The Church Buffet: Leading Your Church Out of Ineffective Ministry
The Church Buffet Leading Your Church Out of Ineffective Ministry When you look at your church calendar, it’s likely filled with great ministry events and opportunities for others to meet together and engage with one another. What an amazing list of options! In our consumer culture, even churches have unintentionally bought into the idea that […]
Why We Love Spire!
Why We Love Spire! Intentional Churches is heading to Orlando next month to participate in the Spire Conference, Oct 8 – 10. Spire is a can’t-miss event, with innovators, speakers, teachers, authors, as well as huddle group leaders, mentors and resource providers. We’re excited to gather with ministry leaders of healthy growing churches from across […]
Relational Evangelism: The 5-Minute Rule
Relational Evangelism: The 5-Minute Rule At Intentional Churches, relational evangelism is a hot topic. We believe it is one of the most effective strategies God gives us to reach the One for Christ and grow as disciples. (Check out ways to create an Invite Culture here and more about the One here.) But what happens […]
6 Ways to Improve Your Invite
6 Ways to Improve Your Invite Throughout the Gospel, people learned about Christ through personal relationships. And today, relational evangelism is still one of the most effective strategies God gives us to reach the One for Christ and grow the 99 as disciples. During an IGP, one common discovery is that a church has lost […]
Kingdom Impact in LA
Kingdom Impact in LA We recently kicked off the Intentional Growth Planning journey with two Churches of Christ in the Compton area of Los Angeles – Alondra Church of Christ and Metropolitan Church of Christ, part of a larger community of churches. This IGP install took place in a Cohort – where an IGP is […]
Celebrating Easter Victories 2019
Celebrating Easter Victories 2019 The Easter stories coming back from the churches we work with are incredible, and we have to stop and celebrate! These stories represent the redeeming work of Christ and illustrate the beautiful fruit produced from intentional vision work by church teams all over the country. Thousands of people heard the Gospel […]
Prioritizing the Lost in Joplin, MO
Prioritizing the Lost in Joplin, MO Sy Huffer was only 26 years old when he received a call from his college preaching professor to consider the lead pastor role at a large church in Joplin, MO. He and his wife, Monica, thought they were at least 4 years out from a move like that. But […]
It’s All for the One
It’s All for the One When a church joins the Intentional Churches movement, we begin by installing our Intentional Growth Planning system. As part of that system, we ask the church, “Who is your One?” From there, the church discerns and identifies their unique One. In Luke 15, Jesus shares three parables that point to […]
4 Reasons You Need an Outside Voice
4 Reasons You Need an Outside Voice In the Gospels, Jesus had hundreds of followers but he had 12 Disciples that he loved, coached and poured into, and three with whom he had an even closer relationship. For IC Coach Dave Elshaug, coaching is all about love. “If I’m just working on a strategy without […]
The Power of the IGP System
The Power of the IGP System Pathway Church in Wichita, Kansas has learned a lot about change! It has relocated, changed its name, negotiated a reorganization, celebrated growth, maneuvered downturn, and through it all, has become a multi-site church. Now with three locations plus a strong internet campus, Pathway has grown to over 3,500 weekend […]
