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| October 2007 |
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Tools for Growing Churches |
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2008 Net Results National Seminar Event Multiplying and Coaching Leaders for Outward Focused Ministry Feb. 13-14 Athens, AL Two days of keynotes and workshops from national leaders. More Info and Reservations Here! Upcoming Net Results Themes: Jan-Feb: Leadership Development Mar-Apr: Innovative Worship for the Small to Mid-Sized Church May-Jun: Stewardship - What's Working and Why More Info and Subscription Rates Here! All New Theme & Digi-Pax The Net Results' Reprint Packs have been revisited, recreated, and digitized for those who need hands-on, how-to's right now. Selected articles have been collected and collated to answer some of the most common and most difficult issues in church leadership. And now they're available for immediate download. Check them out Here! | |
| Editor's
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But the real joy for us will be sharing our somewhat over-enthusiastic Christmas spirit with our neighbors, passerbyers, new friends, and all our colleagues. We expect to host at least two open houses and one or two Christmas parties. You see, we have a high value of hospitality. Hospitality used to be one of the expected values of US Americans, but that's not as true as it once was. Our cocooned, too-busy lives have unlearned many of the conventions of what was once simply standard hospitality practices. Sadly, many hospitality practices have gone missing from the church as well. There are, of course, some members who believe that their personal comfort is more important than making others (visitors) comfortable. But I think the majority of a church's lack of hospitality is simply overlooking the basics. The Nov-Dec issue of Net Results was hospitality practies for the church and there were many great ideas and insights that are especially helpful for those churches who might need a gentle reminder about what hospitality is all about - especially as the holy-days roll around. | |
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Layered Hospitality by Tom Bandy Church leaders often talk about "radical hospitality", but don_t really know what it looks like. Radical hospitality is layered, opulent, and pointed. Visitors and seekers should go through at least five layers of hospitality, both as they come to church, and as they leave church. The Parking Lot The first hospitality team appears in the parking lot (or on the sidewalk) at least 30 minutes before worship, rain or shine, cold weather and warm weather. Whenever possible, open the car door so the visitor and family can exit the vehicle. Smile; welcome; state the core message of the church; and tell them what a great time they will have because the theme of the day is ____. In churches with limited parking, these greeters might valet park the cars. | |
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On the other hand, for years, churches and seminars and books have taught us how to invite people to church, how to "argue" for the faith, and given us a number of programmatic how-to's that promised to lead the unchurched down a do-re-me path to salvation. The problem with that is church people were reticent to practice these "methods" and they really only worked with a small percentage of the population anyway (and often ticked off a lot of other people). The Hitchhiker's Guide to Evangelism Seminar is a two-and-a-half day intensive on personal and corporate evangelism designed to put practical, workable evangelism tools into your hands that actually work, feel authentic, and can be practiced by any disciple of Jesus without fear, trepidation, or shame. Join us in Fresno, California, January 22-24 for this Winter-Get-Away seminar! Sessions include:
Your Seminar Leader: Bill Tenny-Brittian, Senior Editor of Net Results magazine will lead this seminar. Tenny-Brittian is a former church planter and transformational pastor. He is ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and is the author of several books on adult spiritual development and church growth issues. His forthcoming book A Hitchhikers Guide to Evangelism (Chalice Press) is due out in late 2008. Who Should Come:This seminar is designed for both Clergy and Laity. Churches/Ministries bringing a team of three or more receive a 25% discount. | |
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October is almost over and in our neck of the woods
the leaves are in the midst of their fall change. That change marks, for
our family, a flurry of excitement as the holy-days draw nearer. Our
family cherish the holy-days with great relish. The day after Thanksgiving
we'll begin the great transformation into Advent and the Christmas season.
This will be our second Christmas in Missouri, but the first one that
we're fully prepared for ... and we think we'll actually get all our
Christmas trees up and decorated (we think we have between 12 and 14 trees
to decorate this year). 