First- You may be asking yourselves, what is gospel fluency? Gospel Fluency is the ability to be fluent in the gospel, which equips us to speak the gospel in everyday life. We live in a day and age where people are asking questions but we often don’t have the answers. Instead of giving information or transforming hope, we often give …
The Reality of Sabotage
On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Rick Veenstra, Regional Executive for the Great Lakes Region of the Reformed Church in America, discusses one of the challenges of starting and strengthening churches – when the tail wags the dog. For many years, Rick has dedicated his life energy toward the fulfillment of the Great Commission. The church in North America has been in …
A Community of Grace and Truth
On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Scott Lokers, from the Great Lakes Region Transition Ministries Services team, discusses the idea of having authentic community through grace and truth. A community of grace and truth is important to have in life. It’s necessary for authentic transformation, and it helps us to live under God’s purpose and design. Let’s anchor this in scripture: John …
The Solid-Slushy-Liquid Approach to Prioritizing Plans
On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Mike Gafa describes the “solid-slushy-liquid” tool that can be used in church or corporate settings to help organize and prioritize plans. As you work through a planning process, you may have a number of potential plans that you would like to complete in a year. However, you may know instinctively that having too many plans may …
Coaching: Taking the Next Best Faithful Step
On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Andy Bossardet, Coordinator for Equipping Thriving Congregations for the Reformed Church in America, answers the questions, “What is coaching?” and “How can coaching help you?” On today’s whiteboard, we’re going to consider the life of your church, and entering the liminal space. “Liminal” means the space between the ‘here’ and the ‘not yet,’ or the ‘now’ …
Hospitality: The Big Eleven Part 3
On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Doug McClintic, Church Multiplication Catalyst for Luminex, describes the last steps of the “Big Eleven.” As we move toward the last steps of the “Big Eleven” tool, let’s assume that the new visitor has shown a great deal of interest in your church at this point. It is important at this juncture that you not ignore …
Hospitality: The Big Eleven, Part 2
Doug McClintic continues discussing the best way to follow-up with first time visitors in your congregation using a tool called “The Big Eleven” on today’s Whiteboard Wednesday. The Big Eleven is a tool to use during the first three weeks a first-time visitor comes to your church. The Big Eleven is comprised of eleven steps, and in Part Two (of …
Hospitality: The Big Eleven Part 1
Doug McClintic discusses the best way to follow-up with first time visitors in your congregation using a tool called “The Big Eleven” on today’s Whiteboard Wednesday. The Big Eleven is a tool to use during the first three weeks a first time visitor comes to your church. The Big Eleven is comprised of eleven steps, and in Part One (of …
Building Job Descriptions for Mission
On Today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Dan Ackerman, Executive Leader for the Zeeland Classis of the Reformed Church in America, speaks about how to create effective job descriptions that will enhance mission growth. The great news about Pentecost is that God entrusted his Church with the plan to expand His Kingdom. In fact, God’s mission in Pentecost, or from Pentecost, can be …
Membership to Missional: Thinking (Mental Framework) Matters
On today’s Whiteboard Wednesday, Art Wiers, who serves on the core leadership team of the region of the Great Lakes, gives us insight on how we should ‘think’ about church and why this matters. I like to take a moment to think church. People who grew up in the church would think about membership as their primary orientation to church. …