your congregation to fulfill a greater goal. What could be a greater goal than wanting your congregation to grow? How about being in […]
Download This Article Here: Hey Church, Great Commission, Great Commanment Words are important. Even the order in which words are expressed is important. One place where not only the words used, but the order in which the words are expressed is important is in the ongoing debate between the Great Commission and the Great Commandment. Which […]
The longer a congregation has been in existence, the older the average member, the longer the average member has been a professing Christian, the longer the average tenure of membership/connection with their congregation, the less the evangelism activities that are occurring in and through the congregation. Part of transformation is for a congregation to figure […]
The thinking of many congregations who need to transform is too small. It is often based on a low self-image that says they do not have the capacity or will to do the things necessary to transform. At times this may be true. Often it is not. It is a subtle resistance to change. FaithSoaring […]
The longer congregations are in existence, the longer the average tenure of people connected with the congregation, and the older the average age of people connected with the congregation the more they tend to rely on the same people to be their leaders. Year after year. At times this is a necessity. At other times […]
The longer congregations exist and the longer the tenure of the average member of congregations the more they tend to depend on or allow people of position to lead or even control the focus and actions of the congregation. These are often very good and faithful people. At the same time, they may be myopic […]
FaithSoaring Churches need to see their church facilities as an asset for transformation. They need to always think of their facilities as being God’s house and not their house. As such, they can dedicate its use to God, and thus be open to choices for its use they may not otherwise consider. One strong, positive […]
It is not possible to become a FaithSoaring Church by shallow alleviation of pain rather than in-depth elimination of pain. Here are two applications. First, when congregations engage in ministry, it is not enough to simply provide food for the poor and thus alleviate their hunger. They must also seek to eliminate the circumstances that […]
A significant barrier for congregations who desire to become FaithSoaring is that they have a fear of failing and falling. One evidence is that they hoard resources and focus them on the survival of their congregation as they have known it. These resources include their money, time, and leadership. For congregations to become FaithSoaring they […]