Protect your ministry from sexual misconduct by implementing a solid policy protecting both the children who attend your church as well as the staff. While some may consider a formal policy overkill or puritanical, we know that even the hint or accusation of sexual misconduct can ruin a church’s reputation and ability to minister in [...]
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Around the Blogosphere- Should I Use a Launch Team Covenant? March 10, 2010Pt. 1 Building a Launch Team is Priority One. Pt. 2 How Big Should the Launch Team Be? Pt. 3 Who Should Be Excluded from the Church? Launch Team Covenants (as well as membership covenants) are about one thing: Expectations. In part 3, I talked about filters for deciding who should be on the launch team. The first two filters were beliefs and values. Earl […]
- Find the City Gates March 10, 2010Jeremiah is definitely one of the heaviest books in the Bible. But if you can handle the heavy parts, there are some amazing pictures and principles. Jeremiah 17:19 is one example: "Go and stand in the People's Gate, by which the kings of Judah enter and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem."We tend to read the Bible for con […]
- Am I a Church Planter? March 9, 2010Every young man that considers church planting asks the question, “Am I a Church Planter?” It is the question I asked myself many years ago. It is the question we ask every man who submits himself to our Acts 29 assessment process to be a lead planter in our network. Many times he is depending on our assessment process to confirm his calling. Over the next y […]
- Five March 9, 2010I think I lost my mind today! It's been one thing after another...all day long. We started the morning at Dawson's dermatologist. His biopsy from his hand came back cancer-free! He has some form of eczema, but we haven't found the correct treatment yet. Hopefully the new creams will help.I got to work late and after 20 minutes had to leave for […]
- I wlil bilud my cuhcrh March 9, 2010Can you read the following lines... And I tlel you taht you are Pteer, and on tihs rcok I wlil bilud my cuhcrh, and the geats of Heads wlil not oevrcmoe it. I wlil gvie you the kyes of the konigdm of hvaeen; wahveter you bnid on etarh wlil be buond in haveen, and wethaver you losoe on eatrh wlil be losoed in heevan. Even with the atrocious spelling, I am fai […]
- We Are Celebrating Generosity! $560k...Still Counting! March 9, 2010There have been lots of times since we started COMMUNITY that I have been really proud of how our people have responded to a challenge, but few times more than this weekend! This weekend was Celebration Generosity where 100% of everything that is contributed we give away to one of 4 teams in the name of Jesus (the Neighborhood Team, the Barangay Team, the V […]
- Protege Program March 9, 2010We are beginning to take applications for our 2010/2011 protege program. If you are interested in a year-long internship at National Community Church, you can get an overview and download an application here.Here are a few of the departments looking for proteges:WorshipKids YouthMediaProductionOutreachWe also look to bring on a church planter in residence.Pr […]
- Six March 8, 2010Overwhelmed...That's how I'm feeling! I am a detail-freak and it's killing me. I have lists upon lists upon lists. My brain is spinning!We had our last launch team meetings yesterday and today (we do the same thing on Sunday morning and Monday night for people who work on the weekends). We've come so far as a group. In one sense it feels […]
- “And” Instead of “Or” March 8, 2010Why does it have to be attractional or missional? I’ve seen lives impacted by both approaches. Why can’t it be attractional and missional? Why does it have to be evangelism or discipleship? Christ-followers need to be engaged in both. Why can’t it be evangelism and discipleship? Why does it have to be teaching from the platform or teaching in the living room […]
- Look What I Got in The Mail... March 8, 2010Last week I was going through the mail that came to me at COMMUNITY and I found this! It is a mailer from Zondervan advertising the new book, Exponential: How You And Your Friends Can Start A Missional Church Movement that Jon and I wrote. It is not supposed to be out until next month, but it was kind of cool to get this surprise in the mail. I am really […]
- Should I Use a Launch Team Covenant? March 10, 2010