As a church leader, you have a lot of things on your plate. Hopefully, most of it is good stuff. However, I realize many church leaders have some less than encouraging issues to work through as well.
Although these are real challenges in today’s economic environment, they are merely the symptoms of deeper issues related to the health of your ministry. Many leaders don’t know where to begin. Continue Reading…
If you follow my blog, I think it’s safe to say you get that technology has a place in the church. Technology distributes and accelerates our efforts to build community and foster deeper ministry engagement. I love it when I see churches using Church Community Builder to move members through processes which lead to greater connection, commitment and sense of belonging. It’s funny to me how those same churches don’t act concerned about money but I covered that topic already.
When churches take the time to understand the systems and processes that define how they do church, the church is empowered to use technology to maintain, manage, improve, and measure the effectiveness in core areas of ministry. Below are three examples of some of the core processes which can be improved with the right technology: Continue Reading…
Ed Stetzer is a guy I pay attention to. His leadership and insight has brought a lot of value to both paid and unpaid church leaders. He recently posted about the positive connection between technology and faith. Of course, I had to check that one out!
Ed listed twelve but three really stood out to me: Continue Reading…
As the Exponential Conference kicks off, I can’t help but think about how technology helps leaders overcome the hurdles of church planting. In fact, I had a great conversation with a few Stadia church planters about that very subject last night and I have to say it was really exciting to hear. I believe local communities of believers is exactly how God intended to spread the gospel. Church planting helps ensure new communities are emerging to reach even more people. Isn’t that what it’s all about, anyway?
I’ve been privileged to work with a number of church planters as well as leaders in that space. Church Community Builder works hard to make sure we can offer something beneficial to even the smallest of churches. We believe that if you can begin with great systems, you’ll not only grow faster but will also be able to sustain that growth over time.
Some of the biggest hurdles to church planting are: Continue Reading…
It was decided several months ago that it made sense to expand the number of voices featured on this blog. The work we do at Church Community Builder has allowed us to meet and develop relationships with lot of smart people who are impacting the local church in amazing ways. As we seek to impact church leaders by guiding them to greater effectiveness, we proactively seek innovative thought leaders who can resource us and our church family in a variety of ways.
I’m working with some of these high-capacity church leaders to develop some really helpful posts in the coming months. However, there have already been some great ones posted here over the last several months. In case you missed them, here are some of my favorite to date:
As you can see, there is a mix of internal CCB voices along with external, powerhouse leaders in the church space. I’m proud of who we have on our team, and I’m grateful for the partnerships we have developed with a growing number of thought leaders as we work together to impact the Kingdom.
Who would you like to see guest post on Church Community Matters?
I’ve decided to start a new thread of conversation about online giving. This is increasingly becoming a topic that I’m asked about when I meet with church leaders. Church Community Builder‘s recent case study about online giving has once again affirmed for me the power and impact online giving can have on funding ministry.
To access the case study, like CCB on Facebook.
During the research for the case study, we learned things like: Continue Reading…
