A personal story about the benefit of being in a small group. By David Howe, Pastor, Fort Wayne, IN A light snow was just beginning to fall as winter was moving into our state of Indiana. It was 6:30 pm and I pulled into the driveway of a friend. There were several other cars already … Continue reading "Introduction to Our Connect Group" Read the article
The Apprenticeship Square and cascading the Healthy Church vision By: Aron and Joyce Tolentino, Pastors, Metro Manila, Philippines Restrictions on physical gatherings due to the pandemic have given rise to unique opportunities for virtual training and equipping. The process of cascading and pursuing the vision of Healthy Church has continued for us in the past … Continue reading "Building Your Avenue Teams" Read the article
The advent symbols are full of significance relating to the Christmas season. Many GCI congregations celebrate Advent by having an Advent wreath on a table in the front of the sanctuary. The wreath encircles three purple (or blue) candles and one rose (or pink) candle. There is a white candle in the middle of the … Continue reading "Advent Symbols and Readings" Read the article
On Being is a four-part interactive connect group curriculum, designed for biblically-based, dynamic discussions around being a disciple. We are excited to release, part two of the series On Being the Church. This part of the series would be a great curriculum for your new member or believer connect group. Being the Church – A … Continue reading "New Curriculum: On Being the Church" Read the article
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
