Intentional Preparation is a critical element for a Healthy Hope Avenue. Click on the image below to download the pericopes for the upcoming year in the Christian calendar. Begin the prayerful process of planning for the seasons and your congregation’s spiritual formation in Year C. Read the article
One thing we heard a lot just before our 2021 Virtual Celebration was, “We just don’t have internet where we meet.” But what if you did? Having internet during our Celebration would have meant you could have met in a group to share the experience. You could live stream your service so that people … Continue reading "Church Hack: Adding Internet" Read the article
ITT is the foundation of team-based, pastor-led ministry. Are we practicing what we preach? By Glen A Weber, Retired Pastor – US Central Region Support Team One of the greatest experiences in my 46 years in full-time ministry was listening to the 25 hours of teaching about the “Nature of God” from Dr. Kyriakos Stavrinides … Continue reading "Incarnational Trinitarian Theology" Read the article
Equipper asked a number of GCI pastors around the world the question: “What is your main focus at this time in your pathway toward healthy church?” A tendency among leaders is to focus on too many things at once – address all the challenges at the same time. This is our goal, but is it … Continue reading "Healthy Church Focus" Read the article
Equipper asked several pastors and ministry leaders around the world the question: What is your greatest challenge for healthy church? Answers were edited for space. It is our hope these answers might inspire discussion among your leadership teams. Our ageing congregations and scarcity of young adults and children.– Jackie Mills, UK The greatest challenge we … Continue reading "Healthy Church Challenges" Read the article
Grace Communion International president, Greg Williams, has set a goal for GCI churches to be the healthiest expression of church we can be. Equipper asked several pastors and ministry leaders around the world to define healthy church in a sentence or two. The responses were encouraging and perhaps a bit challenging. In order to include … Continue reading "What is a Healthy Church?" Read the article
Planting a seed may seem a simple act, yet it bears tremendous potential for growth and fruitfulness. By Cara Garrity, Development Coordinator, US Last month I suggested that we exchange transactional and utilitarian models of investment in emergent generations for transformative and disciple-making models. When I think of transformative and disciple-making investments I think of … Continue reading "Planting the Seeds: Practical Emergent Generation Investment" Read the article
Is the day and time we worship inclusive or exclusive? By Tim Sitterley, US Regional Director, West When Linda and I were planning our wedding forty-some years ago, I made the brilliant suggestion that we hold the ceremony at the base of the waterfall where we had one of our first dates. Sure, it was … Continue reading "Yes, the Day DOES Matter" Read the article
Because all are created in God’s image and for God’s glory, to view others as “less than” is to deny the truth of the special place humanity has in God’s creation. By Bill Hall, National Director, Canada The discovery of graves containing 215 bodies at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, BC, … Continue reading "No “Less Than” in God’s Economy" Read the article
Love, hope, and faith are more than just biblical words describing a church—they continually remind us why we pursue healthy church. By Jeff Broadnax, Regional Director, US East In a 2018 Speaking of Life video titled “Where there is no vision,” President Greg Williams declared, “The movement toward a shared vision galvanizes people; it gives … Continue reading "The Avenues: On the Road to WHY?" Read the article
