Podcast Episode #400
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We celebrate our 400th episode by discussing four keys for how churches can be successful in their ministry this year.
Some highlights from today’s episode include:
- We have mission drift in many of our churches.
- You cannot make incremental adjustments to become outwardly focused. It must be a major shift.
- If your church is focused on outreach, it will likely have fewer distractions and arguments about inward issues.
- The greatest distraction in churches is often disunity.
- The body of Christ is designed to work together in unity.
The four keys we cover are:
- Increase your efforts to reach your community by fourfold.
- Focused your congregation to pray John 17:20-23 as an ongoing prayer effort.
- Make a concerted effort to abandon the entitlement mentality.
- Pray for hearts that would be willing to accept new paradigms.
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Resources Mentioned in Today’s Podcast
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THANK YOU,
JOHN FISCHER
I am traveling and not able to listen the time and date of this webcast. Will it be available to listen to after this event?
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Here are others ways in which we can make 2018 a great church year:
1. Worship
2. Nurture within the Body
3. Teach God’s Word to all
4. Engage in mission–local,
national, global
5. Practice Biblical stewardship
6. Spread with joy the Good
News of the Gospel.
7. Be a spiritual beacon within
your community
8. Dream dreams and see
God’s vision for your church.
Please pray for the students and faculty/staff of Marshall County High School in Benton, Kentucky in the wake of the tragic shooting there earlier today. Details of the shooting may be found at https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/23/580030733/shooting-at-kentucky-high-school-leaves-2-dead-at-least-12-wounded. Benton is where my church is located.
Sir you are really doing a great. More grace & remain bless.