Insight 213: FaithSoaring Churches Walk the Second Mile
Congregations seeking to transform have a clear picture of the people with who they will walk the second mile of service. This is not about people in the congregation being willing to work harder. It is not even about them being willing to work smarter. It is about them being willing to go farther. Who […]
Insight 212: FaithSoaring Churches Have an Obsession with God’s Vision
FaithSoaring Churches transform by ignoring the size of the congregation. Why? Because too often transformation is associated with numerical growth. In fact, it is obsessed with it. Much more important than the size of a congregation, and whether it is growing numerically, is its focus on fulfilling or living into God’s vision for it as […]
A Summer Night of Worship on Sunday, August 12th at 6:00 p.m. at Shandon Baptist Church
A Message from George Bullard, Director A CMBA Family Gathering co-sponsored by Shandon Baptist Church and the Columbia Metro Baptist Association — Sunday, August 12th at 6:00 p.m. at Shandon Baptist Church at 5250 Forest Drive in Columbia From the church that brings you the Singing Christmas Tree, join Shandon Baptist and CMBA on Sunday, August 12 at […]
Your Church Can Participate in Saying Grace Hunger Project on Saturday, September 22nd
Has your church ever participated in a meal packing project to help feed hungry people? Would you like to learn how to do this so perhaps you could sponsor a packing event later? If so, keep reading. Check out information on this opportunity at www.sayinggracehungerproject.com As part of the Columbia Metro Baptist Association’s Operation Inasmuch Day […]
Insight 211: FaithSoaring Churches Transform by Death and Resurrection
At times the closed, myopic culture of congregations is so strong that they must die to self and be resurrected to Christ. This requires congregations to die before they can live again. A radical way to transform congregations–when this is their situation–is to intentionally close them and on the ashes of their death to start […]
Insight 210: FaithSoaring Churches Intentionally Deploy the Next Generation of Leaders
Congregations seeking to transform intentionally identify, develop, and deploy the next generation of leaders. People with leadership ability want to lead. They want their spiritual gifts, strengths, and preferences recognized. They want open doors through which they can walk to express leadership. If these are not present, they may go elsewhere. This strategy must start […]
Prayers For Pastors and Congregations–Fifth Sunday, July 2018
A Prayer for Pastors: O Lord, when I preach and teach about people receiving salvation and then learning more and more each day how to follow Jesus, what should I expect? What should I be looking for? Am I to expect them to walk on water? To heal sickness? To become great evangelists? To be more […]
Insight 209: FaithSoaring Churches Reimage Themselves
The image or reputation of many congregations is not good in their community context. Congregations have not always acted with unconditional love toward people and circumstances in their community context. When this happens, for a congregation to transform, it must reimage itself within its community context. This will often call for radical action that changes […]
Insight 208: FaithSoaring Churches Work with Others
Congregations seeking to transform realize they do not have to do it all alone. There are networks with whom they can relate. There are other Christian ministry organizations with whom they can collaborate. There are strategic partnerships they can build with even non-ministry organizations. Congregations must first decide they do not have to have all […]
Insight 207: FaithSoaring Churches Care About People Who Are Not Part of Your Church
Congregations seeking to transform realize the truth of this statement: “The church exists primarily for those who are not a part of it.” [Queen/David. Hopeful Imagination, 2014.] Transformation involves not seeing things primarily from the eyes of the church, but from the eyes of the immediate community context or affinity group, and the whole rest […]