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Director of Church Health Hired
Submitted by katie.nelson on Tuesday, Jul 3 @ 9:37am
By Gary Rohrmayer
At Converge MidAmerica we are serious about church health! The ongoing health of our churches both old and new alike is one of our chief concerns. Healthy churches + Healthy Leaders = Lives being transformed. I am proud to announce that through the generosity and faithful support from the churches of Converge MidAmerica we were able to secure Dick Loizeaux as our Director of Church Health.
Creating a Culture of Generosity Throughout Your Church
Submitted by Nate Baggett on Monday, Oct 1 @ 10:58am
By Gary Rohrmayer
If you are going to grow a church significantly one of the skill you are going to need is to learn how to create and shape the culture of your organization. When we speak about culture, we are referring to an organization's "values, beliefs, and behaviors. In general, it is concerned with beliefs and values on the basis of which people interpret experiences and behave, individually and in groups." (HT) Building and shaping an organizations...
This ebook is designed to be used in a leadership setting with your church board, church staff, ministry team or even in a small group setting. Our prayer is that God will strengthen your relationships throughout your ministry...
Why We Are Losing At Spiritual Formation
Submitted by Anonymous on Monday, Sep 14 @ 8:00pm
By Dick Loizeaux
I just read another one of those depressing surveys that show Christ’s church is failing spectacularly at spiritual formation. Lifeway Research identified 21 functional characteristics of a disciple. They then surveyed 2500 Protestant churchgoers and found only 17% received a decent discipleship or spiritual formation score against those 21 characteristics. You read that right -17%.
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