Tag: Church Revitalization

• 10 Warning Signs of an Inwardly Obsessed Church

  Researcher Thom Rainer warns of signs of a church that is so inwardly focused that it has ceased to be the church of Jesus Christ and has become, at best, a museum to (assumed) past glories, in which the membership makes up the board of directors.   Rainer writes: Any healthy church must have some level…

  Dennis Griffith

  May 9, 2012

  Church, Leadership, Ministry

  10 Warning Signs for Churches, Church, Church Health, Church Leadership, Church Revitalization, Ingrown Church, Ministry, Thom Rainer

• 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