The Story of our little church plant in Market Harborough, UK By Sinead Henderson, GCI UK When you hear the call of Jesus to plant a new church community, you answer. You don’t have all the details, how it will pan out, or if it will even work, but you just step out in faith … Continue reading "A Church Plant Experience" Read the article
Reflect the unity of the Trinity in your ministry teams with a team manifesto! Discover how this powerful tool can align your team’s purpose, goals, and values. Start building your team’s road map today! Access the latest Church Hack for this month: https://resources.gci.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-CH8-Team-Manifestos.pdf Read the article
In last month’s Equipper, Michelle Hartman wrote an article about the value of strategic planning retreats. See “Strategic Planning Best Practices” here. To get you started, here is an example outline of what an annual strategic planning retreat could look like. ——— Retreat Goals: Identify two provisional ministry goals for the upcoming year. Create a … Continue reading "Sample Itinerary of a Strategic Planning Retreat" Read the article
A healthy church shares in Jesus’ mission of love looking for ways to express God’s love in tangible ways. By Linda Rex, Elder As we move towards Healthy Church — our never-ending goal in Grace Communion International — we share in Jesus’ mission of love. Our Love Avenue champions work with their teams to provide … Continue reading "On a Mission of Love" Read the article
Preaching the gospel, discipling believers, and worshipping together. By Takalani Musekwa, Regional Director, South Africa One of the most striking features of creation that reveals one of God’s attributes is order. Everything in creation is ordered. In fact, Paul tells us that “God is not a God of disorder.” (1 Corinthians 14:33 NLT). We see … Continue reading "The Order and Purpose of Healthy Church" Read the article
“The Art of Mentoring” series dives into the deep impact of mentoring as a powerful connection that can bring about significant changes. In this special bond, people gain valuable things like time, wisdom, experiences, and insights in a way that’s right for them. Check out these two new episodes! Michelle Hartman (Fleming) and Greg Williams … Continue reading "Art of Mentoring | Dynamic Mentorship & Send-off" Read the article
We have been invited by our Abba Father to speak words of truth (life) into the lives of others and build them up. By Rick Shallenberger, Editor I recently heard a parent say to her child, ‘You are worthless. I asked you to do one little thing and you didn’t do it. You are just … Continue reading "Words of Life" Read the article
Consistent and productive meetings amongst teams are essential to a healthy and thriving church. By Ceeja Malmkar, Associate Pastor, Surrey Hills, OK Leading a church is a unique blend of managing tasks and nurturing relationships alongside Jesus. For a church to thrive, its teams need to thrive. It sometimes feels like juggling as we try … Continue reading "Rhythms of Ministry Team Meetings" Read the article
Nuts and bolts of a strategic planning retreat. By Michelle Hartman, Communications Director In our fast-paced culture, it’s easy to fall into cruise control and do ministry as usual, year after year. In the Bible, we see Jesus ministering to people in their time and place. When we go through the same motions repeatedly without … Continue reading "Strategic Planning Best Practices" Read the article
“The Art of Mentoring” series dives into the deep impact of mentoring as a powerful connection that can bring about significant changes. In this special bond, people gain valuable things like time, wisdom, experiences, and insights in a way that’s right for them. Cara Garrity and Dishon Mills share how they met and how Christ … Continue reading "Art of Mentoring | Pastoral Mentorship" Read the article
