Measuring the Life of your Church

When friends, family, or community members ask questions about your church, what are the metrics you use to communicate health or un-health? I think it‘s easy to fall into a numbers game when thinking about how our churches are existing or thriving.  This article talks about some great metrics that are not numbers driven. Possibly my favorite is How much peace have you passed? 

http://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2016/may-web-exclusives/gauging-your-churchs-health-without-headcount.html 

So I must ask...  How‘s you‘re church doing?  

Awareness

"Wake Up, Oh Sleeper, rise from the dead and Christ will shine upon you."  Eph 5:14

It so ease to go through our lives distracted or numb to what's truly going on around us. May this video be a reminder to come awake to the work of God around us and join in that good life.

https://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/ted-cosse-on-awareness/ 

Facebook and the Digital Church

I know many of you aren't avid facebookers, but in our digital age we must consider the place of digital media in our lives. While the expanse of the net continues to grow and digital space encroaches all the more into our sacred spaces, what shall our response be? 

Here's an interesting article from relevant magazine about why Facebook can't replace the church. 

https://relevantmagazine.com/article/facebook-cant-replace-church/ 

A Free E-Book about Discipleship

Did you enjoy and connect with this year's 3WLN Speaker Greg Wines?  Did you leave hungry and wanting more?  Well here's your chance to get some more...  

https://exponential.org/resource-ebooks/disciplemaking/

In this book that Greg Wines co-authors, they explore Discipleship by helping the reader identify their own disciple making strengths and how they can hone those skills.  Here's the chapter titles in the book:

Becoming a Disciple Maker

Introduction Continuing the Conversation

Chapter 1 Why Should I Want to Becoming a Level 5 Disciple Maker

Chapter 2 Can Any Christian Become a Disciple Maker?

Chapter 3 Why Develop an Assessment Instrument?

Chapter 4 Why Should I Assess My Disciple-Making Ability?

Chapter 5 The Spiritual Family Metaphor

Chapter 6 How Do We Apply the Results to Our Lives?

So check out this link for the free E-Book and other disciple making resources:

https://exponential.org/resource-ebooks/disciplemaking/

True Fellowship

In an age where so much is virtual and wireless, it seems like we in the church need to be extra intentional about genuine fellowship. In my experience true fellowship is a natural multiplier where grace begets grace. Perhaps one of the best ways to be the light of the world is by modeling grace filled relationships that point people to Jesus.

Here is an article that discusses true fellowship and our need for it:

https://relevantmagazine.com/article/what-fellowship-actually-looks-like/