"Natural Church Development," Book Review
Basic Overview of “Natural Church Development” “Natural Church Development,” by Christian Schwarz is a church growth book based on the massive research of 1000 …
"The Seven Deadly Sins of Small Group Ministry," Book Review
Overview “The Seven Deadly Sins of a Small Group” by Bill Donahue and Russ Robinson is about teaching churches and small group leaders how to …
"Now That’s a Good Question" – Book Review
Overview “Now That’s A Good Question” by Terry Powell is a short-power packed book with funny stories, great insight, and easy to use principles for …
Purpose Driven Church Evaluation
Principles in the “Purpose Driven Church” I truly enjoyed the many principles given in this classic book on church growth by Rick Warren because they …
Successful Strategic Planning in the Church
Definition of Strategic Planning Strategic planning in the church is “the art of devising or employing plans or stratagems toward a goal” (Webster). It …
Discipleship Small Groups
Introduction A pastor was speaking to fellow pastors at a conference for church growth when he asked how many of the churches present had small …
"Leading a Small Group" Book Review
Overall Book Review “Leading a Small Group” by Dave Earley and Rod Dempsey is a powerful and informative book on the tools needed to …
Mormons and Muslims!
I, along with Metro Praise, had the honor over the weekend of preaching at both a Muslim event and a Mormon event.Believe it or not, …
Strategic Planning For Churches!
Part of my desire to blog is to post the papers I write in seminary. I am currently in four leadership classes and I have …