Does your church have a purpose? A clearly defined purpose? Discovering “purpose” is the number one key to revitalizing or maintaining the vitality of God’s church.
How Effective Is Our Greenhouse? Perhaps the most important purpose driven material I have ever written. Please evaluate your church’s effectiveness with your leadership team.
Building Your Calendar Around Your Purpose – by Tom Holladay.
Multiplication Network Resources: Become a Church With an Impact – Leader’s Guide Become a Church with an Impact – Participant’s Guide Taking Your Church’s Pulse Strategic Planning Process Guide Training Modules for Stronger Churches – Leader’s Guide Training Modules for Stronger Churches – Participant’s Guide
Autopsy of a Deceased Church – this checklist by Thom Rainer is a must-use in a leadership meeting.
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Mission Statement PowerPoint Collection.
7 Paradigms Often Necessary for Church Growth – This checklist will help you stay on track.
21 Ways to Stop a Church from Growing – good handout for your leadership meetings.
Ingredients of a Healthy Church – Ian Duncum’s summary can be easily inserted into your staff meetings.
Church Health Checklist – Ian Duncum’s checklist is a good place for your leadership team to start.
How To Do An Average Age Survey – you will learn much from this annual survey! An excellent leadership training tool. Sample Survey.
How To Do A Church Survey – an excellent tool to learn how your congregation really thinks!
How To Present A Visioning Service – this annual event is a great way to explain the goals for the next twelve months and to enlist helpers! Visioning Service #1 Slides. Visioning Service #2 Slides.
Healthy Church Definition – this brief article is based on a survey from Leavell Center at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
Church Performance Survey – ask your church!
Strategic Future – by Tony Morgan.
Observations About Growing Churches – compare this list with your church.
A Training Session For Deacons And Other Leaders – integrates the five purposes into a deacon selection process. Another Deacon Guide – written by Rolen Bailey.
How To Raise Expectations Through A Membership Class – one more step to achieving your purpose.
How To Start A New Member Orientation Class – re-set the expectations of your new members with an orientation class.
PDC Logo With Your Church Pic Inserted – nifty way to combine the five pdc purposes with a pic of your church.
Coming Church Financial Firestorm – by Ken Hamilton, finance expert.
Establish Financial Review Practices – how safe is your system? Budget Overview Process – good handout for your next budget meeting. Offerings/Attendance Excel Template.
Don’t Over-program The Church – a too busy church is not always the best church.
Change? “Not me” cartoon.
How Should a Christian Deal with Scandal in God’s Church? These six guidelines will help you preserve the salty influence of God’s church.
Warning Signs Of An Inwardly Obsessed Church – Thom Rainer’s article is good for a leadership meeting.
Church Insurance – good document to start an annual discussion with your trustees.
How To Become Relevant In Your Community – do we connect with our neighborhood?