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Church Strengthening Blog
In our current blog series, we are exploring CCDA’s 8 principles for effective ministry: relocation, reconciliation, redistribution, leadership development, listening to the community, being church-based, a wholistic approach, and empowerment.
A Wholistic Approach: It’s Both-And
For years the Church’s goal was to evangelize. But for many of those years “evangelize” meant share the Gospel and move on. Growing up in church, I was trained in Evangelism Explosion, FAITH, Share Jesus without Fear, and others, all effective sharing tools that I...
Being Church-Based: Like a Good Neighbor
Thanks for following along as we continue to discuss the principles outlined in Making Neighborhoods Whole (2013) by Wayne Gordon and John Perkins. The sixth principle in our series of Christian Community Development is being church-based. In a society...
Listening to the Community
I'll admit it. Sometimes I have trouble listening to people because I think I know more than they do. I think I've got a better idea. Are you guilty, too? In Christian ministry, listening to the community is essential before swooping in to "fix" a problem....
Leadership Development: Follow Jesus
In a recent sermon, my pastor said that a friend of his offered to give him his library of leadership development books. When Brent asked him why he was giving away these books, his friend, who has been a pastor for more than 30 years, said that for the...
Redistribution: Level the Playing Field
Thanks for following along as we discuss the principles outlined in the book Making Neighborhoods Whole (2013) by Wayne Gordon and John Perkins. The third principle in our series is redistribution. Before everyone panics and stops reading, we are not...
Reconciliation: The road to unity
I had not heard of Christian Community Development before January when I picked up the book Making Neighborhoods Whole (2013) by Wayne Gordon and Dr. John Perkins. After completing the book, I believe the eight principles that we are discussing on this blog have the...
Relocation: The importance of “being there”
We hope you are enjoying the church strengthening team's new blog. This week, we begin a series of posts based on the 8 principles of Christian community development explained in the book Making Neighborhoods Whole (2013) by Wayne Gordon and John Perkins....
The Greats
What are the greats? When asked about the greatest commandments, Jesus gave two commands, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 22:37-38). Then, after His...
Thoughts on Discipleship
Thoughts on Discipleship James Pendergrast, Consultant, Church Strengthening The hip word in the church world today is “discipleship.” Everyone is talking about it. If you do a quick Google search on discipleship curriculum, you can spend a couple of days poring over...
What Makes a Church Strong?
Jana Jackson, Director, Church Strengthening When Dallas Baptist Association reorganized earlier this year, we created a church strengthening team. Our team is comprised of two consultants, a ministry coordinator, and a team leader. The purpose of this...
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