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.
“Discipleship is both initiated and cultivated in the home. Parents have more influence than they can ever imagine when it comes to the spiritual development of their children. When children see faith displayed in the lives of their parents, they naturally will want to display those same qualities”~Erin Woodfin, full […]
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The congregation where you serve, worship or lead may have a small footprint – as in a tiny building, no building, or too few people for your large building, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have a big impact. Click here to read Karl Vater’s article: 5 Ways Your Church’s
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I have been thinking quite a bit about coaching lately and that’s probably because, as a movement, we’ve recently deployed 6 Regional Coaches across the country. Our hope is that these coaches will help pastors, boards and leaders in each local church build and maintain robust health, as each church
The fact that all churches are imperfect does not justify lack of vision, casual leadership, or sloppy programs. It’s merely a truth that can help us as leaders see that making progress and solving problems is core to our work. If successfully leading a local church was easy, nearly anyone
‘In the same way that a healthy elephant is bigger than a healthy rabbit, a church’s size has nothing to do with its relative health – or relative value’~ Karl Vater To read to full article please click here: Is Your Church Measuring Health Or Size? They’re Not The Same
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In his article ‘Don’t Just Stand There, Say Something: Intention vs. Action in Evangelism‘ Ed Stetzer shares that simply praying for the lost is not enough, our prayers must result in real, evangelistic, intentional action. To read the full article click here: Don’t Just Stand There, Say Something: Intention vs.
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“Just as godly people can struggle with physical sickness, godly people can struggle with mental sickness. Both are a result of our fallen and broken world. While we have made progress in this area, according to a recent LifeWay research project on 1,000 people, there is still work to do”~ Eric
Recently my network worked our way through the book ‘If Jesus Were Mayor’ by Bob Moffitt and Karla Tesch. The premise of the book is fairly straightforward. The big idea is that God is in the process of restoring all things to Himself and since that is His agenda, He
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In his article, Cary Nieuwhof explains that ‘all leaders have to wrestle down when their church (or any organization for that matter) is stuck’. Click here to read the full article: 3 Ways Almost Every Church Gets Stuck
Bobby Harrington, Executive Director, Discipleship.org highlights 10 Discipleship Trends to look for in 2018 Click here for the full article: 10 Disciple Making Trends to Watch in 2018
