Seven things you could build into this winter
The winter months are a good time to assess the health and direction of your church, and to build into areas that are weak. Here are seven things you could build into this winter....
22 July, 2019
Discipleship Tag
Great hope for personal outreach in New Zealand
Hope has been the message of the Hope Project team – and not just for those outside of the church. “Inside its walls things have been changing too”, says Dave Mann, the project’s initiator. “And...
20 June, 2016
The Four Fields – Part VII (The importance of the dream)
No church leader dreams to have the same size church in ten years. No denomination aspires to maintain the line for the next decade. No passionate leader gives their lifeblood for no growth. Multiplication is...
09 May, 2016
To fuel your fire #11/11: The need for a pattern – Part II
Over four years ago I travelled to meet with 70 ministers’ associations around the nation. I explained the Hope Project vision – but qualified the presentation by clarifying that this project was still like a...
15 April, 2016
Organic Outreach – by Kevin G Harney
Kevin and his insights have already been influencing New Zealand churches effectively increasing intentional and real evangelistic momentum. The sub title is ‘Infusing Evangelistic Passion in Your Local Congregation’, and for those who read...
11 April, 2016
The Four Fields – Part VI (How to gather new people to your church?)
Jesus made a powerful statement which should cause all church leaders to examine themselves deeply. He said “He who is not for me is against me and he who does not gathers scatters.” Matthew 12:30....
11 April, 2016
To fuel your fire #10/11: The need for a pattern – our most important offering
While the Hope Project has communicated the Christian message broadly… it is still just a program. A program is like a topping on a pizza. The question is, what is the base of the pizza...
08 April, 2016
To fuel your fire #9/11: Do you know just how powerful a coffee can be?
God made humans social creatures - and this means we all enjoy a good conversation. When spiritual topics come up in conversation, it is not difficult to ask a person if they’d be interested to...
01 April, 2016
To fuel your fire #8/11: Every day and in every way we help people take steps toward Jesus
Small things count! Most people don’t come to faith as the result of a one-off meeting. People journey toward faith over time. There might be a dozen interactions with Christian along that journey. So small...
24 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #7/11: God works through your preaching more than you know!
We must not forget that the gospel is the power of God for the salvation for all who would believe (Romans 1). God anoints the message of salvation through Jesus in a special way. When...
18 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #6/11: Opportunities do not come twice! (Rescue boat, not cruise-liner)
Opportunities do not come twice! For sure, sometimes another opportunity comes - but that is another opportunity! In actual fact, every opportunity comes once! And in a day and age when most people will...
12 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #5/11: Empowering your members to disciple interested people
For years church leaders have been lamenting about how difficult it is to get members to disciple (or mentor) others. Even when their own spiritual lives are healthy, many members wouldn't know what to say...
11 March, 2016
It’s time to make your members effective
Would you like to start next year on a stronger foundation than you've ever had before - so you can achieve more in outreach? The new year is in swing, and I want to bring...
09 March, 2016
The Four Fields – Part V (How to create a simple discipleship pathway)
An intentional discipleship pathway is needed if any church is going to grow from incremental to multiplication. How could you create a simple - yet effective, pathway for discipleship? There are some keys, and I...
09 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #4/11: Unlocking the power of an invitation
A young schoolboy who recently caught a ride with a friend of mine looked out the window and asked her, “What are all those buildings with the letter ‘t’ on top?” Times have changed! it...
04 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #3/11: The power of a story
Jesus had three key conversational techniques. (1) He asked questions, (2) he made provocative statements that drew people in (possibly the most difficult), and (3) he told stories from the natural world that aided understanding,...
03 March, 2016
To fuel your fire #2/11: If we don’t show them how, they won’t know how!
Some people wrongly assume that, if we truly love people, we will find a way to share the gospel. I haven’t found this to be true. I’ve met many sincere Christians who would love to...
22 February, 2016
To fuel your fire #1/11: Tell them why before showing them how!
While many identify fear of rejection as a key hindrance to outreaching action, it is unavoidable that love conquers fear. No matter how much time we give to showing them how to outreach - if...
16 February, 2016
The Four Fields – Part IV (What is the gospel seed actually made of?)
There is no greater message to be heard than that which we call the gospel. But as important as that is, it is often given to massive distortions or over simplifications. People think they’re preaching...
28 January, 2016
OUTREACH BOOK REVIEW-8 Habits of Effective Small Group Leaders
I've had the book for about 3 years - and didn't read it because a skim-read led me to believe it was 'just another good book about church small groups - but one that, yet...
22 January, 2016