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.
This week I am sharing something from Eric Geiger’s blog: “I did a bit of research and discovered I had accidentally joined a cult. Dissertations have been written on “the Jeep people”—the people who love a vehicle that rides rough and gets horrible gas mileage because we can take the […]
3 Reminders from the Cult I Accidentally Joined Read More
““Of course I want to reach lost people,” … but I’m not going to see us change the music. … but I’m not going to lead a capital campaign to raise the money. … but I’m not going to park far away. … but I’m not going to risk stirring
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““Wouldn’t it be great if we had an app that measured our engagement with unbelievers?” something ran a running total of: Amount of Time x Depth of Relationship x Unbelievers Sadly, for many, the product would be small, low single digits. It is so easy to fill our time with
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I continue to dig into Thom Rainer’s work on the topic of church health – inspired by his book Autopsy of a Deceased Church. Here are some more challenging thoughts from his blog, “Seven Factors That Are Hindering Evangelism in Churches.” Of course the idea is to make sure that
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As some of you are aware, every week on the FMCIC website and Facebook page we post a link to what we hope is a helpful article. We do it to celebrate Church Health Thursdays – a day that I totally made up but that works. If you haven’t checked
“But what we need to realize is that some unpleasantness inherent to a healthy local church is NOT an imperfection, but a necessary attribute of faithfulness. Here are four bitter pills that you may prefer to avoid swallowing, but should view as a sign that you’ve found a good church home.
Bitter Pills: 4 Unpleasantries that Make for Healthy Churches Read More
“You cannot love Jesus and not obey him. Stated inversely, you cannot disregard the Great Commission and claim to love Jesus. The command is simple—go and make disciples. Ask yourself, “Am I currently making disciples of others?” If not, why not ask yourself, “Will I today commit myself to beginning
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On his blog, The Exhange, Ed Stetzer recently posted “5 Reasons Established Churches Should Plant Churhes.” This is a discussion that churches need to be having even though it may be a challenging one – in a good way! This Health Church Thursday is for you Jared! Click here
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I am hoping Thom Rainer’s book, Autopsy of a Deceased Church, is a helpful resource. Some of the blog posts that came out of the research for that book sure have been good. This may be the summer of Rainer here at Church Health Thursday. Click here to read Thom
Five Common Characteristics of Churches That Survived a Near Death Experience Read More
This week I am sharing a blog from one of my favorite authors – Margaret Feinberg. Here is a sample: “You’ve seen the ads. A photo of a pot-bellied, hairy man who looks unhappy is posed next to the same man, newly shaved, tanned with ripped abs and a toned
Before and After Pictures of What It Looks Like To Be Spiritually Ripped Read More
