As Memory Fades, Ministry Grows: Ministry Alongside Persons with Dementia
…are often aware that they can no longer do things that they used to do and are increasingly forgetful. Create welcoming spaces and opportunities for people to talk and share…
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Moving Forward With Hybrid Worship
…is accessible and welcoming to those not in the building. Leaders in a post-COVID-19 world have the new challenge and opportunity of managing worship on dual platforms: virtual and in-person….
Challenge and Opportunity for Predominantly White Churches
…it can be an opportunity for them to make a positive difference as “hosts for Christ” welcoming newcomers to their communities. Whitney M. Young Jr., a civil rights leader and…
Creating Powerful Worship in Small Congregations
…and manifestation of the kingdom of God right there with them? Because that’s about as holy a pattern in our Scriptures as I know. Related Resources Be the Welcoming Church…
Doing Evangelism with Integrity
…Pope-Levison Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit 4 Characteristics of Biblical Evangelism by F. Douglas Powe Jr. Online Worship Makes Evangelism Less intimidating for Many by Doug Powe and…
Coffee, Kids, and Chaos
…their children play. The congregation was excited about the prospect of welcoming new, young people to the church. The hall was already supplied with toys abandoned in the years since…
5 Essential Qualities of Effective Evangelism
…Models of Evangelism by Priscilla Pope-Levison ©2020, Baker Academic, www.bakerpublishinggroup.com. Used by permission. The book is available at Baker Publishing Group, Cokesbury, and Amazon. Related Resources Be The Welcoming Church,…
3 Key Components of Effective Visitor Follow-Up
…3 Principles of Radical Hospitality by Yvonne Gentile and Debi Nixon “The Art of Hospitality,” a Leading Ideas Talks podcast episode featuring Debi Nixon Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool…
50 Ways to Multiply Your Church’s Leadership Capacity
…people will only give their time to meaningful, challenging responsibilities. Initiate new groups and programs regularly because they are more attractive and welcoming to new people than long-standing structures, which…
Where Would Jesus Shop?
…of the Scottish poet Robert Burns in learning “to see ourselves as others see us.” That could be an important first step in realizing that, as open and welcoming as…
Beyond Hospitality to Inclusion
…to impact the congregation’s culture and structure. Inclusion and adaptation Hospitality requires no adaptation on the part of the congregation. (Friendliness and welcoming, yes, but no deep change.) Inclusion is…
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
…the publisher. Rebuilt is available at Amazon and Cokesbury. Related Resources: How Do New People See Your Church? Welcoming Newcomers to Your Congregation by Jessicah Duckworth The New Welcome Resource…
A Generation of Tinkerers
…with not having everything right. Tinkerers need spiritual places to be open and welcoming to a new and different way of approaching faith — one that takes time and care….
Parking Lot Hospitality
Most churches give attention to welcoming newcomers to church once they reach the church doors. Often they will be welcomed by both greeters and ushers. An information booth is now…
How Do New People See Your Church?
…by the official greeters and the pastor, most were not greeted by those sitting around them. More needs to be done to increase the welcoming spirit and practice of worshipers….
Keeping it Real When Launching an E-Newsletter
…or relative through your doors. After all, you’re showing what a friendly, welcoming place you’ve become. E-newsletters can provide data that will help a congregation answer tough questions: Is it…
Connect Community Events to Worship
…that Grow Your Church (Abingdon, 2012). Used by permission. Purchase their book at Amazon or Cokesbury. Related Resources: Welcoming Newcomers to Your Congregation by Jessicah Duckworth Take Your Ministries Outside…
Learning from Growing Churches in England
…with the community and with those not involved in church. Second, a welcoming and carefully planned engagement with new people in the church focused on establishing ongoing relationships. Third, two-thirds…
When Silence Isn’t Golden
…Leadership Requires Planning and Evaluation by Tom Berlin and Lovett H. Weems, Jr. The First Two Minutes of Worship by Brian Bauknight Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit …
Assertive and Humble Leadership
…just as intolerant as narrow-minded religious people. “Frankly, we were a group of progressives who were really proud of how welcoming and open we were,” Coons said, “right up until…
Leadership Lived: Clementa Pinckney and Open Doors
…what it means to live according to one’s beliefs, even when confronted with such unthinkable evil. Welcoming the stranger. When I learned that the shooter had spent an hour with…
Music — the Bellwether of Church Health
…publisher and from Amazon and Cokesbury. Related Resources: What’s Wrong With This Picture? by Michael White Forging More Collaborative Relationships Between Clergy and Musicians by Eileen Guenther Be the Welcoming…
A Love Letter to a Closed Church
…and Bear More Fruit by Lovett H. Weems, Jr., and Tom Berlin A Wilderness Experience by Kent Ingram Denominations Face Major Reset by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Be the Welcoming…
Moving Established Congregations through Change
…congregation knows their life together is improving and that they are growing spiritually, they are far more open to welcoming newcomers and reaching out to the poor. By attending to…
Encouraging Personal Devotion during Advent
…publisher. The book is available from Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources: Reaching More People During Advent by Tom Berlin and Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool…
Reaching More People during Advent
…with permission of the publisher. The book is available from Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources: Encouraging Personal Devotion During Advent by Tom Berlin Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit…
The First Two Minutes of Worship
…and great enthusiasm every time. His hands are clapping as he approaches this appreciative studio audience, and he has an engaging smile — welcoming his studio audience and thanking his…
Your Building Has More Signs Than You Think
…Do New People at Your Church Need a GPS by Lovett H. Weems, Jr. Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit The New Welcome Resource 50 Ways to Welcome New…
Considering the Context of Worship
…2013) and used by permission of the publisher. The book is available at Cokesbury and Amazon . Related Resources: Be the Welcoming Church Video Tool Kit Worship as Mission by…
Host Bridge Events to Reach New People
…and used with the publisher’s permission. It is available from Cokesbury and Amazon. Related Resources: Welcoming Newcomers to Your Congregation by Jessicah Duckworth Take Your Ministries Outside the Walls by…
