The vision of the Free Methodist Church is to see a healthy church within the reach of every Canadian and beyond. Here are some of the ways that we are currently working to make that happen.
Church Health fav Karl Vaters says, “There is no cost too high to pay for the salvation of souls. But there is a cost too high to pay for bigger churches.” Read more in “7 Times When Church Growth Isn’t Worth the Cost.”
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“I’m increasingly convinced many churches simply don’t grow because they suffer from conflict and that many teams never thrive because there’s simply too much tension.” Carey Nieuwhof explores how to resolve conflict in, 7 Healthy Ways To Resolve Conflict at Church or Work.
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There has been lots written about the church’s involvement in the community. And rightly so. Call it being missional. Call it outward focus. Call it whatever other label you have picked up on. It’s important that we be thinking and talking about these issues. But it’s important that we do
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In his blog, Is There Such Thing as a Private Relationship With God?, Jarrid Wilson talks about the difference between private and personal when it comes to our relationship with God.
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As many of you will know, these are interesting days in FMCIC land. And not just “normal” interesting – you know all the regular challenges of doing ministry in our Canadian context. This is a special kind of interesting. We are in the midst of a denominational LifePlan and a
I often say nothing good happens “on the run” and nothing that lasts is built quickly. Apparently Karl Vaters agrees. Check out Vaters’ blog The Glorious Inefficiency of a Healthy Small Church.
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“Among the best ways for us to reach people with the gospel is personal evangelism and church planting. Even with all the changes in culture this remains our best option for reaching unbelievers.” – Ed Stetzer Stetzer’s More Church Planting – Not Less – Is Needed lists five things we
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As part of my job as Director of Church Health, I have the privilege of visiting and preaching at a number of churches. And I really enjoy it. I have made a few observations I want to share with you about my church visits. Some of these may apply to
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“What’s the distinction between evangelism and an elevator pitch? If you look at how we actually do evangelism, can you see a real difference in practice?” Jackson Wu explores the difference in Evangelism or “Elevator Pitch”?
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A video for this week`s Church Health Thursday! Coolio! Marc McAlister Director of Church Health
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