Church Answers has documented on several occasions the anemic state of evangelism in many American churches. In this podcast, Thom and Sam examine the reasons behind this struggle, while offering positive and proactive responses.
1. The move away from evangelism has been more incremental than sudden.
2. Evangelism takes significant and intentional efforts.
3. Evangelism typically meets cultural resistance more than any other ministry.
4. In many churches, the doctrine of exclusivity is rejected.
Resources:
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How to identify — and learn what you can do to avoid — costly financial mistakes churches make
No matter what organization you lead, finances are paramount to your success – and church finances aren’t any different.
Poorly managed church finances can hurt a pastor’s ability to lead church members and reach the local community. After all, very little will wreck the movement of God more than weak financial policies and workflows.
Thankfully, it’s much easier to make changes now – before your church is in the headlines – than to try to reestablish those relationships after they’ve been torpedoed by a costly financial misstep.
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To help you figure out where to start, BELAY is offering its resource, 4 Costly Financial Mistakes for Churches, to our listeners for free to help you identify the four biggest things we see wreck churches when it comes to their finances – and what you can do to avoid them.
