Tag: Church Renewal

• Authentic Church: Road to a Re-newed Reality

  I have been mulling on something the late Francis Schaeffer said: “There are four things which are absolutely necessary if we as Christians are going to meet the need of our age and the overwhelming pressure we are increasingly facing.” No doubt that the Church, in our culture as well as other cultures, faces increasing…

  Dennis Griffith

  January 4, 2016

  Church, Church Health, Ministry, Spiritual Formation

  Authentic Christianity, Authentic Spirituality, Christian Community, Church, Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Renewal, Cultural Renewal, Evangelism, Francis Schaeffer, Healthy Church, Missional Impact, Sound Doctrine, True Spirituality

• 5 Marks of Revived Churches

  Ray Ortland proposes there are five constants in all historic instances of biblical revival. Awareness of God’s presence Responsiveness to God’s Word Sensitiveness to sin Liveliness in community Fruitfulness in testimony These are important features. To read Ortlands elaboration click: Revived

  Dennis Griffith

  August 22, 2011

  Church, Ministry

  Church Health, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Healthy Church, Ray Ortland, Revival

• Ambition

  I’ve been listening to the audio of sessions from Acts 29 Network’s 2009 Bootcamp: Ambition. While not everyone will find these talks of interest, I think they are challenging and stimulating for those of us in ministry and church leadership. Ministry for the Long Haul & Ambition (Matt Chandler) Decoding Your City & Ambition (Kevin Cawley)…

  Dennis Griffith

  November 30, 2009

  Church, Leadership, Ministry, Missional, Missional Church

  Acts 29, Acts 29 Boot Camp, Acts 29 Network, Ambition, Ambition Boot Camp, Ambition Conference, Bob Thue, Church Leadership, Church Planting, Church Renewal, Church Revitalization, Darrin Patrick, Dave Harvey, Ed Stetzer, Gospel, Gospel-Driven, Kevin Cawley, Louisville Boot Camp, Matt Chandler, Ministry, Missional, Missional Church, Russell Moore, Steve Timmis